Klout Releases New, Speedier API; Now Serves 1 Billion API Calls Per Day

Klout, the startup that measures influence on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Foursquare, Google+ and other social apps, has just released a new version of its API and released a number of new stats about its API usage. Klout evaluates users? behavior with complex ranking algorithms and semantic analysis of content to measure the influence of individuals on social networks. Klout says it now serves about one billion API calls per day, which is 80 times the amount of data we served this time last year. Klout says that in the last three months, API calls have risen from 10.5 billion to almost 30 billion per month. The company now has 6,000 API (up from 2,000 partners a year ago).

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Georgia Teen Sues Classmates Over Fake Facebook Page [Bullies]

How do you fight back against cyberbullies when even the police are powerless to stop them? One Atlanta middle-schooler thinks suing for libel is worth a shot. More »

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ShopAndroid Daily Giveaway #64: Incipio Inscribe Stylus, SURFACE Case for RAZR MAXX & more

Today's ShopAndroid.com Daily Giveaway will feature the Incipio Inscribe Stylus, Seidio SURFACE Case for Droid RAZR MAXX, Belkin Grip Sleeve, and the Smartphone Experts Side Case.

Take a moment to check out our brief hands-on videos with each accessory and be sure to leave a comment telling us which item you'd like for your Android device.  One winner will be selected at random and announced next week!

Incipio Inscribe Stylus

The Incipio Inscribe Stylus features an omni-directional tip and offers increased control when writing, sketching, tapping and dragging on your tablet or smartphone. The Inscribe's integrated clip easily attaches to pockets or luggage for durable transportation and engages instantly with your capacitive touch device right out of the box. Designed to mimic your finger, this stylus offers a soft rubber tip.

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Yamaha outs RX-V773WA, RX-V673 receivers: AirPlay and 4K / 3D passthrough on board

In case those RX receivers we saw last month weren't powerful enough for you, Yamaha's unleashing a couple of new beasts that may just meet all of your home entertainment demands. Similar to its V573 and V473 siblings, the RX-V773WA and RX-V673 are AirPlay-friendly and pack a 4K passthrough feature -- though, these also carry some PT action in 3D. Save for the YWA-10 WiFi adapter and an aluminum front panel on the V773WA, both newcomers are sporting identical traits. Among these are 7.2 channel audio, an enhanced YPAO calibration system, seven "intelligent" assignable amplifiers, six HDMI ports on each unit and an ECO mode to help reduce power usage. As far as pricing, you'll have to shell out $849.95 for the higher-end RX-V773WA and $649.95 for the RX-V673 when they hit shelves in June and later this month, respectively.

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Is This the World's Most Expensive Bookmark? [Beautiful]

You should never save your place in a book by laying it face down. When it's bookmarked that way, its spine breaks and the binding will never be the same again. But if you're reading next to this beautiful book table, you can probably get away with it. More »

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10 of the Most Influential Women in Politics ? Our Take!

It’s the year of the woman, right? That’s why we decided to put together our list of 10 of the most powerful, most influential, most watched women in politics. Who made our list? Hillary Clinton? Sarah Palin? MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow? Watch to see the women we chose and tell us if they would be on your top ten influential women list!

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The Tip Box Is Back: Give Us Your Dirt [Announcements]

It's been way too long. Our tips hotline has been sitting cold, neglected, mostly forgotten. Screw that—we're online, and we want to hear everything you've got. And we mean everything. More »

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