Tag: Digital media
‘The missing sense’: why our technology addiction makes us crave smells
Our online worlds have plenty of words, noises and colors however do not have something significant aromas. Could that ever alter? When David Edwards established the oPhone, he hoped scent messages would end up being the next huge thing in the digitisation of our online lives. The gadget appeared likeRead More
Twitter suspends 235,000 accounts in six months for promoting terrorism
Figure contributes to 125,000 accounts suspended in 6 months prior to thatTwitter: There is no magic algorithm for determining terrorist material Twitter has actually suspended 235,000 accounts in the last 6 months for offense of its policies concerning the promo of terrorism and violent risk, the business stated Thursday, contributingRead More
The week’s best podcasts: Stephen King, BoJack Horseman, Werner Herzog
The scary meister explores Batman and Robin and with a huge selection of political podcasts, theres a lot of real-world paying attention to alarm us too Podcasts are rapidly ending up being a fundamental part of the governmental election, with Hillary Clinton releasing her own podcast, called Too Embarrassed toRead More
My Gay War With Peter Thiel: Gawkers Nick Denton Faces the Future
Gawkers Nick Denton doesnt know if he is about to be destroyed by Hulk Hogan, or saved by Ziff Davis. But all his woes, he says, are sourced in his and Peter Thiels gay ideological differences.”> Look, a lot of this is about appearances. The calmer and more confident weRead More
Ira Glass: ‘I feel like Im actually sort of scared all the time’
After two decades hosting influential radio show This American Life, Ira Glass reflects on what hes learned about fear, marriage, politics and storytelling Ira Glass is speaking to me ahead of the final four performances of Three Acts, Two Dancers, One Radio Show, the most bizarre live show a radioRead More
