David Lidsky's Blog, page 2946
July 9, 2015
Fired Reddit Employee Victoria Taylor Breaks Silence
In a public statement, the former talent director—whose departure sparked a temporary shutdown of 300 subreddits—says... not much.
Victoria Taylor, the popular former talent director at Reddit whose firing prompted a temporary shutdown of hundreds of subreddits—and a critical New York Times editorial—has broken her silence.
Lego Artist Nathan Sawaya Rebuilds DC Superheroes Brick By Brick
At San Diego ComicCon, renowned Lego artist Nathan Sawaya offers a sneak peak at his upcoming new exhibit of DC Entertainment superheroes and villains.
It's been over a year and a million Lego bricks in the making.
Snapchat Features Live Stories From West Bank
Tune in to catch a glimpse of everyday life in the West Bank, from dance parties to checkpoints.
Snapchat chose an unusual destination for its Live Story feature on Thursday: the West Bank. Live Stories highlight unusual destinations and noteworthy events through a curated video feed that stays live for just 24 hours. Dubbed #WestBankLive on Twitter, the feed touches on everything from the geopolitical reality inside the Palestinian territories—the separation barrier and checkpoints outside the city of Bethlehem—to ordinary scenes of everyday life that are often neglected by the media.
Google Is Outfitting Carnegie Mellon With Smart Tech To Create A "Living Lab"
The experiment may eventually introduce Internet of Things technologies to all of Pittsburgh.
Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh has long been considered one of the world's leading robotics research institutions—so much so, that ride-hailing company Uber recently poached 40 of its scientists and researchers. A new project funded by Google will help the institution expand beyond its robotics cachet, as CMU turns its campus into a "living laboratory" for smart technologies.
It Has 40 Million Subscribers. Now Amazon Prime Is Eyeing The Competition
Amazon Prime is going strong, but isn't about to look past growing competition from Walmart, eBay, and a new company called Jet.com.
This month, Amazon is getting ready to celebrate its 20th anniversary. By all accounts, it's been a good year for them: Despite the high-profile failure of their Fire phone, there are over 40 million reputed Amazon Prime subscribers, the Kindle is a best seller, and the company just completed a massive expansion into Mexico. However, Amazon headquarters has a persistent worry… the fear of losing market share to a new wave of Amazon Prime competitors.
Slack's New Emoji-Based Reactions: Way, Way More Than A "Like" Button
Responding to your coworkers with hundreds of teensy images is going to be entertaining—and maybe even useful.
If there's one factor that explains why people have an emotional bond with group-messaging phenom Slack that's unusual for an enterprise tool, it's the service's polish and playful sensibility. Slack feels like a consumer app, not gray and emotionless business software. So it's not the least bit surprising that Slack users have long clamored for something along the lines of Facebook's Like button or Twitter's Favorites: a way to instantly register approval for someone else's post.
Facebook Now Lets You Curate Your News Feed
The tech giant is slowly giving users more say over what they see in their news feed.
Facebook wants to hand over control of your news feed—or at least the illusion of control. In an update announced Thursday, the social media giant revealed that mobile users will now be able to curate and personalize their news feeds by selecting the friends and pages whose posts will appear up top.
A Former Ronald McDonald Shows You Never Really Leave The Wig Behind In This Bleak Mini-Doc
A short film talks to Joe Maggard, who wore the red wig from 1995 to 2007, to see Ronald in retirement.
No matter what Taco Bell would like you to believe, only a fortunate few have donned the big red shoes. Just nine men have played the role of Ronald McDonald. As observed in this new doc, more men have walked on the moon than suited up as the Golden Arches' Chief Happiness Officer. Joe Maggard is one of them.
Exclusive: Inside Autodesk's Robotics Lab Of The Future
Our exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how Autodesk almost didn't see the groundbreaking innovation right under their noses.
In the middle of a tall, wide, two-story workspace with black walls and a conference room built inside an orange shipping container, three industrial robots are sitting idle.
This Company Raised $86 Million To Revolutionize The Tired, Boring World Of Socks
Stance has a state-of-the-art facility, a new deal with the NBA, lots of celebrity love, and a mission to lead a category left for dead.
When longtime tech entrepreneur and investor Jeff Kearl sat down with consumer-brand vet John Wilson in 2009 to pitch his idea for a new business, it took him a while to get to the point.
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