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Tech Tuesday – French streaming television
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Tech Tuesday – SpaceHey
Do you remember your first social media experience? Or those afternoons after classes when you couldn’t wait to customize your MySpace profile with glittery gifs and update the top 8? Do you miss the 2000s vibe? With SpaceHey, you can bring it back from the dead! Via: @ doyoulovethe2000s Back in its heyday, MySpace was the Facebook of the 2000s, gathering over 100 million users. For many teenagers around the world, it was the first and generational experience. Unfortunately, due to Facebook’s growing popularity and MySpace’s inability to adapt, the latter lost its previous glory and users who favored Mark Zuckerberg’s platform. Despite bad marketing strategies that led MySpace to its end, good memories have remained. Via: @ doyoulovethe2000s For many people, MySpace was like an alternative reality where they could express themselves freely. It was a hub of back-then alt-scene, including popular models like Hannah Beth or Raquel Reed.…
Tech Tuesday – Bumble
Who doesn’t know Tinder? It appeared a few years ago and became a thing for revolutionizing the way we meet new people. Tinder allowed us to connect with like-minded people quickly and without attending numerous events and parties. However, Tinder has some flaws that made its co-founder Whitney Wolfe Herd leave the company and create a new app that would be more female-friendly and not that much dating-oriented. Bumble offers three different modes. Bumble Date resembles good, old Tinder. However, when using the dating mode, only the woman can start a conversation. According to Wolfe Herd, it’s meant to encourage women to take control. This move is intended to break conventional, unwritten dating rules urging men to reach out and women to wait for their Prince Charming. The following mode Bumble BFF is something brand new in the world of Tinder-like apps. It allows users to find friends instead of…
Tech Tuesday – Mapstr
Do you find yourself in a situation when you want to hang out with your friends but you don’t have any idea where to go? When you look for a bar after going to a cinema but suddenly you come to a realization that you don’t remember any names of the places that you wanted to check out and your planner has its well-deserved day off? Or maybe you just feel a little bit lost as a newcomer? Mapstr will help you keep track of your favorite spots anywhere in the world. This easy-to-use app allows you to categorize them with custom tags and to add notes. Mapstr also provides useful information about places like opening hours or official websites. If you love traveling or discovering new places around the city, Mapstr will be your guide. On Mapstore you can buy a cheap city map for your upcoming trip to…
Tech Tuesday-RATP
RATP App
Are you new to Paris or planning a trip to the eternal city of romance soon? Well at some point you will need to use public transport and like with any other major metropolitan city, you will be overwhelmed by the many options available.
To help visitor, tourists and new comers to Paris, the RATP app is the perfect tool. It is like having a companion along that guides you all around the locations of Paris. It will help you to geo-locate trams, the metro, buses or any other form of public transport to get you to your destination in the most efficient and timely manner.
Tech Tuesday – Happn
Are you a hopeless romantic in, or visiting Paris with the hope for finding that someone special! Just imagine an app that shows prospective partners within a certain range or proximity to you. With dating apps galore, finally there is something uniquely wonderful like Happn! From the time it was introduced in Paris, to its debut in New York and London its given competitors a run for their money. While other apps show you prospective partners, Happn goes the extra mile and shows the people you have actually crossed paths with all through the day. Finding love does involve being in the right place at the right time, serendipity as it is known. Happen offers users just that one in a million chance of finding a soul mate. It is free, totally confidential and as trendy as it comes. If you are in Paris and not on Happn well, things…
Tech Tuesday – Selectionnist
In a digital world satiated with apps, there is a refreshing new app for fashionistas of haute couture, the swanky new ‘Selectionist app’. It is an app with a difference, as in the twinkling of an eye, products from the trendiest fashion magazines can be identified and saved for purchase at a later stage. With bespoke customer centric service that helps to swiftly identify customer needs, it will help you meet all your fashion requirements, including accessories in the shortest time possible. So whether you are planning to get ready to spend a night out in town or get chic for a corporate luncheon, Selectionist has all of it and more! It covers all the top fashion, beauty and deco magazines in a single app, something that surpasses all other apps! So whether you want a gown from a Hollywood movie premiere or a fashion accessory from Vogue magazine, everything…
Tech Tuesday – OpenClassrooms
For those looking to continue their education while holding a job, OpenClassrooms offers just the perfect solution – a state recognised bachelor degree that offers open access thanks to MOOC. It has been created in partnership with IESA Multimedia. With three areas of academics to choose from digital marketing, design and engineering, it offers all those who want to work as well as study a terrific opportunity. Of course all the course and projects have to be completed to earn a degree. The only difference with IESA is the course does not have a teacher. If you are working and find it difficult to balance your profession and academics this is just the perfect option. As the degree is recognised all over France, students are able to compete with the best of traditional college educated candidates for the best jobs. Having to juggle between a job and academics can pose…
Tech Tuesday – FlashGap app review
Social media is a lifeline and definitely the next best thing after the Internet. Thanks to a variety of apps, we can now share special or quirky moments with friends across the world. In an age of real-time, we tend to lose out on the element of surprise and the thrill of delayed gratification. Ahem….. not any longer! Whatever your mobile device, Flashgap is here to share group stories in an awesome way! From prank videos to photos, you can share them all with your friends – with time-delay making the anticipation a zillion times more exciting. Just picture the look of surprise on your friends faces, when they get know what you were up to just 12 hours ago! It is easy to join just signup through Facebook or your mobile number. Stay connected and share your priceless moments with Flashgap! It is the gap that makes it worth…