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Twitter Fights Vaccine Misinformation

If you search for tweets related to vaccines this week, the first thing you see on Twitter is a post from the United States Department of Health and Human Services pointing you to reliable health information instead of anti-vax misinformation.   Last week, Twitter announced that it would be launching a new tool in search that would prompt users to head to vaccines.org, which is run by officials at HHS. […]

todayMay 30, 2019

Tech Made Simple

How to Unsubscribe from Unroll.me

By now it’s safe to assume that almost every free internet service that provides some kind of utility isn’t really “free,” and that the price you pay, if it’s not in the form of an actual withdrawal from your bank account, is in the currency of your personal data. Unroll.me, which scans people’s inboxes for marketing emails and newsletters and offers to unsubscribe them in big batches, fits this bill: […]

todayApril 25, 2019

Tech Made Simple

How To Turn Off Autoplay Videos on Social Media

You’ve probably been caught off guard by videos that play automatically on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram - in fact, just across the internet in general. They begin playing as soon as you load a page or (if they’re more deviously implemented) when you start scrolling through a page to catch your attention.  Whether you just want to put an end to autoplay videos on social media platforms, or are looking […]

todayMarch 22, 2019

Fashion

Adieu and Auf Wiedersehen, Karl Lagerfeld, 1935(?) – 2019

Famed fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld passed away this month at the reputed age of 83, although his actual date of birth, like many things about Lagerfeld, were up for debate.  Here are some things you may have known, or not, about the man, the myth, the fashion legend.   Born September, 1935, Karl Lagerfeld passed away on February 19 this year. The son of a wealthy Hamburg businessman, Lagerfeld was […]

todayFebruary 25, 2019

Fashion

Viktor and Rolf Make a Fashion Statement

In their latest collection, the duo used couture techniques to work bold, eye-catching phrases such as “No photos please,” “I’m not shy I just don’t like you,” “I’m sorry I’m late I didn’t want to come,” and “Go to Hell” on the fronts of their usual pretty-but-oddball gowns. The gimmick drew a massive amount of attention as images of the clothes, or more specifically the clothes and their slogans, exited […]

todayJanuary 29, 2019

Tech Made Simple

Instagram Says, “My Bad”

On December 27, Instagram rolled out a major design change that went over like a lead balloon with users, forcing the popular social media service to immediately pull the plug.   Just what was the change?  Well, it seems that Instagram users want to stay vertical, in their scrolling feature, that is.  Instagram changed their usual up/down scrolling method of viewing content to a horizontal, left/right, sort of “story-like” approach. […]

todayJanuary 2, 2019

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