It turns out that Twitpic really is shutting down. You may have heard this before, but that time it was a “false alarm”. This time, it seems certain that Twitpic will soon be gone. Not long ago, Twitpic posted on its own blog that it would be shutting down by September 25, 2014. Obviously, that didn't end up happening. When
Cable-cutters, rejoice! HBO is going to be offered as a stand-alone streaming service in 2015. I would like to be optimistic and presume that this news will be followed by other offers of a similar nature for other cable channels. Could this be the start of a-la-carte cable? (Admittedly, what I have just written is mostly speculation.) What is absolutely
NewTek has something that will make it so much easier for people to get out into the world and record video. It is the TriCaster Mini. It enables people to create and publish awesome video content in just minutes and to stream it live! The TriCaster Mini can replace the expensive professional equipment that some people have been lugging around
It is true – eBay and PayPal are going to separate from each other. This was announced by eBay in a post on their blog that was titled: “Ebay Inc. to separate eBay and PayPal into independent publicly traded companies in 2015.” PayPal posted the same thing on their blog The “new” eBay and the “new” PayPal are each getting
There is an old saying that goes something like “You aren't paranoid if they really are out to get you.” Many people have expressed concern about the amount of information that Facebook has and whom they might share it with. Now that Facebook has launched Atlas, it is clear that your information really is being given to corporations. Facebook just
Audioboo has been going through some changes. They have changed their name to audioBoom and have a brand new logo to go with the new name. They also have a new audioBoom app that can be downloaded for free from the iTunes store. It was updated on September 23, 2014. You can still record and edit from within the audioBoom
In a recent Progress Report, Yahoo announced that it will be retiring a few of their products. The one that is getting the most attention is the Yahoo Directory. Is it strange that I feel nostalgia for a piece of the internet that I haven't actually used in years? Yahoo Directory is something I remember from when I was in