Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Photo Credit Illustration by Jessica Svendsen Every so often, an idea comes along that mesmerizes Silicon Valley and convinces the most powerful people there that this innovation will irrevocably alter the course of humankind. Outsize proclamations are made, lavish events are held and millions of dollars in venture money are funneled into young, unproven companies….
At The Washington Post, we constantly strive to provide our readers with the best possible site and reading experience. One way we do this is through PageBuilder, an in-house product for our news editors to easily tweak, enhance or add content live on the site. We can take this a step further and add the ability for…
By almost any measure, Scott Scherr makes a lot of money. As chief executive officer of Ultimate Software Group Inc., Scherr’s pay tripled to $38.3 million last year, a filing showed this month. That’s far higher than his rivals and more than the company earned itself. It even tops the compensation of Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, who…
Adblock PlusBen Williams, operations and communications manager at Adblock Plus.Popular ad blocker Adblock Plus claims that it was uninvited from the US Interactive Advertising Bureau’s big conference. The IAB represents the biggest names in the digital-advertising industry: Google, Facebook, Twitter, online publishers, and ad-tech companies. Each year it holds its annual leadership meeting in Palm Desert,…
But as a woman, to enter this privileged position in the first place I had to face a lot of difficult situations(And no, none of those situations involved a wrestle with my “victim complex”). The experience has left me with more than a few opinions about my father’s views on this subject (which are exceptionally…
noteaser In July 2015 I suggested that the average web page weight would equal that of the Doom install image in about 7 months time. In about 7 months average web page size will be same as Doom install image. Well done us! Onwards & upwards! pic.twitter.com/xtSAtZjPGl — ronan cremin (@xbs) July 30, 2015 Well,…
Farewell to Katch It’s been an amazing ride, but it’s time to say goodbye. Katch will be shutting down on May 4th, 2016. To our users — you have been incredible, inspiring, and supportive… which makes this post that much harder to write. It is with great disappointment that we’re announcing that Katch will be shutting down…
Google Search is kind of a running experiment. As far as I can tell, the way it functions has never stayed exactly the same for longer than a few weeks, as Google developers are constantly tinkering with new ways to improve the system. Most of the time, these updates make the overall search experience better,…
The ability to interact with Facebook posts had remained static for a long time. Like, share, comment, ignore and report were pretty much the only ways to make your feelings known. Facebook Reactions offered users another way to express themselves, and results have been mixed. Content marketing agency Fractl looked at the top three posts, as ranked…
Facebook is exploring new ways for individual users to profit from their posts on the network, The Verge has learned. A user survey distributed this week hints at a broad range of ways that users could make money or promote a cause, including a tip jar, branded content, and taking a cut of the ad…