That’s easy to say but hard to visualize.
Even a puddle has more drops than we can count.
It’s got to be difficult to be a drop.
And yet…
What else could the ocean be made of?
This is adapted from Plugged In, TNW’s bi-weekly newsletter on gear and gadgets. Subscribe to it (and our other great newsletters) here. We’re back again to talk about what is obviously all our favorite topic: buying shit. Mmm, even just writing that feels fantastic. So, this is the 14th edition of Plugged In, meaning I’m beginning to see some trends played out across the newsletters. And, if there’s one topic that has united them all, it’s the simple and joy of being obsessed with things. And, this week, I have a new obsession to share with the class: cassettes. The past 7 days have been a…
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It seems YouTube wants a slice of Spotify‘s metaphorical pie: the company has announced it’s introducing audio-only ads on its platform. In a blog post, product manager Melissa Hsieh Nikolic said the feature, which is still in beta, was “designed to connect your brand with audiences in engaged and ambient listening on YouTube.” “Audio ads are characterized by creatives where the audio soundtrack plays the starring role in delivering your message. The visual component is typically a still image or simple animation,” Nikolic added. “In our months of alpha testing, we found that more than 75% of measured audio ad campaigns…
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We’ve all been there: there are too many tabs open on our Chrome and we can’t really find the one we’re looking for. Luckily, Google is updating its browser with a handy tab search feature that ought to solve that. Chrome 87 will bring a new button next to the new tab sign that’ll help you find an already open tab. Click on that button, and you’ll be able to type in the title of the tab you’re searching for. Google said that this feature is coming to Chromebooks first and other desktop systems later. If you’re using a Windows machine,…
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Over the years there have been two missing components everyone on Twitter moans about: the notorious edit option and the dislike button. Well, it turns out we might be getting one of those in the future. Responding to a tweet from security expert Jackie Singh, Twitter product lead Kayvon Beykpour revealed the company is “exploring” adding a dislike button to its platform — but it’s simply not one of its most urgent priorities. #1, 2 and 4 are literally our top priority (making the public conversation on Twitter) and has been for years. We’ve made a lot of progress but…
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As the pandemic wears on, it’s clear that it’s changing business and consumption models in both predictable and unpredictable ways. On one hand, personal safety and security are still top-of-mind for consumers, driving changes in everything from online shopping to brick-and-mortar store layouts and delivery models. On the other hand, despite a deep recession and a highly disruptive business environment, some retailers are flourishing. A starting point in approaching retailing in the time of coronavirus is to understand that it’s currently a tale of two consumers. While millions have lost their jobs, many who remained working skipped expensive vacations and…
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Many people’s holiday celebrations will look different this year, including at Snoop Dogg’s place. There, the famously chill rapper and ubiquitous ad man plans to build life-sized gingerbread houses, lay down some tracks in his home studio and remind his kids to ditch their screens at the dinner table (unless, of course, they’re watching his…Read More
As the holiday season is getting close, many folks might be planning to travel someplace. However, because of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s important to take precautions and know the situation of the area you’re visiting. To help you with that, Google Maps is rolling out new information related to COVID-19 in a particular area. The app will now display the total number of cases and deaths till now and a 7-day trend indicating if the numbers are going up or down. Plus, you’ll also get to access local guidelines, restrictions, and information related to testing centers. This will help you make a…
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A few months ago, we wrote about an update to Google Chrome‘s beta channel that added tab throttling in order to minimize the performance impact from dormant tabs. That feature is now rolling out widely, and it could be one of the biggest performance improvements to Chrome in a long time. In Google’s own words: “Starting in this release, Chrome is actively managing your computer’s resources to make the tabs you care about fast—while allowing you to keep hundreds of tabs open—so you can pick up where you left off.” Specifically, the company found that JavaScript Timers took up over…
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LinkedIn’s B2B Institute teamed up with target audience company GlobalWebIndex on “Work in BETA: The Rising B2B Decision Maker,” a new study of 17,000 knowledge workers between the ages of 21 and 40, in 10 markets, and their changing behaviors and attitudes in a world altered by Covid-19. The two parties named the study group…Read More
