Year: 2017

While in retrospect it’s obvious that foreign actors would use social media to influence U.S. public opinion, it would have been hard to predict the extent — such as those 29 million Facebook posts from Russian operatives that may have reached as many as 146 million Americans.

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Whatsapp is rolling out a new feature that lets you take your foot out of your mouth. But you better hurry. Messages must be deleted within 7 minutes and there is no guarantee that the […]

  My two days attending the Internet Librarian conference in Monterey last week reminded me of something that a lot of people already know. Despite predictions that they would be rendered obsolete by technology, libraries […]

Two separate studies released on Thursday show interesting data about how both young children and teens and their parents are using and thinking about media […]

After using Google’s new Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL for several days, I’ve concluded they are the best Android phones I’ve ever used and a worthy competitor to Apple’s new iPhones. […]

Pope Francis endorsed the Declaration of Rome, a 13-point manifesto that outlines goals for keeping children safe.  […]

I’ve now had a chance to play with the Essential smartphone but, because of my travel schedule, I’m not quite ready to write my review. So, here is the “essential” info on this high-end new […]

Mark Zuckerberg pledged to cooperate with both Congress and Special Counsel Robert Mueller  on the investigations regarding Russian interference with our election. The company will turn over confidential information to the government, but not release it to the public […]

My few minutes of hands-on experience with the iPhone X at the Apple reveal on Tuesday is hardly sufficient to review the new phone, but I can say that it looks good, feels good in the hand and that it’s easy to get to the home screen, despite the lack of a home button.    MORE

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After the presentation at Apple on Tuesday, the press was invited to a hands-on area just outside the Steve Jobs Theater on Apple’s new “Apple Park” campus.  We got to see the new products up […]