1. This program tries to help you land a job
Job hunting is a job in itself but , a program that matches keywords from your resume to a job description, makes it a little easier.
How does it work? Paste your resume into one box and copy the job description into a second text box. Jobscan then tallies up how many times certain skills are mentioned and gives you a chart that shows how your skills fit with the job in question.
Read more: (LifeHacker)
2. Google: Learn more about search topics right from the search page
Google has just launched , an informational pop-up that appears on search results pages and pulls from a database of more than 570 million encyclopedia entries. You can see links to the pop-up’s facts and figures on a small second line under the primary search result.
Read more: (The Guardian)
3. Google also changed its top search menu
In addition to adding encyclopedia entries, Google has also changed the way its top search bar looks. The “More” option has been limited to four different search filters, and you can now use the “Search Tools” function to search based on time and location.
Read more: (TechCrunch)
4. Away from the kids? Don’t worry, you can still read them to sleep
A London-based company is hoping to connect parents with their children, even if an ocean separates them. is a video calling app combined with an e-book, allowing parents to read their kids bedtime stories as the pages virtually turn right in front of them. Parents (and grandparents or other story tellers) need to download the iPad app, then connect with kids, who also need an iPad and a Caribu account. Books are shared across connected Caribu accounts, and you can build out a library with in-app book purchases for $2.99 each. Android support is expected in the coming months.
Read more: (TheNextWeb)
5. You can “read between the lines” with this app
A Tel-Aviv-based company has developed an app that lets you analyze the emotional tone of a conversation. So basically, – the aptly named app – can tell you if your significant other really is “fine.”
How does it work? You record a conversation with the free iOS app and as it plays back, the app analyzes tone and uses algorithms to mine the emotions of the conversation. Then, it tells you how the speaker is really feeling.
Read more: (PandoDaily)
