While TikTok has (perhaps unexpectedly) become a dominant force in the social media sphere, that sphere continues to fragment into more niche services. New platforms continue to pop up, geared towards specific demographics and populations.
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It can be very difficult to believe in privacy these days. At every turn, we’re asked to give up personal information to register for nearly…
OPLIN 4Cast #765: Facebook wants to replace Zoom meetings with virtual reality
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Although not many American homes have a VR gaming rig, virtual reality is hardly the new kid on the technology block these days. While it…
What perhaps differentiates this year, from so many others, is the even bigger emphasis on technology–accelerated by the pandemic, no doubt. But it’s the first school year where the only school supplies I’ll be buying will be a notebook and maybe a couple of pens…just in case.
I hate carrying things around in my pockets—big collections of keys, jangling coins, a bulky phone case—but the worst for me is sitting on a…
Pre-pandemic, we had very strict boundaries on my teenage son’s screen time. He was allotted a certain time amount on school nights, with slightly more…
OPLIN 4Cast #761: Will the Olympic winners be determined by who had the most expensive tech?
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As the Olympic games begin in Tokyo, much of the focus has been on the technological innovations bringing an amazing amount of content to viewers,…
“Pegasus” is a spyware system developed to investigate and prevent terrorism and serious crime. Made by Israeli cybersecurity company NSO Group, it is sold only…
It’s no secret that most public libraries use Microsoft Windows for the vast majority of both staff and patron computing. In 2015, just as the…
Last week (so I could get the accumulated bonuses from winning “Words with Friends” games) I updated my iPad, and finally encountered that Identity for…