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E.A Marciano, a Brooklyn-based writer, has turned to these channels to tell the story of four Brooklynites in The Hyp Replacement, an experimental literary project told through Twitter, Tumblr, Blogspot and YouTube.

Plays off the "secretly replaced ___ with ____" trope in advertising

Citing convincing data about the way teens use email, Facebook explains their plan to replace email.

Hi-speed data transfer over wire. 10Gb/sec data transfer, works as replacement to USB, PCI, FireWire, HDMI, etc, etc.

mcdonalds is replacing people with touchscreens at european locations- so no cash will be accepted either. aiming to provide faster cheaper service and food. 

Twitter + Instagram for tweens. [Users] either insert their own text or choose from a library of celebrity quotes from the likes of Adele and Effie Trinket of "The Hunger Games."  Mr. Broyles noted that he built the feature that lets users pick out quotes after noticing that many young users had a tendency to replace the filler text he used when delivering a new theme with "Bored" and other brief phrases. "When you're a 12-year-old, what do you really have to say?"

"For now, sticky notes is a perfect comparison for Keep. It's simply an online replacement for the random lists and notes you've jotted in your Moleskine. It's only a power tool if a butter knife is a power tool, but it may be the only app that can capture a phone number or random thought as fast as pen and paper."

Zappix aims to replace voice menus with a web-based visual option that determines the best department to connect them to before initiating the call.

 Mapkin is a new platform that lets friends send each other personalized directions, with custom instructions and voice recordings. Once users have created a route from one point to another, they can begin to add elements along the way. Choosing from a list of popular stop-off points or creating their own, they can include points of interest such as restaurants, gas stations and parking spaces. Mapkin enables users to also add their own comments along the way - directing friends to avoid a particular junction or simply making instructions clearer or more fun. To replace the limited selection available with standard GPS navigation devices, directions can be complemented with users' own voice recordings. Maps can then be saved and shared with friends over email, SMS or social networks.

Is this really a thing?

VZW has been promoting it a lot lately...its only $3 a month or something.

Follow up to Rebecca's post.

Easilydo doesn't necessarily replace an existing app, but it's kind of like a smart proactive to-do list for the iPhone. The app uses similar techniques to others - slurping in your email and Facebook and everything else and applying natural language processing and other logic - and suggests simple tasks it can complete for you.

twitter video - video replacing text

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