Snapchat introduces group video chats and the ability to tag your friends
As the war of the social networks rages ever onward, Snapchat is debuting a couple new features this week in order to retain its position near the top of the charts. First up is the addition of group video calls, which allows up to 16 users to jump on a …
Snapchat’s latest mistake is not showing off its own strength
Snapchat's redesign has been critiqued for being difficult to find celebrities, such as Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian. But while that may upset a subset of the world's Kardashian fans, another mistake is the app now burying breaking news. On Tuesday, a shooting at YouTube HQ left four people injured … …
Snapchat reinstates Giphy stickers following removal of racist GIFs
Last month, both Snapchat and Instagram pulled Giphy stickers from their apps after users discovered a racist GIF with a slur. At the time, Giphy said that it had removed the GIF in question and fixed the bug that let it through. It also said it would be reviewing all …
Receiver Brice Butler should get starting role opportunity he craves in Arizona
Butler was with the Cowboys for three years, recording 15 receptions for a career-high 317 yards and three touchdowns in 2017, leading the NFL (among players with at least 15 catches) with his 21.1-yards-per-catch average. He said after the season he would not return to the Cowboys if didn't get …
Tim Grobaty column: Credit whoever you want, North Long Beach’s Renaissance is getting closer
Ryan Ballard gets some help from his 12-year-old son, Dylan, as they plant cilantro in a community garden outside of the Michelle Obama Library in North Long Beach. By Tim Grobaty | tgrobaty@scng.com | Press-Telegram. PUBLISHED: April 3, 2018 at 2:26 pm | UPDATED: April 3, 2018 at 2:28 pm. …
Mom of TCU quarterback now the new girls basketball coach at White Settlement Brewer
Andrea Robinson, the mother of TCU quarterback Shawn Robinson, has been hired as the next girls basketball coach at White Settlement Brewer, according to the Dallas Morning News. Calls to White Settlement school district officials by The Star-Telegram have not been returned. Andrea Robinson … Read More
‘Like College Campuses.’ Why Security Is a Challenge at YouTube’s San Bruno Headquarters
Four people were injured in a shooting and the suspected gunman died in what appears to be a self-inflicted wound at YouTube's headquarters in San Bruno, Calif., police said Tuesday. Authorities said the person who died was a woman and that they believe she could be the shooter. San Bruno …
YouTube assailant’s motive is unclear, police chief says
San Bruno, Calif., Police Chief Ed Barberini said the weapon used in the shooting at the YouTube headquarters Tuesday was a handgun, but said … told reporters Tuesday afternoon that the hospital had received three patients following a shooting at the YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, Calif. Read More
More change in IBM comms as David Yaun exits
"From Deep Blue and Blue Gene, to Innovation Jams and the Global Innovation Outlook, to Smarter Planet and finally Watson, I had a chance to be on the front line (if not in the driver's seat) of history for our industry," Yaun said in a LinkedIn post. Yaun didn't reveal …
Social media helps gain clients, but changes relationships, study finds
Although LinkedIn continues to be the leading business site, advisers say they use Facebook an average of 22 times per month, versus only 16 for LinkedIn. According to the study, fewer than 3% of advisers reported that they didn't use sociala media, either for professional or personal business. Read More