When a celebrity who was once nominated for an award called “Choice Selfie Taker” can wipe a billion dollars off a tech company’s valuation, perhaps that company has always been on shaky ground. Snapchat has not been in a good way. The company has struggled since its inception to find ways to monetize its here-for-a-limited-time …
Read More »
This audio show is just the first part of a marathon podcast we put together to celebrate our 359th episode. Instead of our typical 3 minutes and 59 seconds of tech headlines, we went live for 3 hours and 59 minutes. Plus, we partnered with the tech education nonprofit Mouse for the show. Watch the super-long podcast here. On this podcast, …
Read More »
Facebook’s Messenger app has a surprising number of hidden features. Here are 10 to get you started on your way to being a power user. Create your own chatbot You probably already know that you can talk to a Facebook chatbot, but you can also make your own… sort of. If you have a Facebook page, go to the page’s …
Read More »
It is a harsh reality of Twitter — as many people, from celebrities to politicians, know — that what you post on the platform can stir up controversy. This weekend, a Facebook executive found that out firsthand. Here’s how the sequence of events unfolded. Last Friday, Special Counsel Robert Mueller released an indictment of Russian agents for allegedly interfering with …
Read More »
Facebook has a new solution to keep an eye on who is buying US election-related ads: It’s going analog. The social network announced on Saturday that it will use postcards sent by US mail in order to verify the identity and location of people buying ads around the election, according to Reuters. Facebook, along with Twitter and Google, has been …
Read More »
One of the best ways to follow the Olympic action in Pyeongchang is from the athletes themselves. From gold medal tweets to bronze medal Instagrams, here’s how to follow the best athletes from Team USA. Chloe Kim, snowboarding Chloe Kim is 17 years old, just won gold in the halfpipe and loves churros. Oh and I also had 2 churros …
Read More »
To get to the heart of Facebook’s newest controversy, you’d have to go back to 2013. That’s when Facebook announced it was buying Onavo, a mobile analytics startup based in Israel. At the time, the buyout was expected to bolster CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s efforts to wire the globe, providing web access to underserved communities through the social network’s Internet.org initiative. …
Read More »
Facebook wants you to post more about yourself, instead of filling your news feed with viral videos and news articles. On Tuesday, the social network released a new feature called Lists that’s designed to encourage personal posts. The Lists feature lets you, well, create lists. The idea is to spark conversation or get advice from friends. For example, you can …
Read More »
In this podcast, we discuss: Facebook’s work to go back to its roots as a place for friends and families to share daily routines. YouTube’s push to fix some of its problems too. The use of blockchain to improve food safety. Now playing: Watch this: Facebook wants to have more QT with you (The 3:59, Ep…. 4:20 The 3:59 gives …
Read More »
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki won’t divulge her biggest fear about competing with Facebook, but she will give them some free advice. “They should get back to baby pictures,” Wojcicki said Monday at the Code Media conference in Huntington Beach, California. (By the way, Facebook’s already aiming in that direction.) Video has been an obsession for Facebook, as it tries to swipe …
Read More »
