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August 31, 2019 / Last updated : August 31, 2019 ResearchBuzz Tweaks & Updates

Exclusive: Messaging app Telegram moves to protect identity of Hong Kong protesters (Reuters)

Reuters: Exclusive: Messaging app Telegram moves to protect identity of Hong Kong protesters. “The update to Telegram, planned for release over the next few days, will allow protesters to prevent mainland Chinese and Hong Kong authorities from discovering their identities in the app’s large group chats.”

August 31, 2019 / Last updated : August 31, 2019 ResearchBuzz Tweaks & Updates

Slashgear: Spotify loves podcasts so much it could start helping users make them

Slashgear: Spotify loves podcasts so much it could start helping users make them. “Yes, it may not be long before you see Spotify prompting you to create your own podcast and get it uploaded for the world to listen to. Jane Manchun Wong, known for reverse engineering apps and sharing the secrets she finds while […]

August 31, 2019 / Last updated : August 31, 2019 ResearchBuzz Around the Search & Social Media World

BBC: The Vagina Bible adverts blocked by social media

BBC: The Vagina Bible adverts blocked by social media. “Twitter, Facebook and Instagram blocked adverts promoting a doctor’s book about vaginal health, according to US publisher Kensington. Numerous social media posts using the words ‘vaginal’ or ‘vagina’, advertising Dr Jennifer Gunter’s The Vagina Bible, were rejected.”

August 31, 2019 / Last updated : August 31, 2019 ResearchBuzz New Resources

Slate: VideoWiki Challenges Wikipedia’s Traditional Text Focus

Apparently around for a while, but new to me, via Slate: VideoWiki Challenges Wikipedia’s Traditional Text Focus. “Even in 2019, an estimated 750 million people around the world are illiterate, according to UNESCO. By limiting its encyclopedia to text and a few photographs, Wikipedia was failing to reach this large audience. The VideoWiki project provides […]

August 31, 2019 / Last updated : August 31, 2019 ResearchBuzz Research & Opinion

University of New Mexico: UNM joins multi-institutional effort to create Terrestrial Parasite Tracker project

University of New Mexico: UNM joins multi-institutional effort to create Terrestrial Parasite Tracker project. “Museum specimens play a fundamental role in understanding parasite biology, yet specimens and associated data are often hidden away in vials and on microscope slides in research collections all over the country. That is set to change soon, however, as The […]

August 31, 2019 / Last updated : August 31, 2019 ResearchBuzz Useful Stuff

Lifehacker: Use This Disappearing To-Do List to Actually Get Shit Done

Lifehacker: Use This Disappearing To-Do List to Actually Get Shit Done. “If you have too many tasks piling up in your to-do list, then they can actually freak you out so much that you get nothing done. You need to crack open a fresh to-do list. Gone is a web-based to-do list where every item […]

August 31, 2019 / Last updated : August 31, 2019 ResearchBuzz Tweaks & Updates

Snopes: Does Search Engine Ecosia Use Profits to Plant Trees?

Snopes: Does Search Engine Ecosia Use Profits to Plant Trees?. “For many people, this business model may seem ‘too good to be true’ and has led to some skepticism about the legitimacy of this company. A search on Google, for instance, results in several articles and blog posts questioning the legitimacy of the search engine […]

August 31, 2019 / Last updated : August 31, 2019 ResearchBuzz Research & Opinion

Clemson News: Citizen scientists sought to help protect state’s water quality

Clemson News: Citizen scientists sought to help protect state’s water quality. “Clemson University and the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control are seeking South Carolinians who care about preserving water quality in their home state to serve as scientists — with no Ph.D. or prior training necessary.”

August 31, 2019 / Last updated : August 31, 2019 ResearchBuzz Useful Stuff

Make Tech Easier: 6 Awesome Google Lens Features You Need to Try

Make Tech Easier: 6 Awesome Google Lens Features You Need to Try. “Google Lens is the feature offered by Google that combines an ordinary smartphone camera with unique AI capabilities. The result is a phone camera that constantly analyses the scene in front of its lens to feed you information.” I did not know about […]

August 31, 2019 / Last updated : August 31, 2019 ResearchBuzz Around the Search & Social Media World

Ars Technica: How YACHT fed their old music to the machine and got a killer new album

Ars Technica: How YACHT fed their old music to the machine and got a killer new album. “YACHT had long possessed an interest in AI and its potential application in music. But the band tells Ars it wasn’t until recently, around 2016, that the concept of doing a full album using this approach seemed feasible. […]

August 31, 2019 / Last updated : August 31, 2019 ResearchBuzz Around the Search & Social Media World

StateTech Magazine: Cities Support Open-Data Programs to Improve the Lives of Citizens

StateTech Magazine: Cities Support Open-Data Programs to Improve the Lives of Citizens. “Citizens like to know what’s happening around them, and Philadelphia’s open-data program provides the means by which residents can view data by their address. Anyone with a computer in an open-data city can find information on isolated incidents and also chronic issues that […]

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RTV6: Indianapolis police and fire history goes online

RTV6: Indianapolis police and fire history goes online. “If you enjoy Indianapolis history, this is for you. A collection of materials from the Indianapolis Fire Department and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department has been digitized and is available online. The collection, which includes some items dating back 150-years, was unveiled Monday at the Central Library. […]

August 31, 2019 / Last updated : August 31, 2019 ResearchBuzz Tweaks & Updates

Humboldt Journal: Sask. community newspapers digitized from 1939 to 1945

Humboldt Journal: Sask. community newspapers digitized from 1939 to 1945. “To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War, the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan will begin to release the first digitized copies of the province’s community newspapers from 1939 to 1945 on the Saskatchewan Historic Newspapers Online website.”

August 31, 2019 / Last updated : August 31, 2019 ResearchBuzz Tweaks & Updates

TechCrunch: Skype upgrades its messaging feature with drafts, bookmarks and more

TechCrunch: Skype upgrades its messaging feature with drafts, bookmarks and more. “Skype is best known for being a video calling app and, to some extent, that’s because its messaging feature set has been a bit underdeveloped. Today, the company is working to change that image with a series of improvements to Skype’s chatting features aimed […]

August 31, 2019 / Last updated : August 31, 2019 ResearchBuzz Around the Search & Social Media World

Tahlequah Daily Press: Natives encouraged to sign up for film database

Tahlequah Daily Press: Natives encouraged to sign up for film database. “The next big star could be discovered this weekend during the 67th Annual Cherokee National Holiday, as the Cherokee Nation Film Office is signing up actors to be included in a Native American talent and crew database for filmmakers. Jennifer Loren, CNFO senior Manager, […]

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