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From a small workshop in Severn, Bryan and Lynn Holmes run their woodworking business, turning raw lumber into engraved cutting boards with personalized messages such as “Eat, Drink and Be Married.”
Bloxstyle started four years ago in the Holmes’ garage, and they sold the boards online through the…
This Dual-Heeled Shoe Aims To Make Stilettos As Comfortable As Sneakers
Would you wear it?
In 2009, aspiring sneaker designer Christopher Dixon got to peek into Serena Williams’s closet and check out her personal shoe collection. “She was like, ‘Those hurt my feet, but I love them. And those hurt my feet, too,'” Dixon recalls. The tennis superstar was a cousin of Dixon’s best friend and had hired him to help with a clothing line.
Support Swells For Apple’s Opposition To iPhone Unlocking Court Order
Tech leaders and advocacy groups voice support for Apple after CEO Tim Cook published an open letter opposing a court order.
When Apple CEO Tim Cook openly opposed a federal court order for Apple to help the FBI access the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters, it was more than just a public explanation of the company’s stance. Cook’s open letter represented a defining moment in what will become a very public, global debate about the right to electronic privacy versus the needs of law enforcement and national security officials.
FCC Votes To Bust Cable’s Set-Top-Box Monopoly
Cable and satellite TV providers must basically open-source their programming, allowing anyone to build a set-top box or app to receive it.
People who hate their cable boxes, or hate paying to rent them, have reason to celebrate today. The Federal Communications Commission has voted to open up competition for companies that make alternative boxes, as well as apps that replace the hardware entirely. That wasn’t a shocker: FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler and the two other liberal members of the commission have favored the plan since it was announced on January 27.
New York City Officially Launches Free Public Wi-Fi
After a soft launch of four hubs in January, the LinkNYC system officially goes live today.
New York City will see the official launch of its new citywide LinkNYC free Wi-Fi system today. At noon on Thursday, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio is announcing the public launch of the Wi-Fi hotspots that have replaced old payphones at the northwest corner of 16th Street and 3rd Avenue. Mayor de Blasio will be joined by members from CityBridge, the consortium of companies behind the LinkNYC system.
Twitter Reveals Password Recovery Bug, Says No Passwords Were Leaked
On Wednesday, Twitter disclosed that a bug in its password recovery system could have compromised almost 10,000 user accounts.
Twitter said in a blog post Wednesday that a bug in its password recovery system could have impacted about 10,000 accounts. The bug was active for about 24 hours last week, before Twitter discovered and quashed it. Twitter claims the glitch did not leak any passwords, but it may have revealed email addresses and phone numbers associated with affected accounts.
Will Yahoo’s Recent Layoffs Mean Long Commutes For Remaining Workers?
Yahoo announced another round of layoffs yesterday; here’s what may be in store for those that remain on staff.
Yesterday, employees from Yahoo’s media unit in California and New York were let go, as the company shuttered digital “magazines” Yahoo Food, Yahoo Auto, Yahoo Makers, Yahoo Real Estate, Yahoo Health, and Yahoo Parenting. The Tech channel will be folding into the larger News site, so former New York Times writer David Pogue is still with the company, as is Katie Couric.
It’s Not Just Kanye: Musicians Are Using Twitter Polls To Query Fans
Intentionally or not, Twitter has given artists a new way to crowdsource their creative decisions.
When Twitter launched its new polling feature last year, the company probably wasn’t expecting this: A tweet from Kanye West asking if a certain mocked-up image should be on the cover of Rolling Stone. Despite West’s obvious lack of editorial authority over such things, the poll garnered over 109,000 votes. Just a few days earlier, his wife Kim Kardashian practically set Twitter on fire with a poll asking whether Kanye’s next album should be titled “SWISH”, “WAVES” or “SO HELP ME GOD.” Nearly half a million chimed in on that question, but to no avail: West’s latest album is called none of those things.
BuzzFeed’s Audience Spends Over 100 Million Monthly Hours On BuzzFeed
Video views versus video engagement: Which is more valuable? BuzzFeed‘s publisher weighs in.
Back in October, BuzzFeed reported that it had crossed five billion monthly content views—a number that encompassed not just BuzzFeed‘s site and apps, but also the swaths of content it publishes directly to social platforms like Snapchat and Facebook. This inevitably led to questions about how to measure a “content view” and what that means compared to more traditional web audience measurements, such as page views and unique visitors.
