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Why The Spinoff needs an app
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Last week, online magazine The Spinoff launched its new app, which has since seen nearly 700 downloads. And while introducing an app may seem a natural move in today’s one-click-away society, editor and publisher Duncan Greive says the move was sparked by Facebook’s algorithm changes. We talk to him about creating an alternative distribution channel and the decision to put a price on it.

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Tech Watch: Wendy Thompson on how businesses can go live on Facebook
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There’s a lot going on in the world of social media. Each week new updates see the platforms change and communication habits follow suit. So how can marketers keep up? In a new series we talk to people in the industry about what the updates mean to marketers. This week Wendy Thompson, founder and managing director of Socialites, explains how businesses can go live with Facebook Live.

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Lest we forget
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Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum has created an innovative way to correct collective memory errors surrounding the second world war.

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London cabbies are striking because of Uber; will the same happen here?—UPDATED
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London traffic became even more congested recently as 12,000 taxi drivers staged a protest by blockading various streets throughout the English capital. Their dissatisfaction finds its genesis in the expansion of Uber, an app that allows potential passengers to connect with nearby taxi drivers. We chatted to Roger Heale, the executive director of the the New Zealand Taxi Federation, about the potential of the same happening here. Updated with comments from Uber.