David Lidsky's Blog, page 2912
August 20, 2015
We're Spending $10 Billion On Kids' Classroom Technology—But Does It Help Them Learn?
The jury's still out.
I'm only seconds into a digital copy of T.S. Eliot's famous ode to adolescence, The Love Song Of J. Alfred Prufrock, when my ears prickle uncomfortably. As I read—"Let us go then, you and I, / When the evening is spread out against the sky, / Like a patient etherised upon a table"—a soft rock track reminiscent of James Taylor begins to crescendo in the background. Eliot's arch observations are drowned out by the acoustic guitar and its upbeat melody.
August 19, 2015
Ashley Madison Earned Millions Through Its "Full Delete" Option
The controversial dating site charged users $19 to erase their profiles—and made nearly $2 million from the service last year.
As the fallout from the Ashley Madison data dump continues, it now appears that the controversial site made millions in 2014 by charging users to "fully delete" their profiles.
The State Of Women-Owned Businesses In The U.S.
Doing well and showing gains, but still a way to go to achieve parity.
The National Women's Business Council (NWBC) just released its most recent analysis of preliminary U.S. Census data. The snapshot it provides on the state of women-owned businesses shows definitive growth.
LinkedIn's Latest App Takes On The Office Directory
Lookup lets users search for coworkers within a company-specific network.
LinkedIn is expanding its arsenal of apps with Lookup, a tool intended to help people connect with their colleagues. Unveiled on Wednesday, the professional network's new offering allows users to find and view contact information for other employees at their company, essentially serving as an online directory.
Happy World Photo Day, Everyone!
We're celebrating by showcasing some of our favorite photo posts.
The history of photography spans nearly 18 decades, and though the technical aspects have gone the way of faster, easier, and cheaper, the effectiveness of storytelling the medium creates remains the same. From the scores of iconic photos that have become embedded in culture like Dorothea Lange's "Migrant Mother" or Richard Drew's "The Falling Man," to the photos we snap on our phones everyday—there's something to communicate, an image that conveys some mood or atmosphere.
Mister Softee Is Suing A Rival Ice Cream Truck For Stealing Its Jingle
And that jingle has lyrics!
I scream, you scream, we all scream for copyright infringement.
LeapFrog Grows Up With Epic, Its First Tablet For the Consumer Electronics Market
After falling behind in the category it helped create, the educational toy maker introduces a tablet whose features grow as kids do.
Twenty-year-old educational toy and tech company LeapFrog was a pioneer in the world of kids' tablets, first with its LeapPad handheld learning device introduced in 1999, and then its LeapPad Explorer line, which debuted in 2011 as an iPad-like tablet limited to proprietary LeapFrog apps and games. But competition has soared in the last two years, with a wide range of kid-friendly tablet options offering a broad range of content, not to mention the increasing number of iPad-owning parents who default to handing over their own device loaded with everything from counting apps to Netflix. And LeapFrog tablets have continued to live in the electronic toy aisle, rather than in consumer electronics, where competitors like Nabi and Samsung Kids have proliferated.
Advocacy Group Uses Snapchat Ad To Target Senator
The ad, in the form of a Snapchat filter option, urges voters to "Tell Senator Cardin: No to the bad Iran deal!"
Political advocacy group Secure America Now is rolling out a new Snapchat ad today that targets Senator Ben Cardin and his stance on the Iran nuclear deal, the Washington Post reports.
Nearly Half Of Young Smartphone Owners Use Auto-Delete Messaging Apps
According to a new report, ephemeral mobile messaging is huge—especially among smartphone users ages 18 to 29.
A new report by the Pew Research Center claims that 36% of Americans who own smartphones use messaging apps like WhatsApp, iMessage, and Kik. Mobile platforms that auto-delete messages—like Snapchat or Wickr—are popular with just 17% of U.S. smartphone users. But among people ages 18 to 29, 49% use one or more messaging apps, and 41% use apps that automatically delete messages after they are viewed.
How To Reset After Your Summer Vacation
'Cause we've all got to come back sometime.
You finally took that well-deserved summer vacation. Now you're back at the office and your inbox is full and you have to switch back to work mode. Here are some helpful tips to help you set yourself up for a seamless transition back to the working world. Did you know, for example, it's better to come back on Saturday to give yourself a chance to recharge from your vacation? Watch this video, then feel free to pass it along to anyone you know who might be physically there but emotionally out-of-office.
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