I was struck by something when I began reading Digg’s list of its “Ten stories you’ll be sorry you missed this year.” None of the stories had anything to do with tech. Oh, how times have changed. When Digg launched in 2004, it was almost completely a tech site, much like its predecessor, Slashdot. It… Continue reading How Digg left its tech geek roots behind and embraced the mainstream
Author: Amy Vernon
Amy Vernon a digital consultant and blogger, and a 20-year veteran of daily newspaper journalism. She was named the 15th most influential woman in tech on Twitter by Business Insider and PeerIndex.
Amido Releases Laugh Synth App for iOS
Laugh synth for iOS has just been released, compatible with both iPhone and iPad. Laugh Synth makes it possible create laughing sounds with a simple touch of the screen to control different characteristics of the laugh. Users can even sample their own sounds to create custom laughs. This is as easy as recording any sound… Continue reading Amido Releases Laugh Synth App for iOS
In the Open Source Community, the Platform Rarely Matters Anymore
In the not-too-distant past, Macs were a relative rarity in the laptop bags of those attending open source conferences. Not so anymore. I recently had the chance to go through some download data from SourceForge for an article on the site’s blog and talk to Community Hacker Rich Bowen about what the data meant. Windows… Continue reading In the Open Source Community, the Platform Rarely Matters Anymore
E-Readers: Making Readers Out of More People Than Ever
There’s a lot of hand-wringing over the so-called “dumbing-down” of America. We don’t read, we can’t write except in and LOLcat-speak, we barely know who’s president. Technology often takes the blame for some of this, with video games and the abbreviated speech of texts and Twitter squarely in the sights of our educators. But e-readers… Continue reading E-Readers: Making Readers Out of More People Than Ever
Monkey see, monkey sue? Or, can a monkey hold a copyright?
Remember the amazing self-portrait of the monkey that was making the rounds the other week? The Cliff’s Notes background: A photographer, David Slater, left his camera unattended for a little while while he was in the forests of Indonesia. A female black macaque got curious, as monkeys are wont to do, and picked it up.… Continue reading Monkey see, monkey sue? Or, can a monkey hold a copyright?
App use surpasses web browsing
For the first time, we’re spending more time in mobile applications than surfing the web via desktop or mobile browsers, according to a new report. It’s worth noting that this report comes from Flurry, whose business model rests on ever-increasing mobile app use. (From the company’s site: “Flurry increases the size and value of mobile… Continue reading App use surpasses web browsing