August 2011 Issue One Hundred Forty
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Originally designed to analyze the stock market based on the emotions shown on stock broker's faces, this app analyzes the emotions shown in photos from your favorite websites.

The Emotional Breakdown

Social

Social Media Calls-To-Action
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Blog posts that include the word “comments” typically get more comments than those that don't. Tweets that ask to be re-tweeted receive 4x more than those that don't. Learn more about the importance of social media calls-to-action.

Social Media Calls-To-Action

PR

Grade Your Press Release
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Evaluate the effectiveness of your next press release before you send it out. This free tool provides a marketing effectiveness score based on language, content, links and SEO.

Grade Your Press Release

Wine

Choose The Perfect Bottle Of Wine
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This free mobile app for iPhone and Android users will come in handy next time you find yourself in a wine aisle with hundreds of bottles to choose from.

Hello, Vino

Tip

Use this service every time you book a flight, hotel or car rental online. Forward your email confirmation to plans@tripit.com and the service will separate and record all pertinent details including confirmation numbers, times, dates, flight numbers and more.

Simplify Travel Details