Twitch adds AutoMod to help deal with chat harassment
Twitch has added AutoMod to help with abuse in their chat system.
Category Technology
The Problem With Fake News: People Don’t Care If They’re Wrong
I’ve spoken many times on the problem of fake news on Facebook. I’ve ranted about it on Facebook. It is a burden to keep pointing out fake posts to people. It would be great if Facebook automatically checked against Snopes…
Email tracking. I’m not a fan.
While email tracking software can come in handy, there are serious privacy issues. It's bad enough messages on Facebook tell when they are read. Email too? I don't like it.
When DVRs watch you
It seems that the Xbox One might violate the proposed “We are watching you” legislation: These DVRs would essentially observe consumers as they watch television as a way to super-target ads. It is an incredible invasion of privacy. “Given what…
And the winner is…no one
Take the time to understand social cues on the internet.
iPhone 4 is cool but let’s talk about the data plans…
Apple released a phone that eats up bandwidth like a sieve yet customers will be locked into plans where they have to monitor their bandwidth usage.
Resolving privacy/security issues: geolocation based services
When you leave your house, do you leave the windows open and doors unlocked? Why not? No one would know unless they tried to get in if they were truly open, right? When you park your car, do you leave it unlocked? Why not? No one would know unless they tried to break in, and what are the odds of that? When you leave the house, do you check into a geolocation based service to announce where you are? Why not? What are the odds of something bad happening, right? See the twisted logic? Let's talk about some solutions to the security and privacy issues surrounding these services so everyone can have fun.
iPad, loyalty, appreciation and selfishness. Check yourself.
Let's look at how easily, and perhaps unintentionally, feelings can be hurt online.
Microsoft should be scared because of Chrome OS? That’s laughable.
Google announced Chrome OS and of course, that brought the "Microsoft should be scared" articles. Let's look at why that's not true.
Every action has a consequence
I’ve often said that any decision can change the direction of your life forever. I usually use the scenario of a hall of doors one can walk through or forks in a road one has to pick from. Every action…