He might not want to run for office any time soon, but Mark Zuckerberg has perfected the time-honored political art of talking a lot without saying anything.
In a sprawling letter consisting mostly of feel-good mumbo jumbo and a light sprinkling of feature ideas, the Facebook visionary laid out 5,700 words worth of nonspecific stuff that sounds nice. Like fellow Facebook feel-gooder Sheryl… Read MoreDaily Archives: February 16, 2017
He might not want to run for office any time soon, but Mark Zuckerberg has perfected the time-honored political art of talking a lot without saying anything.
In a sprawling letter consisting mostly of feel-good mumbo jumbo and a light sprinkling of feature ideas, the Facebook visionary laid out 5,700 words worth of nonspecific stuff that sounds nice. Like fellow Facebook feel-gooder Sheryl… Read More
Facebook wants to give you the power to define what is and isn’t objectionable, and influence the local defaults who don’t choose voluntarily. You’ll eventually be able to select how much nudity, violence, graphic content, and profanity tyou’re comfortable seeing.
Mark Zuckerberg revealed this massive shift in Facebook’s Community Standards policy today in his… Read MoreFacebook plans customizable filters for nudity and violence
Facebook wants to give you the power to define what is and isn’t objectionable, and influence the local defaults who don’t choose voluntarily. You’ll eventually be able to select how much nudity, violence, graphic content, and profanity tyou’re comfortable seeing.
Mark Zuckerberg revealed this massive shift in Facebook’s Community Standards policy today in his… Read MoreFacebook plans customizable filters for nudity and violence
Twitter will no longer notify you about replies in conversations started by people you’ve either blocked or muted, Twitter said today. You will, however, still get notified if someone you follow directly mentions you in the thread. Twitter made this decision after hearing “consistent feedback from the safety community regarding notifications from conversations started by… Read MoreTwitter makes another anti-abuse update
Meetup, the site that helps people organize get-togethers like hiking trips and cooking classes, is taking a very solid political stance in the face of the new administration’s policies here in the U.S. — a move that has angered Trump supporters, who are deleting their accounts and calling for a boycott. While Meetup’s platform is open to anyone on both sides of the… Read MoreTrump supporters boycott Meetup after company creates #Resist groups, makes ...
The short answer for why Snap lowballed its initial valuation for its initial public offering is that it probably won’t be that low for long. Normally these prices are set by expectations the underwriters and executives can divine from their conversations with Wall Street. It’s essentially a matching game — how does Snap and its underwriters figure out where to price the… Read MoreWhy Snap would lowball its IPO valuation
One percent of the world’s population, approximately 70 million people, are blind.[/tc_dropcap] That is not a huge number when you think of it in terms of a potential use base for a consumer product, but it is massive when you consider that there are currently few assistive technologies available as an aid to make the lives of the visually impaired easier. Read MoreOxsight uses augmented reality to aid the visually impaired
Twitter is putting online bullies in “time out.” As one of the company’s many new anti-abuse measures, users whose accounts have been identified engaging in abusive behavior will have the reach of their tweets temporarily restricted. During this time, the abuser’s tweets will only be shown to their followers, Twitter says. The change was spotted by BuzzFeed, following… Read MoreTwitter starts putting abusers in “time out”
If I gave you my phone right you’d be able to figure out a lot of stuff about me. If I didn’t unlock it you’d see some of the news I read, the apps I use, and even some of the messages I’ve gotten from my friends. You’d be able to see that my friend Rick just wrote “If she gets desperate enough, let me know?” which, if taken out of context, is pretty… Read MoreThis must be the year of mobile security
Snap is three things, and everyone else is two of them. There are plenty of chat apps, and Stories is being copied successfully by Instagram with more Facebook clones on the way. But Snapchat’s unique Discover section full of mobile-only daily magazines from professional publishers could evolve into something game-changing: the premier place for premium mobile video. Read More