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America Offline
We’ve just lived through the most online period in history. What comes next?
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Letter from Los Angeles: The Anxiety of Influencers
It occurs to me that the Clubhouse management actually cares very little about the long-term fates of these kids. After all, there’s a fungible supply of well-complected youngsters constantly streaming into Los Angeles. Only a very small percentage of these kids will actually make it in the industry; the rest of them, Amir tells me, will eventually just “cycle through.”
Source: [Letter from Los Angeles] The Anxiety of Influencers, By Barrett Swanson | Harper’s Magazine
Tech for disabled people is booming. So where’s the funding?
Erick Ponce works in a government communications department in northern Ecuador. The 26-year-old happens to be deaf — a disability he has had since childhood. Communicating fluidly with his non-signing colleagues at work, and in public spaces like the supermarket, has been a lifelong challenge.
Source: Tech for disabled people is booming. So where’s the funding?
Imperfect offerings: inside the complex new world of trans tech
Apps lie at the heart of one of the most enduring conflicts in the trans community.
Source: Imperfect offerings: inside the complex new world of trans tech
Starlink: The FCC’s big bet on Elon Musk
The billionaire’s space internet project could connect millions of remote American homes. If it actually works.
Source: The FCC’s big bet on Elon Musk
Appuccino, Please: How TikTok Is Permanently Changing Starbucks
Stomachs churned and food service workers broke out in a cold sweat when a photo of a long, complicated custom Starbucks order went viral on Twitter. “On today’s episode of why I wanna quit my job,” a barista named Josie jokingly tweeted about Edward’s order, a caramel crunch Frappuccino with 13 customizations, including banana syrup, cinnamon dolce topping, and seven pumps of caramel sauce. (After the story went viral, the barista was fired from his job for violating store policy, even though the real Edward found the whole thing amusing.) There was a time when the idea of a mere soy latte or mocha Frappuccino was the punchline of dad jokes, an eyeroll about people not drinking “real” coffee.
Source: Appuccino, Please: How TikTok Is Permanently Changing Starbucks
Confronting Disinformation Spreaders on Twitter Only Makes It Worse, MIT Scientists Say
Of all the reply guy species, the most pernicious is the correction guy. You’ve seen him before, perhaps you’ve even been him. When someone (often a celebrity or politician) tweets bad science or a provable political lie, the correction guy is there to respond with the correct information.
Source: Confronting Disinformation Spreaders on Twitter Only Makes It Worse, MIT Scientists Say
Google Analytics prepares for life after cookies
As consumer behavior and expectations around privacy have shifted — and operating systems and browsers have adapted to this — the age of cookies as a means of tracking user behavior is coming to an end . Few people will bemoan this, but advertisers and marketers rely on having insights into how their efforts translate into sales (and publishers like to know how their content performs as well).
TikTok is launching a job hiring service to help find gigs for Gen Z
TikTok is testing a tool for brands to recruit employees, sources tell Axios. Details: The pilot program is designed to help people find jobs on TikTok and connect with companies looking to find candidates. It’s also meant to help brands use TikTok as a recruitment channel.
Source: TikTok is launching a job hiring service to help find gigs for Gen Z
How One Man’s Fight Against An AOL Troll Sealed The Tech Industry’s Power
In 1995, an online troll impersonated Ken Zeran on AOL, posting tasteless ads with his phone number. Zeran sued AOL, and lost. The person behind the ads has never been identified.
Source: How One Man’s Fight Against An AOL Troll Sealed The Tech Industry’s Power
Meet Jennifer Daniel, the woman who decides what emoji we get to use
Jennifer Daniel is the first woman at the helm of the Emoji Subcommittee for the Unicode Consortium and a fierce advocate for inclusive, thoughtful emoji. She initially rose to prominence for introducing Mx. Claus, a gender-inclusive alternative to Santa and Mrs. Claus; a non-gendered person breastfeeding a non-gendered baby; and a masculine face wearing a bridal veil.
Source: Meet Jennifer Daniel, the woman who decides what emoji we get to use
Hacking collective DarkSide are state-sanctioned pirates
The FBI confirmed yesterday (May 10) that a Russian hacking group called DarkSide was behind a recent cyberattack that shut down Colonial Pipeline, the company that operates the largest fuel pipeline in the US . What is DarkSide?
Source: Hacking collective DarkSide are state-sanctioned pirates
The Word Cheugy Is Already Cheugy
There is, once again, a trendy term going viral. A term that is dividing generations and genders. A term that groups a number of food, fashion, decor, and aesthetic preferences by how not-trendy they are. The word is “cheugy” and it’s as cringe-y as it sounds.
Source: Don’t Know What Cheugy Is? That’s Fine, You Really Don’t Need To
Apple and Epic Games are revealing a ton of industry secrets in court filings — from untold billions in ‘Fortnite’ profits to private email exchanges, these are the 5 juiciest bits
“Fortnite” maker Epic Games is suing Apple, and the bench trial started this week in California. Epic says Apple’s App Store is a monopoly. Apple says Epic broke its developer contract. Through court filings, major secrets from Apple, Epic, Microsoft, and more have been revealed.
The Strange, Soothing World of Instagram’s Computer-Generated Interiors
The 3-D-modelling software used to design digital interiors lends itself to certain elements, such as plastics, curves, and soft light. Space design and rendering by Nareg Taimoorian and Charlotte Taylor Last spring, several months into the pandemic , a series of images appeared on Instagram, depicting a luxury home nestled into the cliffs of the Scala dei Turchi, on the coast of Italy.
Source: The Strange, Soothing World of Instagram’s Computer-Generated Interiors
Digging in the dust of AOL and Yahoo’s lost internet empires
Where did half a trillion dollars go? AOL and Yahoo have been sold once again: This time private equity firm Apollo Global Management is buying them from Verizon for $5 billion. It’s a paltry sum for a pair of companies that were once valued at more than $475 billion combined.
Source: Digging in the dust of AOL and Yahoo’s lost internet empires
How to stop AI from recognizing your face in selfies
A growing number of tools now let you stop facial recognition systems from training on your personal photo
Source: How to stop AI from recognizing your face in selfies
Snapchat Can Be Sued Over Role In Fatal Car Crash, Court Rules
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that Snapchat can be sued in a case in which a young man used the app’s “speed filter” feature before a fatal crash.
Source: Snapchat Can Be Sued Over Role In Fatal Car Crash, Court Rules
Twitter expands Spaces to anyone with 600+ followers, details plans for tickets, reminders and more
Twitter Spaces, the company’s new live audio rooms feature, is opening up more broadly. The company announced today it’s making Twitter Spaces available to any account with 600 followers or more, including both iOS and Android users. It also officially unveiled some of the features it’s preparing to launch, like Ticketed Spaces, scheduling features, reminders, support for co-hosting, accessibility improvements and more.
Cheugy
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Out of touch? Basic? A new term to describe a certain aesthetic is gaining popularity on TikTok.