Facebook has come up with the idea of a “sympathize” button. If adopted, it would replace the “like” feature in appropriate situations. The reasoning behind making the change is that users often feel awkward when they respond to a post bringing bad news such as suffering a bereavement, losing a job or a big event […]
Eight of the biggest online tech firms have formed a campaign group calling for a major overhaul of the way the government uses the Internet for gathering intelligence. The group has urged President Obama and Congress to follow five principles to defend individual freedoms. The “Reform Government Surveillance” group is made up of AOL, Apple, […]
Santa is to get a US military escort on his big night this year. But (don’t tell the kids) it’s not entirely real. There’s no point getting out your telescope as the escort in question will only be visible on a streaming video operated by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). NORAD (and its […]
After a year in the planning, and eight months after the close of a successful Kickstarter campaign, the new webseries Sweethearts of the Galaxy has launched with its first episode on YouTube. Written by Michael Premsrirat and directed by Dexter Adriano, Sweethearts is lighthearted comedy what-if, about Katelyn (Kit Quinn), a cosplayer who dresses up […]
YouTube has admitted that forcing users to log into a Google+ account has failed to curb spammy and abusive commenting. It appears that the change has initially made the problem even worse. The site recently gave its comments system a major overhaul, headlined by the Google+ requirement which was meant to be a way to […]
Earlier this year, I switched my Twitter profile picture from the lady you see on top of the blog to a picture of myself. I thought, hey, this is my blog, why not use my face as an avatar? Until last month, I never questioned the effect that this would have on my Twitter follower […]
From Jack Vale: Using the power of Social Media, I FREAKED PEOPLE OUT by making them think I knew personal information about them! So there you go folks, if don’t want total strangers to know details about your private life, just stop making that information available for everyone to see on social media sites. [jackvalefilms]
The long-running Google Books saga has, like so many literary epics, concluded with a shock ending. A federal court has ruled that most of the legal debates of the past nine years have proven irrelevant because the project itself is covered by fair use provisions in copyright law. Back in 2004, Google announced a project […]
“Netflix is killing illicit filesharing” is the way a new study has been spun in some quarters. But closer inspection doesn’t entirely bear that out. The study is the latest in a regular series by Sandvine. It’s combined data from a a range of internet providers. The figure that’s getting the most attention is Netflix […]
Look! It’s Sailor Internet Explorer! This video was created by Microsoft Singapore, dedicated to all anime fans worldwide in celebration of Anime Festival Asia (AFA) 2013. The dark side of the Internet can be a dangerous and scary place. Will our heroine be able to survive? [Internet Explorer]