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Gift cards are the “go-to” gift for friends and family. Pick a store, choose how much you want to put on the card – and you have an instant gift. Sometimes, despite the best intentions, people get “stuck” with a gift card for a store that doesn't match their personal tastes or style. Raise has launched a brand new app
Blizzard Entertainment, maker of Hearthstone (as well as several other well known games) has cracked down on the accounts that were using “bots”. Hearthstone is an online card game that is highly competitive. I am no longer surprised when some players feel the need to “bot” instead of actually play in an effort to do better in a competitive game.
Twitch updated its Rules of Conduct section to make it clear that streamers are expected to wear clothing. That may seem like a “no-brainer”. In general, dress codes are not put into Rules of Conduct unless there have been problems. I'm not aware of anything specific that may have prompted this change, but it seems to me that Twitch must
Recently, Twitpic announced that it would be shutting down on October 25, 2014. That's not exactly what happened, though. Instead, it appears that Twitpic and Twitter have managed to form an agreement that will keep the links to Twitpic photos active. That being said, Twitpic isn't accepting any new users. Twitpic posted a blog on October 25, 2014, called “Twitpic's
There have been some concerns about Ello and its ability to stay ad-free. Ello has made an announcement that may calm those fears. It is now a Public Benefit Company (PBC). Many were skeptical of Ello's promise to remain ad-free because that goal was seen as a nearly impossible one to achieve. Once a social media website starts including ads,
Blizzard Entertainment has announced an upcoming deployment of infrastructure that will support World of Warcraft players in Australia and New Zealand. These new servers are going to be hosted in Australia and will support the Oceanic realms. This is huge news for people who live in Australia or New Zealand and who play World of Warcraft (WoW). The more localized
Google has made some changes recently in an effort to fight piracy. They have released a 26 page PDF titled How Google Fights Piracy that you can read if you want to know all the details. The key point seems to be an effort to highlight legitimate resources where people can legally purchase (or rent) music, movies, and other digital