By Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News, titled “Meta’s Threads is Twitter’s second biggest challenge” Meta’s new Threads service is the second biggest challenge to Twitter. The biggest challenge is the antics of its owner,...
By Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Listen to “Computing Has Gone Full Circle, and It’s Time to Go Back a Bit” on Spreaker. With a little help from John Lennon, Larry makes the point in this 1-minute CBS News ConnectSafely Report My...
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Facebook and Ray-Ban are now collaborating on smart glasses, called “Ray-Ban Stories.” It’s not the first product of its kind but, it’s particularly noteworthy because of its progeny. Facebook as you know, is...
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Have you ever searched for your personal information on Google? You might be shocked by what you find. I’m not just talking about your name – just about everyone Googles themselves from time to time. But you...
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Google the term “robocall,” and you’ll find an FCC webpage that begins, “Unwanted calls – including illegal and spoofed robocalls – are the FCC’s top consumer complaint and...
“Sometimes mean behavior on social media is super casual. Instead of being harassed, my friends just don’t tag me in a picture. How do I deal with the drama? Is it possible I’m overreacting?” Ah, yes…drama online (as this week’s TikTok depicts — scroll...