New Belmont Heights walking path will mark grand opening Saturday
A new greenbelt in the Belmont Heights area featuring a 10-foot-wide walking path and new landscaping will officially open to the public Saturday. The Red Car Greenbelt includes 3.66 acres that will link walkers and bikers to the bike path at 6th Street, which connects to the city's bike route …
YouTube Expands ‘Director Onsite’ Service To Attract More Small Business Advertisers
YouTube is expanding an advertising initiative that aims to get more small businesses using the video platform. Called YouTube Director Onsite, the service promises, “We'll shoot your ad for you…when you spend at least $350 advertising it on YouTube.” In other words, if a local business wants to pay … Read …
YouTube testing new full-width search bar UI on Android
Currently, a small number of users are starting to see a new full-width search bar on the YouTube app for Android devices. This design clearly hasn't been finalized, as it adopts a rectangular look that goes against the rest of the design of the YouTube app, as well as recent …
New ‘YouTube Director’ service offers free — sorta —video ad production
In a Tuesday blog post, YouTube group product manager Nick Rettke noted that typical costs for a half-minute ad can run $1,000 to $5,000, but YouTube is offering the Director services for free, albeit with one caveat. Businesses that utilize the service must commit to spending $350 on ad placements, … …
The new LinkedIn for women? Bumble Bizz launches in Australia with first Aussie ad
LinkedIn, like the advertising industry in general, is dominated by men. The gender imbalance can make networking harder for women, with women often recounting stories of a "networking" attempt that has been mistaken for a date. But dating app Bumble is entering into the space, taking on LinkedIn, … Read More
LinkedIn gives videos a makeover with filters, referral button for job seekers
LinkedIn is jumping on the video-editing bandwagon by allowing users to add new filters to footage shared on the professional-focused network. Inside the LinkedIn mobile app, users can now add filters or text, the company announced on Tuesday, March 20. The app update comes just a day after the … Read …
LinkedIn now lets you ask for a referral from people in your network
In real life, people who have contacts within the company are more likely to get a job they're applying for, especially if their contact has referred them (and said contact also has a good reputation). LinkedIn thinks this can also apply to the digital networking app as it now allows …
I will delete Facebook, but you can pry Instagram from my cold, dead hands
You may have noticed over the last few days that the tech world has erupted after it was revealed this weekend that data mining company Cambridge Analytica sneakily used the social network to collect data from 50 million people for the Trump campaign. People are rightfully pissed, and the … Read …
A museum banned Instagram selfies. Here’s why it won’t work.
The earth-shattering popularity of Instagram and its galaxy of stars (or would-be stars) is having a ripple effect on certain industries — for good and, sometimes, for ill. Museums and other places are taking measures to cut down on damages caused by the photo-snapping masses, but there doesn't seem … Read …
Perfect Instagram food is getting me down
As I ate standing over the sink, I flicked through my Instagram feed to see what everyone else was having for dinner. There was a delicate pumpkin blini with apple cider gelée and fried sage, home-made ricotta and blueberry balsamic ice cream and a tangle of shaved fennel with olives …