Tour of Vladimir Central available on YouTube
Users of YouTube were offered a video tour of one of the most famous prisons in Russia – Vladimirsky Tsentral (Vladimir Central). The video tour in the 360 format was published on the page called “The channel about the life of thieves in law, kingpins, and mafia lords.” In less …
Aged-care executives two-timing as auditors, in potential conflict of interest
One assessor has a LinkedIn profile showing she is a casual assessor with AACQA, as well as “executive care manager'' at an aged-care home. Another assessor's profile shows he is the chief executive of an aged-care home. Aged Care Minister Ken Wyatt yesterday issued a “please explain”. “In line … Read …
Data Aggregator Seeks Ruling Allowing It to Scrape Public LinkedIn Data
In the latest development in the legal controversy over scraping, 3taps, Inc. (“3taps”), a data aggregator and “exchange platform” for developers, filed suit against LinkedIn seeking a declaratory judgment that 3taps would not be in violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) if it accesses and … Read More
Instagram Direct one-ups Snapchat with replay privacy controls
Messaging is the heart of Snapchat, so after cloning and augmenting Stories, Instagram is hoping to boost intimate usage of Direct with privacy controls not found elsewhere. Now when you send an ephemeral photo or video from the Instagram Direct camera, you can decide whether recipients can only … Read More
Her Temporary-Tattoo Art Inks Instagram Fame, Gucci Partnerships, New York Times Commissions
On February 21, John Yuyi will open her first solo show— and celebrate her 27th birthday. But the Taiwanese-born, New York-based artist has already notched a number of professional achievements that make her one to watch when it comes to digital media and influence-based income in the art world. Read …
Snapchat copies Instagram for once, adds gif stickers
Snapchat today announced it was bringing a few new features to its app, including gif stickers courtesy of GIPHY. Because social media is a tawdry pile of copied homework, it shouldn't come as a surprise that Snapchat is finally doing unto others what has been done unto it — Instagram …
New WhatsApp update comes in for Windows phone 2.18.24 on Stickers but still in beta
WhatsApp submitted a new update for Windows phone getting the version up to 2.18.24. It is still in beta stage, which won't yet show you the new feature. The update will have a new look for the sticker in chat. While receiving notification for a sticker, it will show users …
Live Location & stickers coming to WhatsApp on Windows phones
According to a report from WABetaInfo, WhatsApp beta was recently updated on Windows Phone with some hidden new features. Judging from the update, it looks as though WhatsApp users might soon be getting support for Live Location & stickers on Microsoft's Windows Phone platform. The stickers … Read More
WhatsApp Payments: Who will pay and who will gain?
WhatsApp has based its Payments feature on the United Payments Interface (UPI), which allows instant direct bank-to-bank transfers via a virtual payee address. Since Payments is still in the live beta-testing stage, not all users are seeing it reflected in their app. Users have reported that the feature … Read More
Adding insult to injury twitter users rushed to mock the heartbroken athlete
Social media users have rushed to mock British speed skater Elise Christie following her calamitous performances at the Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. The injury plagued athlete, who was widely considered to the best in the world in the run up to the games, suffered a nightmare showing … Read More