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You Can Now Choose a Username on WhatsApp

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EN: WhatsApp username reservations are now open, here’s how to claim yours – 9to5Mac:

Starting today, WhatsApp is rolling out username reservations, with users receiving an in-app notification when the option becomes available to them in Settings > Account > Username.

With support for usernames, WhatsApp users will be able to message new people and businesses or join group chats without necessarily revealing their phone numbers. The company notes that while the feature will be optional, usernames add an extra layer of privacy by giving users greater control over who can see their number.

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Business idea: A subscription service for maintaining graves

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Business idea in the USA:

  • Tending offers either a one-time restoration starting at $225 or a subscription starting at $96 per session.
  • About 60% of its customers choose the latter, which includes an initial restoration and quarterly maintenance.
  • Independent contractors perform the maintenance and upload before-and-after photos to Tending’s app.
  • AI identifies stone types and offers contractors guidance on how to restore and clean them.
  • Cemeteries can earn money through referrals.

Tending has completed 20k+ one-time orders across the US, counts 5k+ active subscribers, and receives ~70 new orders daily.

Details and source of data »

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How to quickly save images and videos from Instagram?

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Let’s say you see something you like on Instagram. Generally, it’s not that hard to save a photo from Instagram. But videos? How about saving lots of photos from a carousel?

I offer you the following solutions:

  • There are various online tools that appear when you search for “download instagram” on Google. I won’t recommend any specific one in particular, as these tend to change a lot, and it’s best to do your research yourself.
  • How about some browser extensions? I use two extesions for Firefox (1, 2), I’m sure you’ll find others for your specific browser.

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Looking for an online article from 2013? It may have disappeared, new study says | Euronews

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Looking for an online article from 2013? It may have disappeared, new study says | Euronews:

If you’re looking for an online article from 2013, there’s a chance it may have disappeared.

New research from the Pew Research Centre in the US concludes that 38 per cent of all web pages that existed in 2013 are no longer accessible due to a phenomenon they call “digital decay”.

When researchers extended the time frame, they found that roughly a quarter of all web pages created from 2013 to 2023 no longer exist. Of that number, 8 per cent of those webpages were created in 2023.

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Super cool: how can you read news on websites you frequently visit—without being disturbed by various visual elements of a specific site?

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uBlock Origin

Let’s say you often visit news sites or blogs.

And, let’s say you would prefer not to see certain sections (the top of the site, the sidebar, the footer).

Maybe there are sections that bother you—”see more news,” “similar articles,” “subscribe to our newsletter,” “follow us on social media.”

I have a solution that allows you to customize the content of a page highly—you can choose not to display certain sections.

Here I’ve posted some filters that can be used ».

A tool that might be useful for HTML formatting: https://www.freeformatter.com/html-formatter.html

The solution is uBlock Origin – Chrome / Firefox.

See the video below.

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