Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world. We're keeping our eyes on four particular stories of interest today.
Google Launches +1 Button
Google is making a big push into social with a new feature called "+1" that is similar to Facebook’s "Like" button.
Windows 7 Lags Behind iOS, Android
One year after the initial debut of Windows Phone 7, Microsoft has shared some less than promising stats about its platform.
Blogger Gets a Dynamic New LookGoogle has released five new ways to view blog posts on Blogger for more visual browsing.
Twitter Upgrades Embedded Tweets
Twitter has updated its developer tools, making embedded tweets more interactive and functional. Users can now reply, retweet or favorite a twee t directly from embedded versions.
Further News
- Microsoft has joined Apple and Google on the list of OS providers rumored to be taking steps toward enabling mobile payments.
- Kansas City, Kansas, will be the first city to receive Google's experimental high-speed Internet network
- Flickr now allows users to share photos to Tumblr.
- Popular Science magazine has garnered more than 10,000 subscriptions for its iPad app in less than two months.
- Rachel Anderson, a 26-year-old journalist from North Dakota, is using Kickstarter to fund her reporting in Libya.
- The New York Public Library has announced a new partnership with Foursquare that gives patrons a special "Find the Future Centennial" badge.
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