Geekanoids’s Dave Cryer Talks Tech Reviews and YouTube’s Future [INTERVIEW]
If you’re wondering whether the latest Samsung mobile phone is worth the money, Dave Cryer can help. The English YouTuber has been reviewing the latest gizmos and gadgets on his channel and website, Geekanoids, since 2006. Cryer said that Geekanoids aims to deliver unbiased reviews to reviewers “so that they can make informed buying decisions.” [...]
#WearWithPride: UK Soldiers Use Twitter To Protest Military Ban On Uniforms In Light Of Terrorist Attacks
British soldiers took to Twitter and Facebook this morning to protest the Ministry of Defence’s order for all servicemen and women to conceal their uniforms when traveling off-base. As part of emergency protocol in the wake of the brutal murder of British soldier Lee Rigby, the Ministry of Defence released a statement asking soldiers to [...]
5 Reasons Why A ‘Thumbs Down’ Isn’t A Bad Thing On A YouTube Video
This dirty internet of ours is overrun with haters, punks and pederasts. It’s kind of like the Robocop version of “Old Detroit” before Murphy comes in to start kicking ass and taking names. People love to let you know that they watched your creative submission to the world wide web and that they HATED IT. [...]
Twitter Steps Up Its Security Features: Will It Make Tweeting A Drag?
Will Twitter’s latest security update make the handy social media site an inconvenience? After a string of high-profile hacks, Twitter is enhancing its security features by implementing a two-step login process to help users prevent more attacks. The new “two-step” verification system requires users to register a verified phone number and an confirmed email address. [...]
YouTube CEO Salar Kamangar Named Cannes Lion’s 2013 Media Person Of The Year
This year Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity announced they will be awarding the 2013 Media Person of the Year award to YouTube CEO Salar Kamangar. The Media Person of the Year award is given each year to a person who has played an influential role in developing the media landscape and who, ultimately, through [...]
Joseph Gordon-Levit Creates Tumblr, Fictional Twitter to Promote Upcoming Directorial Debut
Lights, camera, Twitter! Making his writing and directing debut, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is pulling out all the stops for his newest film “Don Jon.” Starring alongside Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore and Tony Danza, the movie follows New Jersey-born Jon Martello (played by Levitt) whose life revolves around “his body, his pad, his ride, his family, his [...]
YouTube To Allow All Creators To Connect Channels With G+ Pages Soon
Big news for YouTube partners using Google+. Soon, creators will be able to connect their YouTube channels with an active Google+ page. The process will be streamlined so that a creator’s YouTube channel and Google+ page will share the same name and avatar, and that’s just one of the perks of connecting accounts. According to [...]
Fullscreen Hires Ex-NBC Exec as SVP of Engineering to Shore Up Technology
Fullscreen CEO George Strompolos announced that the company has hired Tim Mohn as their senior vice president for engineering. Mohn will be in charge of empowering Fullscreen’s digital technology initiatives. His past experience includes developing HBO’s GO app and serving as vice president of technology for NBCUniversal and Comcast. Strompolos said in a statement posted [...]
Subscriptions Aren’t Enough: Why YouTube Should Focus More On Channel Surfing
Right now the front page of YouTube for me looks like this: every channel I subscribe to splashed with some hip hop videos. On the left-hand side there are links to subbed channels sitting below three menus that lead to “Social” — which I’ve never used once — “My subscriptions” and “What to watch,” which [...]
Twitter Fail: Woman Caught After Bragging About Bicyclist Hit-and-Run
Getting arrested for a crime because you were boasting about it on social media, to me, is dumber than breaking into someone’s house, making a big sandwich and then being found asleep and full on their sofa. See, with that other scenario there’s no free sandwich. Emma Way, a British tax-advisor-in-training, took to Twitter recently [...]
