A 9-year-old took Carnival’s Snapchat handle. Six years later, here’s how it got it back
Now here's a business model, kids: When you sign up on a new social media app, make sure your handle is the name of a well-established company. Play your cards right and you may get a Carnival cruise out of it. In 2012, now-teen Darian Lipscomb did just that. That …
How to Attach URLs to Your Snaps as Links
While Instagram users can attach links to images, they can only do so in stories, and only if they meet the special requirements that most users cannot obtain. Snapchat, on the other hand, lets anyone add a link, and it can be done in regular snaps and in your story. …
One Crypto, Two Blockchains: Kin Will Run On Stellar and Ethereum Indefinitely Says Dev Team
The team behind chat app Kik's native cryptocurrency “Kin” announced recently it would transition away from Ethereum and onto Stellar. It appears that the Stellar network component of the ecosystem is now live. However, instead of completely switching over to Stellar, the company has decided to … Read More
Migration Tempo
Michael Ditchfield heard a “kik–kik–kik” call several times from the woods near his house on March 27. Turns out it was a pair of Cooper's hawks calling back and forth. He then found what may be their nest — it is still early for them to be nesting — high …
MLB team in San Antonio? Commissioner would like to see it
How about a trip down to San Antonio for a three-game series with the Rangers and, say, San Antonio Texians? Yes, I spelled that right. Consult your history books. Or maybe the San Antonio Alamos or San Antonio Riverwalks? OK, there's plenty of time to think of a good name, …
Telegram Raises Another $850 Million For Largest ICO Ever
Messaging app Telegram has raised an additional $850 million for its initial coin offering, according to documents filed with the SEC on Thursday. The funding means that Telegram has raised a total of $1.7 billion so far for what will likely be the largest ICO in history. Telegram last raised …
Rangers’ Opening Day was perfect … except for the score
George Springer left off Thursday's Opening Day game with a home run against Rangers' pitcher Cole Hamels at Globe Life Park. Springer is the first player ever to lead off Opening Day with a homer in consecutive games. Paul Moseley pmoseley@star-telegram.com. By Stefan Stevenson. Read More
Trending Videos on YouTube
Both the actors were seen together in too many movies but when they were young. This time, the two evergreen stars will be seen playing father-son in an ageless comedy movie 102 Not Out. AddThis Sharing Buttons. Share to Facebook Facebook Share to Twitter Twitter Share to Google+ Google+ … Read …
YouTuber JP Sears explains ‘Phoenix People’: Locals either love it or feel totally burned
JP Sears' humor is as dry as the heat he lampooned in a clip explaining Phoenix residents. Sears, a stand-up comedian who will do three shows at StandUpLive in Phoenix this weekend, promoted his visit in one of his "Ultra Spiritual Life" web episodes. The humorous clip has amassed more …
Judge Tosses PragerU Lawsuit Accusing Google, YouTube of Censoring Conservative Content
A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by conservative nonprofit PragerU against Google, arguing that subsidiary YouTube did not violate First Amendment rights by partially censoring or limiting the organization's YouTube videos. Presiding U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh ruled Monday that, … Read More