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Instagram tests its counterpart to Snapchat's friend codes
Instagram's tendency to shadow Snapchat features now extends to the way you find new people to follow. The company has confirmed to TechCrunch that it's testing Nametags, a not-too-subtle riff on Snapcodes. As reader Genady Okrain discovered, the feature lets you create a custom tag using emoji patterns (which can be based on augmented reality selfies) for future sharing. You can't actually scan or share them right now, but there isn't much mystery as to how they'll work -- you'd point your phone camera at a Nametag to add someone without typing their name or waiting for a request.
Apple store name tags showcase languages
Here's a great tip from ifoAppleStore: while you're in an Apple Store be sure to check out the name tag of the person helping you. Sure, it is nice to know their name, but even more useful are the little flags on the name tags. Those tell you what languages that employee speaks.Clever, huh?
