Snapchat share price craters on weak revenue and user growth in Q3 2017
Snap’s losing streak continued with today’s Q3 2017 earnings report that saw it miss financial expectations and add just 4.5 million users. Snap earned $207.9 million in revenue with a loss of $0.14 per share, compared to expectations of a $237 million in revenue and a loss of $0.15 EPS. The 178 million total daily users equates to a 2.9% quarter-over-quarter user growth rate… Read More
‘Difficult People’ repeatedly joked about Kevin Spacey
Watching Hulu’s Difficult People, you may notice that there are a load of jokes about Kevin Spacey.
Without context, these jokes may seem like a fun gag, but now with multiple sexual misconduct allegations coming to light, it’s hard to comp…
Twitter’s 280 character limit is exactly what tweets didn’t need
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No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no.
I cannot put it in 280 characters more plainly than that.
Giving every single Twitter user 280 characters to blather on is a big mistake, and like many, I blame millennials for this change.
Twitter was created by Gen X-er Jack Dorsey, who’s actually about to celebrate his 41st birthday. As the children of Baby Boomers, Generation X-ers typically still appreciate something about scarcity and compromise. Dorsey exemplified this by building Twitter on the incredibly limited backbone of SMS and figured out how to make it work within the 160-character limit, which is how we ended up with that precious 140 characters. Then Twitter turned each tweet into a virtual Matryoshka doll, nesting more and more stuff — photos, Twitter handles, and video — inside the same 140-character space. It was quite a trick. Read more…
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View More Twitter’s 280 character limit is exactly what tweets didn’t needSecond time’s a charm—these are the 5 best movie remakes of all time
It’s almost tradition to complain about remakes, but sometimes you need a second take to get it right. From shot-for-shot remakes, to wildly different spins on familiar stories, and everything in between, these are the 5 best remakes of all time.
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Ever wondered how Spotify works? This course can teach you how to make a legit music streaming site.
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Hey, aspiring Google or Microsoft engineers: how does adding a real, working Spotify clone to your portfolio sound?
Up your HTML, JavaScript, and P…
Twitter officially expands its character count to 280 starting today
Twitter’s expansion to 280 characters is rolling out publicly today to all users in supported languages, including English. The company had first announced the controversial plan to move beyond its traditional 140 characters back in September, noting at the time how a longer character count allowed users to express more of their thoughts without running out of room to tweet. The… Read More
Twitter makes 280 characters the new normal
It turns out 140 characters isn’t really enough after all.
After a little more than a month of testing, Twitter is ready to officially flip the switch on its new 280-character limit. Beginning today, anyone (save for Twitter’s Chinese, Japanese…
New ‘Honest Trailer’ doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to pop culture hit ‘Stranger Things’
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While Stranger Things became a pop culture phenomenon that seemingly came out of nowhere, or maybe the Upside Down, it still had many moments worth mocking.
Screen Junkies uploaded an Honest Trailer for Stranger Things Tuesday, and it rightfully ridicules some of the shows obvious influences like Steven Spielberg movies from the ’80s and Stephen King adapted novels. Don’t worry if you’re slow to binge the new season, the video only spoils Season 1.
“Visit the ideal suburb of Hawkins, Indiana. A small town where no one seems to pay any mind to the giant high security top secret lab with hundreds of employees,” the voice over states in the trailer. Read more…
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View More New ‘Honest Trailer’ doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to pop culture hit ‘Stranger Things’Jam out underwater with these waterproof earbuds
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Ever wanted to know what it was like for Ariel to dance to music under the sea in The Little Mermaid? These waterproof headphones could help you do…
Google’s Pixel 2 XL update should fix the screen burn issues
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Google’s latest software update for its Pixel 2 XL phones is innocuous on the surface, but it should alleviate some of the recently reported issues with the device’s OLED screen.
A large number of Pixel 2 XL owners say they’re experiencing significant “burn-in” issues — which leaves visible image residue on the screen after an image is shown for too long — as well as discoloration issues on their Pixel 2 XL phones.
Now, following a new update that was initially announced in late October, the Pixel 2 XL will decrease the maximum brightness and also fade out the navigations buttons at the bottom of the screen to combat the burn-in issue. Read more…
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View More Google’s Pixel 2 XL update should fix the screen burn issuesMoira, the new ‘Overwatch’ healer, grew from a simple idea: We need a villain
Blizzard knew two things going in with Moira: She needed to be a healer, and she needed to be a villain.
“If you look at the roster for Overwatch, it has these amazing heroes but not really a whole lot of villains,” Blizzard designer Scott Mercer sai…
9 apps that look fantastic on the iPhone X
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Got a brand new iPhone X, or perhaps fantasizing about becoming rich and buying one?
First thing you’ll want to do is load it up with some apps that play nice with the device’s notch.
SEE ALSO: A hands-on review of the iPhone X
Apps that haven’t been optimized for the iPhone X will often look like crap — Gmail, for example, ignores the screen’s height and just places huge black bars on top and bottom.
Apple’s App Store now has a “Looks great on the iPhone X” section, but the list isn’t perfect (interestingly, Netflix is listed but I just couldn’t get its videos to zoom in so they cover the entire screen). Read more…
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