A Mass Murder of, and for, the Internet
A Mass Murder of, and for, the Internet The terrorist attack in New Zealand is shocking on every level — and feels like a first for how unmistakably online it was. Read More…
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Inside the Mating Rituals of Brands and Online Stars
Inside the Mating Rituals of Brands and Online Stars With deals collectively worth billions of dollars at stake, the pressure is on advertisers and viral performers on sites like YouTube and Instagram to find the right match. Read More…
More infoGoogle Parent's Shares Dive as YouTube Changes, Competition Hurt Revenue
Google Parent’s Shares Dive as YouTube Changes, Competition Hurt Revenue Alphabet Inc’s Google on Monday saw its slowest revenue growth in three years from increased competition in advertising, stumbles in its smartphone business and disruptive changes at YouTube that left the leading internet ad company lagging rivals… Read More…
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Facebook and YouTube Give Alex Jones a Wrist Slap A Facebook suspension and a YouTube probation, for videos that violated policies, followed weeks of controversy over Mr. Jones, who oversees Infowars. Read More…
More infoHow Zac Efron Charms as a Serial Killer in ‘Extremely Wicked’
How Zac Efron Charms as a Serial Killer in ‘Extremely Wicked’ The director Joe Berlinger narrates a sequence from his film about Ted Bundy, “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile.” Read More…
More infoYouTube Touts First New Original Program Under Free Strategy
YouTube Touts First New Original Program Under Free Strategy Alphabet Inc’s YouTube unveiled on Thursday nine new original programs that will be available for free this year as the streaming service shrinks an effort to attract subscribers with content exclusively behind a paywall. The unveiling at a Yo… Read More…
More infoThe Most Measured Person in Tech Is Running the Most Chaotic Place on the Internet
The Most Measured Person in Tech Is Running the Most Chaotic Place on the Internet YouTube’s C.E.O. spends her days contemplating condoms and bestiality, talking advertisers off the ledge and managing a property the size of Netflix. Read More…
More infoYou’ll Never Guess What’s Actually Inside These Huge Water Towers. It’s Great.
Next time you’re in the market for a unique, million dollar home, don’t just look for normal mansions and penthouses. There are so many houses on the market that don’t look like houses at all. That makes them even more impressive! Take these unique abodes for example. Once these towers were drained of the water they originally held, they became some of the world’s most epic houses. If you’re interested in one of these amazing places, though, you might want to make sure your bank account is […]
More infoHow A.S.M.R. Became a Sensation
How A.S.M.R. Became a Sensation The brain-tingling feeling was a hard-to-describe psychological oddity. Until, suddenly, it was a YouTube phenomenon. Read More…
More infoSri Lanka Shut Down Social Media. My First Thought Was ‘Good.’
Sri Lanka Shut Down Social Media. My First Thought Was ‘Good.’ As a tech journalist, I’m ashamed to admit it. But this is how bad the situation has gotten. Read More…
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