Spin, one of several bike-sharing companies now vying for dominance in a number of U.S. cities, has a new weapon to wield against its competitors: Kyle Rowe, the architect of Seattle’s permissive and apparently successful bike-share permit system, who is joining the company to work on government partnerships. In addition, Spin is gearing up to launch in a dozen or so new cities. Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Forget all that fancy moviemaking equipment. The Piano Guys turned to an iPhone X for their latest music video.
Source: CNET
Why wait for Black Friday? Amazon is already offering an incredible deal on a 55-inch 4K TV.
Source: CNET
The debate about the effects social networks like Facebook and Twitter have on us as human beings goes one. Indeed, just this week Facebook co-founder Sean Parker said “The thought process that went into building these applications, Facebook being the first of them, … was all about: ‘How do we consume as much of your time and conscious attention as possible?… God only… Read More
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A special episode this week recounting the day in 2007 when hashtags arrived on Twitter.
Source: Wired
Researchers at the U.K.’s University of Edinburgh trained an algorithm to predict the perpetrator on episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation by getting it to binge-watch episodes.
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Uber’s found a way to shave another 25% or so off the price of a ride. Uber Express Pool asks you to walk up to a few blocks to your pickup and destination before and after the ride in exchange for the cheapest fare out of all of Uber’s options. The feature dynamically generates “smart spots” that are easy to drive to and close to the origin or destination of… Read More
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Sorry Yelp and Foursquare: Local peels the stickiest, best part of Facebook away from all the stuff you’d rather not have.
Source: Wired
Lucasfilm is putting a lot of faith in the guy behind the next installment of the Skywalker saga. That means it must be good.
Source: Wired
Instagram is testing a new feature with a small fraction of its user base. As spotted by Pippa Akram and The Next Web, some users can now search for a hashtag and follow this tag in particular. Ok this is new. What does this do @SimonSocialMM @BizPaul @NatalieTFG any ideas? I’ve followed 2 but can’t find what that means!! pic.twitter.com/LlCBk4Wmfv — Pippa Akram… Read More
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