Aug 18, 2016
By Larry Magid In a blog post, Twitter announced that its introducing features to give users more control over what you see and who you interact with through notification settings and a “quality filter.” Notifications Settings Starting now, all Twitter...
Aug 4, 2016
By Larry Magid It seems as if complaints roll in every time Facebook makes a change to its News Feed. But I have no complaint with the latest change designed to cut back on “clickbait.” In a statement, Facebook defined clickbait as “headlines that...
Aug 2, 2016
by Larry Magid For years, Facebook has been looking for a way to compete with Snapchat at its own game and, after two failed attempts, it’s trying again not by trying to acquire Snapchat for $3 billion as it did in 2013 or by launching its Slingshot...
Jul 28, 2016
Parents often tell their kids to “share,” but sharing movies, music and other media isn’t always legal or ethical. The good news is that many services do allow you to share, at least with members of your “family” or...
Jul 27, 2016
This post is an except of one that first appeared on Forbes.com by Larry Magid In the old days, people would buy books and then share them with family members when they were done reading them. Or we’d get a movie or CD and get everyone in the same room to watch or...