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Join my chat

Graphs For Science • 0 implied HN points • 17 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Apps Subscription Chat
  1. The post announces a new Graphs For Data Science subscriber chat on Substack for exclusive conversations and updates.
  2. To join the chat, download the Substack app, available for both iOS and Android, and turn on push notifications to stay updated on conversations.
  3. Getting started involves downloading the app, opening it, tapping the Chat icon, and joining the thread to engage with others.

Apple makes changes to the App Store

Joshua Gans' Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 09 Jun 16
🕹 Technology Apps App Store Platform Competition
  1. Apple is making significant changes to its App Store, including allowing search-based advertising and reforming subscription pricing.
  2. The introduction of search-based advertising by Apple aims to help consumers find apps that are more valuable to them by allowing developers to signal their app's worth through keywords.
  3. Apple's new subscription pricing model offers a 15:85 split for subscriptions lasting more than one year, incentivizing developers to maintain user engagement and app quality.

Ballyhoo and sorcery

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 13 May 22
🕹 Technology Cryptocurrency Social media Virtual reality Apps Internet Trends
  1. Crypto market crashes can have significant impacts beyond just wealthy investors, affecting low- and middle-income individuals as well.
  2. New trends in various industries, like fitness, funeral services, and virtual reality moderation, continue to shape and disrupt different aspects of life.
  3. Online communities for investments like cryptocurrency can sometimes lead to negative consequences, especially for those looking for a way out of poverty.

The 'magic formula' still eludes us

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 28 Jan 22
🎭️ Culture Music Apps Predictions Entertainment Social media
  1. Predicting hit songs is a complex challenge that algorithms struggle with, even with large datasets and advanced models.
  2. A 'magic formula' to accurately predict the success of music hasn't been discovered yet, despite efforts by researchers and data scientists. Popularity is influenced by numerous unpredictable factors.
  3. Even with advances in AI and machine learning, the ability to forecast the popularity of music remains elusive, showcasing the complexity of human preferences and cultural influences.

Basicallyyy visions of armageddon

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 20 Oct 16
🕹 Technology Internet Apps Social media Cybersecurity Fake news
  1. In the attention economy, our focus is the real commodity, and we often end up as the losers.
  2. Creators of addictive apps like BJ Fogg question whether they're truly improving the world or just aiming to make money.
  3. Understanding how Russia executed a significant election hack sheds light on the complexities of the ongoing situation with Wikileaks and the US election.
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IT'S ALIVE!

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 28 Jul 16
🕹 Technology VR Apps Social media Hacking Data Privacy
  1. Virtual reality may not be effectively increasing empathy for refugees as initially claimed in some cases.
  2. Musical.ly, an app popular among teens, allows users to share short clips of themselves lip-syncing to music, leading to some turning it into lucrative careers.
  3. Companies often use cute marketing tactics to appear more friendly and trustworthy, potentially influencing people to share data or use their services.

Like it's 1990

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 06 Apr 16
🕹 Technology Internet Apps Social media Robots Livestream
  1. The Great EVE War was a massive conflict in a video game involving 50,000 players over two years, feeling strangely real to participants.
  2. PRIME, a new app, is showing promise in helping with schizophrenia based on positive results observed during early patient testing.
  3. There's a talent agency representing Internet-famous dogs, with one noteworthy pooch named Dory yet to be offered a job.

#your #authentic #self

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 25 Jan 16
🕹 Technology Internet Conspiracy Photography Apps Mysteries
  1. Internet sleuth Daniel Luke started a website to explore the Halbach murder after watching 'Making a Murderer.'
  2. There was truth to the internet conspiracy that Michael Jackson wrote music for Sonic 3 as discovered by Sonic fandom.
  3. Gage Skidmore, a 22-year-old photographer, became widely known through crowdfunding and Creative Commons.

welcome to ~the future~

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 13 Jan 16
🕹 Technology Apps Bots Internet Innovation Social media
  1. The dominant force in American life is technology, highlighted by the president's role as a 'technologist-in-chief'.
  2. Face Swap Live app swaps faces for fun but also has some sinister potential uses beyond entertaining friends.
  3. There's a rise in inbox bots that assist with scheduling meetings and writing messages without people realizing they're interacting with AI.

YAAAAAAAAS!

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 21 Dec 15
🕹 Technology AI Social media Data Apps Internet
  1. There are concerns about the gender associations of AI assistants, with a suggestion to call Siri 'Siro' to counteract feminine stereotypes.
  2. Instances of workers in nursing homes abusing the elderly on Snapchat raise disturbing ethical questions about social media use.
  3. The success of Spotify's 'Discover Weekly' playlists is attributed to the power of big data to curate personalized music suggestions.

"Links" Weekend Edition: Incominggggg!

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 13 Nov 15
🕹 Technology Apps Digital Culture Email Web
  1. There are apps available for various aspects of relationships, including breaking up, arguments, and love advice.
  2. You can access a collection of digital culture articles in ebook form or visit individual links of interest.
  3. This newsletter provides a roundup of intriguing reads on topics like digital intimacy, missed connections, and the impact of the internet.

tf...?

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 16 Sep 15
🕹 Technology Internet Social media Apps Gaming Tech Ethics
  1. Online shaming can potentially reduce sexism on the internet, but it may also have unintended consequences.
  2. Africa is making great strides in internet access and building their own infrastructure without relying on big tech companies.
  3. Dogfishing, a new twist on catfishing, is a scamming tactic that involves deceiving people with fake dog pictures - an intriguing trend to be aware of.

ENDLESS el-oh-els

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 23 Jul 15
🕹 Technology Apps Social media Innovation Internet Gaming
  1. Charging $1,000 for nothing: An app that eight people bought raised questions of scam or performance art.
  2. NASA's social media strategy is both active and effective, but some worry it may benefit private companies more than the agency's core mission.
  3. Starting a connection on social media through a direct message is becoming more common and maybe less surprising.

Count me OUT of all that

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 16 Mar 15
🕹 Technology Travel Social media Apps Internet Smartphones
  1. TripAdvisor has a significant impact on travel decisions; it can make or break hotels, restaurants, and tourist stops.
  2. Twitter bots are considered as artificial creatures, prompting discussions about human intelligence in social contexts.
  3. There is concern about a future lived solely through on-demand mobile apps, causing some to resist this trend.

We could play this game all damn day

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 04 Nov 14
🕹 Technology Internet of Things Apps Crowdsourcing Artificial Intelligence
  1. The future could involve constant connectivity to everything around us, not just the Internet.
  2. Tinder, a popular hook-up app, faced turmoil when its CEO was fired unexpectedly.
  3. Crowdsourcing and surge pricing intersected when a woman crowdfunded her expensive Uber ride, turning her into an internet sensation.

Record items to build routines

Venture Prose • 0 implied HN points • 11 Nov 19
🕹 Technology Productivity Apps Meetings Readings
  1. Recording meetings & readings can help build routines and sustainable habits.
  2. Automatically saving recordings of meetings and readings can help in managing tasks efficiently, reducing backlogs.
  3. Additional tips like using Google Calendar for default app, saving tweets in Pocket, and setting Kindle app on home screen can enhance productivity in managing meetings & readings.

Can The French Do It Better ? Tribe, Yellow, Zenly

Venture Prose • 0 implied HN points • 12 Oct 16
🕹 Technology Startups Apps Investments Entrepreneurs Tech Culture
  1. French apps Tribe, Yellow, and Zenly have attracted millions of downloads and hundreds of thousands of daily active users.
  2. These apps have shown resilience, starting as different products and evolving to their current successful versions with investor support.
  3. To truly succeed, these French apps still need to reach millions of daily active users with strong retention rates.

Foursquare is back on my homescreen, not for long but I wish…

Venture Prose • 0 implied HN points • 29 Jul 16
🕹 Technology Apps Tech industry Product Development User Experience Digital Content
  1. Foursquare provides great reviews and tips with an authentic tone, useful for checking recommendations and discovering new places on the go.
  2. Even though Foursquare is limited to food, nightlife, and shopping, it works effectively, but lacks consistent and lasting relevance.
  3. To improve, Foursquare could benefit from having local experts for daily updates, community engagement similar to Product Hunt, and coverage of culture and events in addition to its current categories.

Today’s Top 5 HN posts

Top 5 HN Posts of the day • 0 implied HN points • 13 May 24
🕹 Technology Software Development Apps Open Source Coding Tech Jobs
  1. The top 5 HackerNews posts are shared daily with interesting topics like GPUs, messaging apps, open-source projects, and gardening zone changes.
  2. Bonus job opportunities from companies like MixRank, Meticulous, and Eventual for software engineers and founders are provided in the same newsletter.
  3. It's a concise and informative Substack newsletter that combines tech news highlights with potential job leads in the tech industry.

Today's Top 5 HN posts

Top 5 HN Posts of the day • 0 implied HN points • 02 Aug 22
🕹 Technology News Apps Development
  1. The post highlights the top 5 Hacker News posts of the day, including job opportunities, new tech startups, apps, and important news.
  2. It emphasizes reader support for the publication and encourages subscription to receive more posts.
  3. The variety of topics covered in the top 5 posts showcases the diverse interests and discussions within the Hacker News community.

Today's Top 5 HN posts

Top 5 HN Posts of the day • 0 implied HN points • 01 Aug 22
🕹 Technology Websites Apps
  1. Google Timer feature has been removed as a top post on Hacker News today
  2. Discussion on historical urban planning decisions regarding cars is a trending topic
  3. LinkedIn's automatic importing of job postings into company profiles is a popular subject among Hacker News users

9/16 TBC Insider Digest

Tech Buzz China Insider • 0 implied HN points • 17 Sep 21
🕹 Technology Apps Ecommerce NFTs Podcasts Data security
  1. Alipay will be split into separate apps in China, which was widely anticipated due to regulatory changes. This move will require separate licenses and shareholders for different businesses.
  2. Ximalaya, the largest audio platform in China, filed for an IPO in Hong Kong after previous delays. The app is known for its long user engagement time, with comparable figures to Spotify.
  3. NFTs in China have not gained as much traction as they have abroad, contrasting the trend in Silicon Valley where NFTs are popular. The speculation around NFTs is less prominent in China's tech scene.

Mastodon

Thái | Hacker | Kỹ sư tin tặc • 0 implied HN points • 09 Jul 18
🕹 Technology Social media Open Source Privacy Development Apps
  1. Mastodon is a social media technology that allows creating personal networks and connecting globally. Each network is like a Facebook page or group but independent.
  2. Mastodon is popular in countries like Japan, Germany, Austria, and France with over 1.4 million users. It is maintained by a serious community with over 470 contributors on GitHub.
  3. Mastodon is open-source, non-commercial, ad-free, respects privacy, and does not use content control algorithms. It offers a decentralized network with complete user control.

[Help Page] Joining the subscriber chat

Decoding Coding • 0 implied HN points • 21 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Apps Social media Communication Digital Tools User Experience
  1. There's a special chat space just for subscribers, kind of like a group chat. You can share thoughts and updates with others.
  2. To join the chat, you need to download the Substack app which works on both iOS and Android. Don't forget to turn on notifications so you can stay updated.
  3. Once you have the app, just click on the chat icon to get started. Say hi and join the conversation!