Want to see Hilary Mason, the CEO and founder at Fast Forward Labs, get fired up? Tell her about your new connected product and its machine learning algorithm that will help it… Read more »
A survey done by the commenting platform Disqus shows that readers see comments posted by those using pseudonyms as being just as trustworthy as those using real names Read more »
While the original Truecaller app provides handy information about incoming calls, the Truedialer app aims to do the same with outgoing calls, while replacing the user’s standard contacts app. Read more »
Twitter has developed a system called BotMaker to deal with its spam problem. Essentially, BotMaker scans messages before they’re posted, after they’re posted, and as part of bulk data analyses in… Read more »
A newly-published list of GCHQ tools that were in operation or being developed a couple years back, provides a fascinating insight into modern propaganda and disinformation techniques. Read more »
As FTC’s crackdown on T-Mobile illustrates, SMS payment services are more trouble than their worth. With the exception of charitable giving, premium SMS should be outlawed. Read more »
Metafilter, a pioneering online community, has been forced to lay off almost half of its moderation staff and is on financial life support after its traffic from Google suddenly declined by… Read more »
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Buffer was forced to turn its social-sharing service off on Saturday after a number of users found the app was posting diet spam-related content to their social networks without their consent. Read more »
The country’s first multilevel marketer in mobile Solavei is building a merchant rewards network for its members. It’s the MVNO’s first step — but not its last — toward expanding its… Read more »