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How ‘World of Warcraft’ made Native Commerce’s Keren Kang a better CEO
Walking into Native Commerce CEO Keren Kang’s office, at a South Austin space the company has occupied since September, is a study in contrasts. The chairs that face her desk are adorned with comfy-looking white feather cushions and the office space...
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Open Source
Tech Crawl: Instagram Stories a huge success, Apple eyes Toshiba investment and the horror of furless Tickle Me Elmo
Happy Friday, folks! Here are some of the tech stories we’re checking out before the weekend: Instagram Stories already eclipsing Snapchat The 24-hour photos/videos feature that is spreading like a virus through social media appears to be doing wonders...
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‘Mystery Science Theater 3000,’ returning Friday, was a web series before the web was a thing
Before there was YouTube, or a “Share” button on every web page, or such a concept as watching a television series anytime you wanted from pretty much any device with a screen you owned, there was this: “KEEP CIRCULATING THE TAPES”. After episodes...
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SXSW 2017: YouTube's 'Holy Trinity' talks sexism, 'Dirty 30' and the power of female friendships
It's a tale as old as time (or a tale as old as the internet age, at least): Online content creators try to bridge the gap between new media and old media, making the leap from online videos to television or film, and they flop miserably. That's not...
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Find 512tech at Social Media Week Austin
Social Media Week, a conference taking place in cities around the world, has begun in Austin and runs through Wednesday. 512tech staffers and some Austin American-Statesman staffers are moderating or participating in panels. Here’s where you can find...
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Instagram reveals slideshow feature with newest update
Instagram doesn’t want you to waste any more time deciding which picture to post. It wants you to post all of them. Or at least the picture sharing app’s latest update encourages it. Today the company introduced a feature that will allow users to...
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Tech Crawl: Facebook wants more videos in your face; who’s got the best unlimited wireless plan?
Happy Hump Day, everyone! Here are some of the top tech stories worth checking out today: Facebook doesn’t care if you don’t like auto-play videos Are you distracted by the near-constant assault of national political news that has seemingly everyone...
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Talking with Texas Standard about terrible people and bad arguments on Facebook
This week on the “Texas Standard” radio program, we discussed a recent 512tech Digital Savant Micro in which I presented three terrible argument techniques you often see on Facebook. In the segment, we go into more detail with examples of “whataboutism...
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Blogging, survivor of social-media shakeout, lives on at BlogathonATX event
Blogging is not dead! We swear! In fact, you’re sort of reading one right now. Hey, welcome to this blog! In the mid-to-late aughts (say, 2004-2009), blogging became a premier form of communication for online writers, from people keeping personal...
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The three argument techniques to avoid on Facebook
In the current political climate, discussions on social networks such as Facebook can be a little... let’s say “Heated.” But what definitely doesn’t help is participants who use bad techniques to get their point across. Here are three common bad forms...
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