The Persian New Year (Nowruz) began Saturday, March 20. To celebrate, Instagram released a series of Persian New Year stickers in Instagram Stories, which people can use to decorate their posts. Here’s how to do this. Note: These screenshots were captured in the Instagram application on iOS. Step 1: Once you’ve taken or uploaded a…Read More
This is adapted from Plugged In, TNW’s bi-weekly newsletter on gear and gadgets. Subscribe to it here. Hold on, what’s that vile, musty, and inescapable smell? Shhh, friend, don’t concern yourself with that, it’s just the latest issue of Plugged In. We all have enemies. And if you say you don’t, then you either haven’t thought about it hard enough, or you’re a dirty liar. Me? I have loads. A veritable adversarial smorgasbord. But, today, I’m here to talk about just one: mold. Yes, friends, I’m at war with fungus. [Read: How do you build a pet-friendly gadget? We asked experts and animal owners] This isn’t my…
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TLDR: The 10 courses in The 2021 Complete PMP Career Training Certification Bundle explain the most popular methodologies for getting key projects finished on time and on budget. You probably felt the wave of anxiety and fear when you first learned to hit a curveball or take to the course in MarioKart. You likely felt it when you sat behind the wheel of a car for the first time when you were learning to drive. And when all the responsibility has been entrusted to you to make sure one of your company’s biggest initiatives gets handled correctly…the feeling returns. But…
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Anthropologie released its first-ever digital-only catalog Monday, exclusively on Pinterest. AnthroLiving: A Harmonious Home will give Pinners an immersive, interactive look at the retailer’s spring home collection, including d?cor and furniture for every room in the house. Anthropologie/Pinterest Catalogs debuted on Pinterest in July 2019. The number of Pinners engaging with shopping surfaces rose 80%…Read More
It’s back: Adweek’s annual March Adness bracket, in which your votes determine which advertisers should advance and even claim the championship. There are some new names in the 2021 bracket, and many of the brands that traditionally claim high seeds have seen their rankings shuffled after a year of disruption and frequent marketing pauses. But…Read More
Yesterday, New South Wales Police Commissioner Mick Fuller suggested technology should be part of the solution to growing concerns around sexual assault. He encouraged serious discussion about using a digital app to record positive sexual consent. In our research, we have studied a wide range of mobile applications and artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots used in attempts to counter sexual violence over the past decade. We found these apps have many limitations and unexpected consequences. How apps are being used to address sexual abuse Apps aimed at responding to sexual harassment and assault have circulated for at least a decade. With…
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Remember when Apple stopped including power bricks with iPhones last year? While the company claimed it was all for the environment, people with who didn’t have chargers were furious they’d now have to buy a separate expensive brick to be able to use their new phones. But while most of us just bitch and moaned while forking over our hard-earned cash to Cook and co., one country decide to take action: Brazil. In October, Procon-SP, the consumer interest agency for Sao Paulo state, asked Apple to provide justification for not including the charging brick in iPhone boxes. It wasn’t satisfied with the tech…
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Man Made Music has served as the go-to music studio for brands like HBO, CBS, NBC, Hulu, Disney, AT&T, Nissan and many others for over 20 years. Now, as multiple industries continue to reckon with their roles in upholding inherently discriminatory practices, the company joins others within the sonic branding community as it reconsiders its…Read More
If you’ve ever thought Sonos wasn’t fancy or advanced enough, then may I introduce you to Bluesound. The Canadian audio company is on a mission to become the audiophile Sonos, and its latest move? Well, that’s announcing its latest product, the Pulse Soundbar+. Before we get into that product specifically, let’s talk about Bluesound. The company creates audiophile-ready streaming gear. This includes things like wireless speakers, stereo components, and, yes, soundbars. I’m a big fan of its equipment. The company’s hardware is geared towards audioheads, this means it has features like a wide array of inputs (LOVE YOU) and support for…
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