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This is part of our Road Trip 2016 summer series "Life, Disrupted," about how technology is helping with the global refugee crisis -- if at all. Maria Booth and I sit at a table at Mälarpaviljongen, a gay-friendly bar and cafe in Stockholm. It's a sunny, breezy day on the Baltic waterway that surrounds the city. The cafe's floating patio bobs gently in Riddarfjärden Bay. We're talking about Facebook. She's worried about a change taking place in her country that she saw first on the world's biggest social network: People she knew were posting comments against immigrants, calling them criminals and drains on society. "It has become perfectly legitimate to say we should close our borders," says Booth, her voice tinged with disbelief. To my American ears, the sentiment seems commonplace -- especially in this election year. To Booth, it's unprecedented. For more than 70 years, Sweden has been a haven for people escaping war and persecution. In 1943, it gave asylum to 7,,social media,social media icons,social media sites,social media marketing,social media apps,social media manager,social media jobs,social media definition,social media examiner,social media platforms ...ادامه مطلب

Sorry, Maine. You sounded like a really nice place to visit, what with your beaches, B&Bs, lighthouses and lobsters. We could even overlook the fact that your native son, Stephen King, seems to be determined to convince everyone in the world you're full of killer clowns, possessed cars, rabid St. Beards and spooky fog that tus people inside-out. (Well, maybe that last one was "The Simpsons.") But there's no way to overlook the 10-foot-long (3-meter) snakeskin that police in Westbrook, Maine, photographed and waed their citizens about in a Facebook post.[embedded content] If you read the Facebook comments, you can see that some are convinced this is a hoax, that a shed snakeskin was planted by someone wanting to freak out the community. (And the thought of someone hauling around a peeled-off skin this size just for a prank is honestly as creepy as the live snake.) Some sa, ...ادامه مطلب

A hacker got away with roughly $72 million worth of bitcoin. Getty The hits continue for bitcoin owners.After Bitfinex revealed this week that a hacker made off with 119,756 bitcoin (about $72 million), the digital-currency exchange said Friday it is interested in a "socialized loss.""We are leaning towards a socialized loss scenario among bitcoin balances and active loans to BTCUSD positions," the company said in a blog post, noting that it has not made a final decision and that more details will be available Saturday. BTCUSD stands for Bitcoin/US dollar.In a socialized loss scenario, a company typically expects a bailout of some sort, either from customers or from the govement. It's possible that Bitfinex customers may bear the brunt of the loss.Bitfinex did not immediately respond to a request to comment.Let's block ads! بخوانید, ...ادامه مطلب

Sling Blake Krikorian, the co-founder of Sling Media and a longtime fixture in Silicon Valley, died Wednesday at age 48.His brother, Jason confirmed Krikorian's sudden passing on Facebook. According to Recode's Kara Swisher, he was "apparently struck by a heart attack while surfing in the San Francisco area." Krikorian had recently served as the corporate vice president for Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business, following the acquisition of his company, id8 Group R2 Studios, by Redmond in 2013. But he was best known (to me and many others) as one of the visionary founders of Sling Media, which he co-founded with his brother Jason and Bhupen Shah. That company's Slingbox, first released in 2005, was the among the first handful of products to offer video "placeshifting" technology -- the ability to digitize the signal from your cable box and stream it to a PC or mobile device elsewhere in the home, or around the world. Brian Jaquet, who served as Sling's director of corporate communications, recounted how the Krikorian brothers' desire to watch their beloved San Francisco Giants while they were traveling was the big idea behind the box. "They just wanted to watch the games from the road, and couldn't believe there wasn't a way to do that," said Jaquet. Streaming video is now a ubiquitous service that has upended the entertainment industry as we know it. But Krikorian's hardware-based solution -- which did not require a monthly fee -- was arguably the major trailblazer in the field, offering live TV when and where you wanted it and besting corporate competitors like Sony's similar Location-Free TV. This was, after all, just a year after YouTube had launched, and two years before the first iPhone was released. Netflix was still mailing DVDs, its streaming service and the first Roku box still years away."That product, and the Sling company in general, laid the groundwork for ev, ...ادامه مطلب

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives. Why do bars exist? To make you feel a little better about the vicissitudes of existence. To make you commune with your fellow human and share life experiences. Why do phones exist? To make sure you post whatever you're doing to Facebook. To keep you from communing with your fellow human and sharing life experiences in real life.Enlarge ImageIt looks like a lovely place. Gin Tub/Facebook Steve Tyler decided to do something about it. He owns the Gin Tub bar in Hove, England. He got fed up with customers not talking to each other. So he tued to science. As Sky News reports, he built a Faraday cage around the the bar in order to block Wi-Fi signals. That would be a structure of conductive material that acts as a hindrance to unwanted advances by electrical currents or radio waves. Some are fancier than others. "It's not difficult at all. It's silver foil in the walls and it's copper mesh," he told Sky News. He added: "It's not the perfect system, it's not military grade. The Americans are still listening." That's a relief. It's not entirely clear whether this is legal. In the US, authorities have frowned on those who, for example, use jammers to block cell phone signals. In the UK, Faraday cages appear to be open to interpretation, as they don't proactively block a signal. They merely make it difficult to get one.On the bar's Facebook page, some are enamored of the cage. But not everyone. "I'd avoided a place like this because of the threat of terrorism. What if we, as customers got trapped in the building during an attack, we can't call for help!" wrote Si O Connor. The Gin Tub didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Tyler told the BBC that the bar has a landline for emergencies. And he surely has his heart tuned to a human frequency. As he told Sky News of his customers: "I w, ...ادامه مطلب

When Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton announced that Sen. Tim Kaine would be her running mate, the inteet went wild with witty memes. Now it seem Kaine is trending again on Twitter as old photos of him surface online. Plus the young Kaine could double as Superman, which could come in handy. Not only are his new fans smitten with his dashing good looks, some are even giving the VP candidate hipster status just based on his '70s fashion sense. Kaine is getting a lot of attention for his cheekbones and laid-back swagger. But his Democratic cohorts likely have photos from their younger years that could also result in new admirers. In fact, one fan tweeted that the below early photos of Kaine, Clinton, Beie Sanders and President Barack Obama make them look like the best indie band ever. Your move, Donald Trump. Time to break out those Studio 54 photos! Let's block ads! بخوانید, ...ادامه مطلب

Four years ago, Facebook and Twitter shared the same small space on Radio Row at the Republican and Democratic national conventions. Both social networks were growing, but not quite mainstream.Not anymore. Social networks -- including Snapchat, Instagram, Medium, and YouTube -- have a ubiquitous presence that rivals traditional media this week at the RNC in Cleveland.Social media giant Facebook built a two-story structure dubbed "Facebook Central," outside of the Quicken Loans Arena, site of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Terry Collins/CNET Radio Row is now called Media Row. Walk up to the entrance of the Quicken Loans Arena and there's Facebook Central, a two-story snazzy pavilion, complete with a Oculus Rift VR room and data touch screens to see which candidates are being discussed the most. There's also a studio where nearly two-dozen media organizations, including CNN and Fox, are airing live broadcasts that also appear on its new, immensely popular Facebook Live. Go around the coer and there's #TwitterCaucusRoom at Media Row. Twitter's main space features multiple screens showing the latest GOP-related tweets, data and who's trending. Next to it is the "Blue Room," a boutique-style see-through studio with plush chairs where media can conduct interviews with politicians and celebrities and air them on its Periscope live streaming service. It's the most digital Republican National Convention ever. Social media is again redefining how we get our news. That was never more apparent than when a joualist revealed on Twitter late Monday that Melania Trump, during her well-received RNC speech, had lifted parts of First Lady Michelle Obama's speech from the 2008 Democratic convention. Sure enough, the backlash led to a uber-trending hashtag, #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes as the scandal dominated the news cycle the next day.Adam Sharp, Twitter's head of news, govement and el, ...ادامه مطلب

[embedded content] Fresh off being named 2015's highest paid actor in Hollywood by Forbes last week, The Rock launched his own YouTube channel on Monday and he's called in a few ringers to show him the ropes.Chief among them is vlogger and comedian Lilly Singh, who gives Johnson the guided tour of YouTube's secret volcano lair recording studio. The online venture comes from a partnership between Johnson's 7 Bucks Productions, which he runs with ex-wife Dany Garcia, and Studio 71, Variety reports.Capitalizing on his 100-million-follower-strong social media presence, The Rock is now tackling the land of cat videos, beauty tips, couples yoga and double rainbows. Yes, all those things make an appearance in the video.His enormous profile (as in social media, not physical stature) also ties in quite nicely with YouTube's current efforts to produce more professional content. On The Rock's end, it's another way to connect with fans who are hungry for more digital Johnson.Between a bevy of new movies, his new YouTube channel and his personal alarm clock app, the former pro wrestling champ sure is spending a lot of time cooking things up in the kitchen.Let's block ads! بخوانید, ...ادامه مطلب

China has issued a waing to news sites over using social media as a source. César Salza/CNET China has issued a crackdown on online news organisations across the country, waing them not use social media as a source without carefully verifying and fact-checking claims first.The Cyberspace Administration of China issued the directive, with the state media agency Xinhua reporting that the move was made in a bid to combat "false news.""It is forbidden to use hearsay to create news or use conjecture and imagination to distort the facts," Xinhua reported, according to a translation in the South China Moing Post. "All websites should bear the key responsibility to further streamline the course of reporting and publishing of news, and set up a sound inteal monitoring mechanism among all mobile news portals [and the social media chat websites] Weibo or WeChat," it said.It's not the first time that China's vexed relationship with censorship and the inteet has been in the spotlight. In 2014, censors targeted WeChat messaging accounts hosted by a number of joualists, while Google has long faced issues over with its Gmail service in China as well as the blocking certain search results, such as those associated with Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Let's block ads! بخوانید, ...ادامه مطلب

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageThe Nickelback-hating poster created by the Queensland Police in Australia. Queensland Police; Facebook screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET It's a question I've often wanted to ask: Where were you when you started hating Nickelback?Would anyone know? Would only the most smart and self-righteous say, "When I first heard a Nickelback song"?Somehow, though, you're supposed to despise this band because you're supposed to despise this band. It's become so prevalent that even the police in Queensland, Australia, think it's funny. They actually wafted to Facebook to indict Nickelback for crimes against music. Comedian Jim Gaffigan appeared on Conan O'Brien's show to discuss this phenomenon."I feel like there's this moment where people just decide that we're all going to hate some celebrity for no real reason at all," he said.Such moments regularly occur on Twitter. Some even get memorialized by Twitter's latest feature, helpfully called Moments. Nickelback appeared in a cameo on Gaffigan's self-titled show. "I don't know anything about Nickelback, but I know that my friends who are supercool despise Nickelback," he said. "Like they kidnapped the Lindbergh baby."Gaffigan tells some of his supercool friends that it's not cool at all. He says he enlightens them: "You wait tables. They sell out arenas."Popularity isn't everything. It's hard, though, to entirely pinpoint what Nickelback actually did to incur such wrath.Gaffigan compared them to Carrot Top. What exactly did he do to become a name uttered with free spittle attached?"I think it's just people who define themselves by criticizing other things, and I think that's wrong," he concluded.So let's define ourselves by refusing ever again to speak to anyone who declares a detestation of Nickelback.I wonder if we'll miss any of , ...ادامه مطلب

"Avengers" director Joss Whedon -- best known for his hit TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Firefly" -- quit Twitter in 2015. "Twitter is an addictive little thing," Whedon told Buzzfeed, "and if it's there, I gotta check it. When you keep doing something after it stops giving you pleasure, that's kind of rock bottom for an addict. I just had a little moment of clarity where I'm like, You know what? If I want to get stuff done, I need to not constantly hit this thing for a news item or a joke or some praise, and then be suddenly sad when there's hate and then hate and then hate." Let's block ads! بخوانید, ...ادامه مطلب

Next year is finally now for Cleveland Cavaliers fans.Long-suffering Ohio basketball fans rejoiced Sunday as their team defeated the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors 93-89. And they did so in a way they couldn't when the franchise was founded 52 years ago: social media. In a blizzard of tweets, diehards, like Patrick Ward, celebrated the nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat Game 7 thriller. Ward lost his mind tweeting in the moments after LeBron James & Co. battled back to become the first NBA team facing a 3-1 deficit to win a NBA title: "Cleveland, this is for you!," said Finals MVP James. "Our fans deserve it. They deserve it. I came back to our city to bring a championship." The Cavs' improbable feat brought Cleveland its first pro sports championship since 1964, when the Cleveland Browns won the NFL title. Browns' great Jim Brown -- arguably the greatest football player ever -- was elegant in celebrating the end of the drought: Meanwhile, the Warriors, who won an all-time NBA record 73 games during the regular season, also became the first NBA team to blow a commanding 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals."It's not a good feeling," NBA MVP and Warriors sharpshooter Steph Curry said postgame. "This isn't the last time you'll see us on this stage."Maybe not, but that doesn't matter to "Mr. Cavalier" Austin Carr, the Cavs legend and TV color commentator, who cried on-air when James left for the Miami Heat six years ago. He joyously tweeted: Cleveland should enjoy the celebration, because the next big event in town, the Republican National Convention, could prove to be a rumble. The convention, where Donald Trump will likely be named the party's presidential nominee, opens on July 18. Let's block ads! بخوانید, ...ادامه مطلب

The music stopped the moment Shelby Belfast came on stage Wednesday night.Belfast, co-organizer of the local chapter of GRLCVLT (for "girl culture"), asked people to raise their hands and say "I'm a survivor." Slowly, about 200 men and women at the Starline Social Club, in Oakland, raised a hand and looked around in silent solidarity against what GRLCVLT calls "a culture of rape." The attendees then took action, signing petitions to remove Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky, who brought the inteet to a boil by sentencing a Stanford student to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. "Take my anger as just passion to want things to change," Belfast said, adding she was appalled by the sentence. "We're done with being second-class citizens."Credit social media for the outpouring of fury and action, which galvanized support less than two weeks after Persky sentenced Brock Tuer on June 2. Persky said he factored in Tuer's age and said the student had "less moral culpability" because he was drunk and had no "significant record of prior criminal offenses," according to The Guardian. Prosecutors were seeking two years for three felony sexual assault convictions each, or six years total, for the 20-year-old, who was convicted in March. Usually the story ends there. Not this time. The day after the sentencing, the 23-year-old victim wrote a 7,244-word statement to the Persky protesting that sentence. BuzzFeed printed her statement in full. It went viral, racking up over 17 million views. And on June 5, Stanford law professor and sociologist Michele Dauber posted to Twitter a statement Tuer's father read to the court, saying six-months in jail was a "steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action." That post became a social media call to action. There are now 16 petitions on Change.org related to the Stanford rape case. Some petitions ask for Tuer to get a maximum 14-year prison sentence. Most petitions, however, are , ...ادامه مطلب

An update is coming to a 100-year old classic. Kent German/CNET In a day to remember for font geeks and transport nerds alike, Transport for London (TfL) announced yesterday that it was updating the century-old font it uses across the London Underground.In a blog post by Monotype, the firm that helped TfL adapt the new font, type director Malou Verlomme said the expansion of the word's oldest underground railway (first opened in 1863) has put new demands on the typeface, especially as it publishes maps and information on digital platforms.Jon Hunter, head of TfL design, told the BBC that changing the font is an "important step forward" for communicating with passengers in the digital age. "As social media has become more important, hashtags and at signs are more important."Though the differences are small, it's easy to spot the changes on the # and @ symbols in particular (Time Out London has some great images comparing the two). Letters also have been made thinner to better appear on mobile apps.Called Johnston100, the new font is the biggest update to the font TfL has used since 1916 when it was created by calligrapher Edward Johnston. Though it will initially appear on printed materials, Johnston100 will eventually roll out to signage on stations and trains. Let's block ads! بخوانید, ...ادامه مطلب

Netflix has picked up "Big Mouth," an animated half-hour comedy series from comedian Nick Kroll and "Family Guy" writer-producer Andrew Goldberg, the streaming service announced Monday. The series, which will initially feature 10 episodes, will debut in 2017. "Big Mouth" will focus on "teenaged adventures in puberty," Netflix said in a statement.Kroll and comedian John Mulaney will voice the two main characters, Nick and Andrew. Other actors that will be featured on the show include Maya Rudolph, Jordan Peele, Fred Armisen, Jenny Slate, Jessi Klein and Jason Mantzoukas.Let's block ads! بخوانید, ...ادامه مطلب