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Snapchat makes new efforts to push out third-party developers

Third-party Snapchat apps are about to get a lot less reliable.

The company is taking new steps to tighten security and limit outside apps' access to its service, the company revealed Thursday.

See also: Snapchat words of wisdom from its young users

"Almost every security issue we’ve had since I’ve been here has been related to API abuse,” Snapchat's Tim Sehn told Backchannel .

Snapchat has never published an official API, but developers were able to reverse engineer one, which helped spur the numerous third-party Snapchat apps. This issue came into sharp focus last year when one such app was hacked, resulting in the leak of thousands of users' private photos and videos. For its part, the company has maintained such apps violate its terms of service, but security experts had criticized them for not doing more to combat the problem Read more...

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12 celebs who joined Periscope before you

What do a former Beatle, a magician and an award-winning director have in common? They are all signed up to Twitter's new Periscope app

However, people discovery is not Periscope's strongest feature. So we've located 12 interesting celebrity accounts you can follow right now for fascinating new livestreams

See also: Brands (and puppies) flock to Periscope, Twitter's new app for broadcasting videos

Take a look through our suggestions of early adopter celebs to follow on Periscope. Are you following a well-known personality we haven't mentioned? Shout out your recommendations in the comments below Read more...

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Facebook's new side project, Riff, tries to blueprint the recipe for viral videos

From Instagram and Hyperlapse to, more recently, an embeddable video player, Facebook has slowly woven video sharing into many of its products and services

But Facebook's new app called Riff, released for iOS and Android on Wednesday, tackles video with a distinct twist.

See also: Facebook Paper: The Inside Story Is Not What You'd Expect

After users log into the app with their Facebook credentials, creating a video is a four-step deal. You'll be prompted to enter a topic with a hashtag — #AprilFools, #SundayFunday, that sort of thing — or pick one from a list of suggestions. Then, you record a clip up to 20 seconds long. If you review it and are happy with it, you can share it to Facebook. Read more...

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Timehop throws some April Fools' shade at Facebook

Timehop isn't afraid of calling Facebook out on their, let's say, "Timehop-inspired" new feature called "On This Day."

Timehop is an app that allows users to look back on their embarrassing tweets, statuses and pictures from years past. For their required branded April Fools' Day prank, they announced the arrival of a new app called "Timebook," essentially calling Facebook out on stealing their idea by pretending to steal Facebook's idea

See also: The ultimate roundup of 2015's biggest April Fools' Day pranks

so excited to be releasing something new #timebook http://bitly.com/1EEhhW2

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The dream of the '90s is alive with Tumblr

In honor of April Fools' Day, "We’re Doing Business Like Nobody’s Business" is Tumblr's snappy new slogan meant to promote its new efforts to increase productivity for businesses. (LOL, productivity on Tumblr.)

Tumblr Executive Suite 2016 features everything a small business needs to get off the ground, including spreadsheets, legal pad widgets and a quote of the day. As is the case with all new products launched on April 1, the social network's new software looks legit.

See also: The Complete Guide to Tumblr Subcultures

The executive suite also offers guest blog posts from professionals that cover what really matters in small businesses. Read more...

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Twitter ads are coming to your profile

Twitter advertising isn't new, but advertising on users' profiles? That is a first.

The social network is testing out promoted tweets on some profile pages, according to a Re/code report. And if those ads are there at all, you'll find them a few tweets down in a section specially marked, "Suggested by Twitter," so there's little chance of mistaking them for anything else.

See also: William Shatner isn't a big fan of Twitter's ad experiment

While these experimental ads will only be displayed for Twitter users who are logged in, it's possible that could change down the road once the company's recently reported deal with Google — one that Twitter CEO Dick Costolo said would take "several months" before we see anything come of it — officially rolls out. Read more...

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