Category Archives: Tech

Facebook’s Political Rule Blocks Ads for Bush’s Beans, Singers Named Clinton – Bloomberg

Under rules for the new archive that strives for transparency in politics, all sorts of organizations with names linked to presidents are finding their promotions blocked.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-02/facebook-s-algorithm-blocks-ads-for-bush-s-beans-singers-named-clinton

Say what?

Big Tech’s Hot New Talent Incubator: Community College – WSJ

As student debt mounts and a shortage of skilled workers persists, students find their local two-year institution could be a lower-cost shortcut to a good job.
— Read on www.wsj.com/articles/big-techs-hot-new-talent-incubator-community-college-1530277200

Apprenticeships via community college and tech schools is the way to go.

StumbleUpon Shutting Down After 16 Years | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

StumbleUpon Shutting Down After 16 Years | News & Opinion | PCMag.com
— Read on www.google.com/amp/s/www.pcmag.com/news/361408/stumbleupon-shutting-down-after-16-years?amp=1

Off to the Internet graveyard

Apple Leak ‘Confirms’ Massive New iPhone

Apple’s new iPhones, including one game changer, have leaked in detail via a great source…
— Read on www.forbes.com/sites

Leak: Big new iPhone

Facebook Gave Some Companies Special Access to Additional Data About Users’ Friends – WSJ

Facebook struck customized data-sharing deals that gave select companies special access to user records well after the point in 2015 that the social network has said it walled off that information.
— Read on www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-gave-some-companies-access-to-additional-data-about-users-friends-1528490406

It’s OK to leave Facebook – TechCrunch

It’s OK to leave Facebook – TechCrunch
— Read on techcrunch.com/2018/06/02/its-ok-to-leave-facebook/amp/

Time to exit or change focus? LinkedIn perhaps? LinkedIn is Facebook (Oldbook) for people with money.

Four Strategies to survive automated writing and content bots

Four Strategies to survive automated writing and content bots
— Read on www.businessesgrow.com/2016/07/04/automated-writing/amp/

Beware of the bot-speak.