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August 20, 2014
Twitter Quietly Confirms That Faves Can Now Show Up Like Retweets
The Facebookification of Twitter continues.
A few days ago Twitter began surfacing tweets favorited by other users in the primary timeline.
Man Charged With Vandalizing Artful Vandalism
Damaging the work of street artist Banksy yields a charge of criminal mischief.
Vandalism, like beauty, is apparently in the eye of the beholder.
How Ikea Destroys Relationships
Don't build furniture on a first date.
Between the trials of its endless showcase labyrinth or fights spurred over that last Swedish meatball, Ikea has been the death of countless budding relationships. In fact, the plot of a special double episode of 30 Rock once explored at length Ikea's romantic toxicity.
Coming Soon To Snapchat: Commercials
The self-destructing photo app is experimenting with pushing TV and movie clips.
When Snapchat turned down a $3 billion buyout offer from Facebook, critics thought it was foolhardy hubris. How could a messaging platform that makes photos and videos disintegrate after a few seconds possibly be worth anything to advertisers?
Twitter To Suspend Accounts Posting Graphic Images Of James Foley's Execution
"We have been and are actively suspending accounts as we discover them related to this graphic imagery."
In a tweet sent out shortly after 4 a.m. on Wednesday morning, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo said that accounts caught posting grisly images related to the execution of journalist James Foley would be suspended. This is the right thing to do.
August 19, 2014
Dolby Is Bringing Its Atmos Movie Sound Technology Home
The home-theater and mobile versions aren't as immersive as the theater system--but still sound pretty darn good.
Dolby has done a solid job of convincing Hollywood to embrace Atmos, its two-year-old system for creating sound effects which come at the audience from every which way. For instance, such blockbusters and would-be blockbusters as Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Edge of Tomorrow, Guardians of the Galaxy, Godzilla, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Transformers: Age of Extinction have all been released in Atmos mixes.
Humans Of New York Takes On The World
Brandon Stanton, the photographer behind the insanely popular Humans of New York website, leaves the five boroughs behind.
At first glance, some of the faces look familiar: a proud father with his daughters; rambunctious boys out for a swim; a shopkeeper with his wares. But the captions, in the words of the subjects, make clear that Humans of New York photographer Brandon Stanton has left the five boroughs behind.
This Is Kuddle, The Instagram For Kids
The Norway-based startup just raised $2 million in funding.
Did you know that there is an Instagram for kids? It's called Kuddle, and the photo-sharing application was designed by developers in Norway who built the thing with the noblest of intentions. It's designed, first and foremost, to teach kids manners and discourage online bullying.
How Mailbox Brought Its Awesome Smartphone Gestures To The Desktop
The preeminent mobile mail app is coming to desktops. Here's how the team got the feeling just right.
Do you remember the story of Mailbox? It was the iOS mail app that allowed you to control your inbox by swiping. Swipe left to archive, right to delete, etc. The approach was a huge hit. In just over a month, Mailbox had a million users and it was purchased by Dropbox for $100 million. And in what may be the greatest seal of approval, the iPhone's own Mail app adopted some of Mailbox's swipe gestures.
To Simplify Mobile Shopping, PayPal Wants To Eliminate Filling Out Billing And Shipping Info
The PayPal subsidiary is releasing a set of developer tools that reduce mobile shopping to one touch.
In the age of smartphones and tablets, it may seem odd when a company that sells its goods online isn't optimized for mobile devices. But shopping on such gadgets remains so fraught with clumsiness and confusion that 68% of mobile carts are abandoned.
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