Long Beach coastline closed after sewage spill
Long Beach's Health Officer announced the closure of all city beaches west of Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier following a sewage spill. This sign warned beachgoers of a prior spill that closed Mother's Beach in June 2017, (File photo). By Andrew Edwards | aedwards@scng.com | Press-Telegram. Read More
Telegram staff wins awards in editorial, advertising
RALEIGH — The Rocky Mount Telegram editorial staff received eight awards Thursday in the N.C. Press Association's 2017 News, Editorial & Photojournalism contest, including one of the state's highest honors, the O. Henry Award, which recognizes outstanding writing in Associated Press newspapers … Read More
Stephen Jones: Dez Bryant situation comes down to “best interest of business”
Dallas Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones had a simple answer last month at the Senior Bowl when asked about Dez Bryant's status with the team. “He's under contract,” Jones said. Jones had a different answer Thursday night when he attended the inaugural Jason Witten Collegiate Man … Read More
EXCLUSIVE: YouTube gamer, 12, and his mother tell how they were victims of scary ‘swatting …
A 12-year-old boy and his mom were terrified they'd be shot dead by cops after becoming the latest victims of the deadly 'swatting' craze. Peter Varady was live-streaming himself playing a video game on YouTube on Sunday night when cops and paramedics suddenly descended on his family home in … Read …
YouTube app testing view count on thumbnail, adjusts layout for title and channel logo
Sometimes it seems like YouTube is perpetually testing different interfaces for its Android app. Based on reports we've received recently, yet another set of modifications is being tested. The latest round of tweaks is on the subtle side: some are seeing the thumbnails for individual videos in the Home tab … …
Jordyn Jones Lands Lead New YouTube Series ‘Overnights’
The 17-year-old dancer and singer will star opposite Daniel Skye, Brenna D'Amico, Mekai Curtis and Marlhy Murphy in the digital series, which follows the making (and unmaking) of a garage band at Attaway High. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Jordyn Jones. Jordyn will play Mack, a spunky … Read …
Facebook Declines In Referral Traffic: Google, Pinterest, Others Rise
YouTube, Flipboard, and LinkedIn also gained slightly in share of visits in 2017. LinkedIn rolled out a new look in 2017 focused on desktop. Flipboard expanded its offering to publishers, and now allows the addition of RSS feeds through a self-service portal and includes non-native mobile web articles. Read More
Zach Braff’s Instagram Comment On Emily Ratajkowski’s Latest Nude Is Actually The Best
Overnight, Emily Ratajkowski took to Instagram to post one of her ever-famous nude selfies. The shot showed EmRata, in the sun-drenched French apartment of your dreams (#BlessUp), posed in the middle of a couch, her hand artfully shielding Instagram-sensitive content. Read More
You Can’t Quit Instagram… Or Can You?
During one of Laurie Santos' “Psychology and the Good Life” lectures she challenged her students to quit social media. She said something to the effect of: just uninstall Facebook and Instagram and Snapchat! The research shows that it is bad for your life and doesn't actually make you happy! A …
WhatsApp to Introduce Group Video Calling and Several Other New Features in the Next Update
Following the launch of a separate WhatsApp for Business application and integrating UPI Payments in its native app, WhatsApp is reportedly testing a number of new features for Android through its beta program. A number of new features are spotted in latest WhatsApp beta versions for Android and … Read More