Climate change is a big deal but not everyone understands it. This isn’t their fault, it’s a lot of information to take in! And everyday, it seems that we are finding out something new about the issue. It’s a lot to keep up with. Thankfully, BBC has help, in the form of a bot. The Climate Change Chat Bot will help anyone get up to speed on what’s going on with the climate.
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Have you considered unplugging? Most of us are online a lot and familiar with the concept of “unplugging” when it comes to or digital devices and the networks therein but is the practice really beneficial? This article raises some questions that you might want to ask yourself before you unplug.
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Are you super into using Facebook messenger for calls? Like, that’s your main calling option in communication. If that’s the case and you’ve ever thought you would like a dedicated device to make such calls, check out Portal, the device made for video calling.
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When something happens in your life, there’s an urge to share it. For many of us we share it on social media. It’s where we go for validation, friendship, and comfort. But for some people it can become obsessive and toxic. Brizzly is the web app that lets you share without sharing anything.
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Our connected world is awesome for helping us to keep contact with people all over the globe. Talk to your friends in drastically different time zones instantly with no trouble with any number of apps and services. As cool as that is, having a pen pal feels a bit different and the Slowly app wants to recapture that feeling.
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The madness and wisdom of crowds has been a topic of discussion for centuries. What makes some crowds do great things and turns others into mobs? How do we decide which side of the fence we fall on? Is it just listening to our friends and following the status quo or is it something more? Surprise, it’s something more and the game, Wisdom and/or Madness of Crowds will help you understand.
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Blockchain and social media, where do they meet? Apparently on sites like Steemit, the content based social media site where you can earn points which may translate into money for the stuff you post. Instead of posting it for free on other social media services.
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Do you remember StumbleUpon? The internet service for finding cool stuff on the internet? Well that’s gone, forever now. Sorry. No more stumbles but in a weird turn of events they’ve launched a new sort of social network called Mix, the place where you can curate your own corner of the internet.
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People like making videos of themselves to share. It’s a big part of our social media experience. If you’re into that and are looking for a better video editor app on your device, check out FilmoraGo, the little app with a lot of punch.
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One of the pitfalls of social media is that everyone’s lives look better than your own. Yummy food, cool vacations, perfect children. Everyone’s life is magical and yours is probably just. . . normal. But here’s some news: Those profiles are filled with staged photos and yours cane be too with Lifefaker, the service that will fake your life for social media.
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Whenever you do anything on the internet, you have to agree to the Terms of Algorithms are the mystery that runs social media. Over the last few years there’s been a lot of talk about them in regards to what they’re serving up to people and how they affect our world view. Although most of this has been focused on Facebook and Google, YouTube also it’s fair share of problems. AlgoTransparency is the company that is trying to let people…
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By this point, if you have a Facebook account, you’ve likely heard of the issues with Cambridge Analytica. You may be wondering if your data has been shared. You can find out the answer to that question by clicking this link.
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Facebook has been much talked about in the last few days as news of a pretty substantial data mining operation broke. You probably read about it. If you’re not ready to delete your account yet (no judgement here), you might want to check to see what apps have access at the very least. This handy how to walks you through the process.
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Remember LiveJournal? People loved that site and kept theirs up until very recently. In the social media landscape, that act of reading someone else’s journal really connected people in a very specific way. Dreamwidth is a website that is sort of like that.
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Hashtags are still an important tool for social media use. If you just use social media for your personal life, then it’s probably not THAT important what you tag posts with but if you’re into marketing or trying to get you work noticed by the right people, hashtags can ma e a difference. RiteTag is the app that helps you get the best hashtags for your posts.
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