Want to be able to record a video of yourself and share it in Slack? Neither do I! But we’re gonna show you how to do it, anyway. I guess it doesn’t necessarily have to be of yourself. In fact, now that I’m thinking about it, it could probably be of anything. Not everything —…
Climate change is intensifying. Global temperatures are rising and weather is becoming more extreme. It’s increasingly clear that world leaders need to act now. Counterpoint: A Facebook friend shared a link that said “nuh-uh.” Where did your buddy on Facebook find this climate denial content? It’s quite likely that it comes from one of 10…
Pinterest, home to moodboards and visual inspiration, has launched a series of live and shoppable videos. Pinterest TV will officially launch a collection of episodes starting on Nov. 8. The platform will feature recognisable names like designer Christian Siriano teaching you about fall aesthetics and Olympic diver Tom Daley teaching you how to bake. The…
Facebook is stretching the old adage “better late than never” to its limits. The massive social network that now exists under a brand called Meta published a blog post on Friday detailing some of the steps it would now take to curb COVID vaccine misinformation, specifically as it regards kids getting the vaccine. This came…
Twitter’s quest to give users anything else to do on the app besides post and like tweets continues. The latest stop in that journey is the ability to keep Twitter Spaces around for posterity after they’re over. Spaces is a live audio feature that the platform started rolling out late last year. Twitter is now…
Pretty much every medium we use to communicate will be vulnerable to spam at some point or another. Texts, emails, social media, and messaging apps. Yep, even WhatsApp. Spam messages, beyond being super freaking annoying, are potentially harmful in that spammers often try to get you to divulge your personal information, or click on dangerous…
Why is everyone talking about the male gaze on our FYPs? This week on TikTok we have a variety of trends that span topics like personal style, indie music, and The Rock. So let’s dive in, starting with one that’s ignited an important discourse around the male gaze and modern fashion trends. POV you stopped…
Facebook’s name change to Meta signals for many that the Facebook name has officially become too toxic to keep around — but Facebook has had controversies for years. So, why was this time different?
In a likely attempt to divert from its increasingly toxic public image, Facebook has officially announced its parent company’s name will be Meta. While the change is definitely rare, it’s not the first company to switch things up.
Former President Donald Trump’s new social network might fail to launch — all because it won’t abide by the terms laid out by the people who wrote its source code. Mastodon, the open-source platform that TRUTH Social is using, announced on its website that it’s giving the social network 30 days to comply with its…