Daily Archives: December 15, 2015



Mark Zuckerberg After over a year’s worth of controversy around Facebook’s real names policy, Facebook has announced a couple of changes to its process in order to better serve all of its members, including those in the LGBTQ community. Last October, Facebook promised it would make changes to its real name policy after a number of false account flagging incidents led to the suspension of LGBTQ… Read More

Facebook Makes Changes To Its Real Name Policy Enforcement Process



vr bird I fly a lot for work, be it a quick two hours or less to Seattle to 10+ hours to Germany, and everything in between. I don’t really like to fly all that much, and I’m not sure that a lot of people enjoy it either. Everyone has their list of things to bring on a flight and their own little routine to make them feel as comfortable, and entertained, as possible. Speaking of Virgin… Read More

The Future Of In-flight Entertainment Is Virtual Reality




google-io-20150157 Google is expanding the capabilities of its clever mobile feature, “Google Now on Tap,” which offers additional information about what you’re looking at within a mobile application without having to exit and then perform a Google search. Before, the feature supported the ability to find restaurants and points of interest, learn more about songs or artists in music apps,… Read More

Google Updates “Now On Tap” To Let You Track Packages, ...


LinkedIn chocolates LinkedIn, a social network focused around the working world with nearly 400 million members, is well known for how it uses algorithms to suggest potential business connections and jobs to you based on your profile. Now, it’s injecting more of data analytics into another part of its platform: job listings. Today LinkedIn is taking the wraps off a new version of its Jobs section,… Read More

LinkedIn Revamps Its Jobs Listings With Big Data Analytics




android-pay-apps Following its launch this fall, Google’s Apple Pay rival known as Android Pay is taking another notable step this morning: it’s now available to use within mobile applications. According to the company, Android Pay will initially be available as an alternative means of checking out and paying for goods and services in a number of apps in the U.S., including shopping apps like… Read More

Android Pay Now Works In Mobile Apps




Screen Shot 2015-12-15 at 10.15.55 AM Facebook is quietly testing a new feature that will direct users to the best-rated and reviewed local service providers in their area. At the easy-to-access URL Facebook.com/services, the social network has compiled a searchable directory of professional service providers, like contractors, painters, plumbers, doctors’ offices, auto repair techs, child care providers, pet groomers,… Read More

Facebook Takes On Angie’s List And Yelp With New Site ...