Twitter can be a great place to interact with friends, brands, celebrities and almost anyone imaginable. The price of admission? Those people are probably going to tweet things you don’t want to hear about. Maybe it’s new episodes of the TV show you’re still catching up on, maybe it’s a new social media trend or …
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No Filters Allowed: This Up
BeReal is a social media app that aims to leave behind artificial glamour and give you a more authentic way to tell your stories. Instead of carefully curated images, BeReal offers “a new and unique way to discover who your friends really are in their daily life,” according to the company. BeReal users post a picture, called a “BeReal,” within …
Read More »Twitter Settings Changes That’ll Help Keep Your Data Private
It’s official: Billionaire Elon Musk and Twitter have reached a deal. Since the Tesla and SpaceX CEO has already floated ideas about potential changes, you may be moved to clean up your profile by deleting your old tweets or untagging yourself from past conversations. You may even consider quitting the social media service entirely. But before you delete (or archive) …
Read More »Apple Tells Some App Store Developers to Update Older Apps
Apple sent out warnings to developers recently, asking them to update their App Store apps or risk having them removed in the next month. The move, which some developers bristled at, appears to be part of Apple’s “App Store Improvement” program to ensure app quality and security. The notices, tweeted by at least two developers in the past few days, …
Read More »Canceling Netflix or Peloton? Try One of These Free Alternatives
With the cost of living going up everywhere, groceries, fuel and rent have become less affordable, and people are looking at their monthly spending to see where they can make cuts. The streaming and subscription landscape keeps changing as well, bringing price fluctuations and new options. It’s a good idea to audit your subscriptions every once in a while to …
Read More »This World Traveler Bundle Includes Rosetta Stone, Matt’s Flights and More for $169
If wanderlust is calling you, this might be the time to embark on your next big adventure. StackSocial has a bundle for aspiring world travelers that will help get you where you want to be for less. With the World Traveler bundle, you’ll get lifetime access to Rosetta Stone and The Complete 2021 Travel Hacker bundle, as well as a …
Read More »Zoom Desktop Can Turn Your Gesture Into an Emoji. How to Try It
Zoom wants to make it easier for users to get attention in meetings. The company’s ubiquitous videoconferencing platform now has a gesture-recognition feature in its desktop app that’ll display a thumbs-up emoji when you make the gesture on camera and a raised-hand icon when you raise your hand. The feature has been part of Zoom’s app for iPhone since last summer but …
Read More »Earth Day: 12 Eco
Seeking out ethical shopping opportunities from the start can help the environment and boost small businesses. Shopping ethically means buying things that are made from organic materials, cruelty-free and by fair trade companies. It also means avoiding products that aren’t ethical or sustainable — such as those made by a company has unsafe working conditions. By shopping ethically, you can …
Read More »Google Policy Effectively Bans Outside Call
A new Google policy will effectively ban call-recording apps from the Play Store starting next month. Under the change, spotted earlier by Ars Technica, call recording will no longer be allowed via Google‘s accessibility APIs. It’s part of the tech giant’s ongoing crackdown on apps that use its accessibility APIs as technical workarounds, rather than for accessibility reasons. Since the …
Read More »6 Disney Plus Tricks for a More Magical Streaming Experience
Disney Plus offers an ever-growing library of classic Disney movies, Pixar shorts, documentaries and the Star Wars and Marvel franchises, as well as introducing us to Baby Yoda and other cultural icons through its marquee original series, The Mandalorian. The streaming service also offers Marvel shows like Loki, WandaVision and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. The service’s popularity has continued to grow since launch, with the Walt Disney …
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