Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
cache hit 185:single/related:3a5449b86601aec7e9aac3e20cf38559 empty On Wednesday evening, Twitter changed its rules to state that it would forbid users from posting revenge porn and non-consensual nudes on the service. In the private information section of the site’s policy list, the company added that users “may not post intimate photos or videos that were taken or distributed…
April 21st (the day that Google will start using mobile-friendly compliance as a ranking factor in smartphone search) is coming, and if you haven’t done it already, you should really get your mobile ducks in a row. For most of us, mobile compliance is no longer optional. At SMX West this month, Mitul Gandhi of seoClarity…
Whisper shut down its news division after <em>The</em> <em>Guardian’s</em> misreported story, leaving four people unemployed. Photo: Shutterstock Back in October, The Guardian published a juicy multipart feature on Whisper, an anonymous secret-sharing app that the paper said was harvesting private data without users’ consent. The series of stories alleged that Whisper tracked “anonymous” users and that it…
We are excited to announce the release of PressForward 3.5, the latest version of our free WordPress plugin for collecting, discussing, and sharing online scholarship. This latest release includes significant updates and changes to the user interface, new features and enhancements, and a few bug fixes–all designed to make best practices for sharing online content easier…
BlendleThe Blendle iPad app. Blendle, an exciting Dutch startup that has attracted 200,000 users in the region to a platform that lets readers make micropayments for individual newspaper and magazine articles rather than having to sign up to monthly digital subscriptions, has just got even more exciting. The New York Times (which is also an…
Mac vs. PC is always fun. It’s a never-ending war of words between Apple fans and Microsoft fans, mixed with tech spec comparisons of GHz, nits, and RAM speed. While Apple was busy unveiling a new 12-inch MacBook without any full-sized USB ports, PC makers took the opportunity to mock the future they’ll inevitably adopt. Lenovo…
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Begin: WordPress Article Content If the rise of anonymous apps has proven anything, it’s that humans can be ugly creatures when the social pressures that keep our baser natures in check are removed, and we’re allowed to share our darker sentiments and thoughts – sometimes, for nothing more than the cheap thrill of knowing they’ve caused others outrage. Case…
Aaron Swartz found out the hard way that you can’t expect justice from the Department of Justice: what should the next Aaron Swartz do when facing decades in prison for information activism? I am among those who have seen the recently released documentary about Aaron Swartz’s short life, The Internet’s Own Boy. I watched the…
You may have heard that the internet is winning: net neutrality was saved, broadband was redefined to encourage higher speeds, and the dreaded Comcast-Time Warner Cable megamerger potentially thwarted. But the harsh reality is that America’s internet is still fundamentally broken, and there’s no easy fix. An Economy Built on Wires When I say “fundamentally…