Category: Social Media / Websites
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Introducing Family Center and Parental Supervision Tools on Instagram and in VR
Meta Blog – 3.16.22 Parents and guardians know what’s best for their teens, and in December I committed to developing new supervision tools that allow them to be more involved in their teens’ experiences. Today, we’re making these supervision tools available in our new Family Center. We worked closely with experts, parents, guardians and teens to develop Family Center, a…
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Less to stress and more to love with Messages by Google
Google Blog – 3.10.22 Messaging is how we stay in touch with friends, keep up with family, and get things done. But it’s not always as easy as it should be. Conversations with friends on other platforms can be unnecessarily challenging. Important messages slip through the cracks because of cluttered inboxes. And sometimes we forget…
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Twitter Shops: More space to shop
Twitter Blog – 3.9.22 Today, we’re launching a beta experiment for the newest member of the Twitter Shopping family: Twitter Shops. With Twitter Shops, merchants can handpick a collection of up to 50 products to showcase to shoppers on Twitter. The feature, which is free to use, gives people the chance to view products from the…
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How AI powers great search results
Google Blog – 2.3.22 Do you ever wonder how Google understands what you’re looking for? There’s a lot that goes into delivering helpful search results, and understanding language is one of the most important skills. Thanks to advancements in AI and machine learning, our Search systems are understanding human language better than ever before. And…
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Why is Social Media Addictive (and how is it affecting teens?)
Gabb Wireless Blog – 2.2.22 (2.1.22) Posts, likes, DM’s, hashtags, followers: what started as a simple social networking platform just over one decade ago, has evolved into many people’s primary source of validation and self-worth. During the inception of social media, the young generation was well into their high school years. The current parenting generation…
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How to block cookies in Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge
Kaspersky Blog – 1.31.22 Most of you have probably heard of the non-biscuit variety of cookies, but might not be sure what they’re for or what to do with them. We have already discussed web cookies: how they impact your privacy and how to manage them in the website settings. This article however, guides you down…
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New integrated view for Gmail features email, Google Meet, Google Chat and Spaces in one place
Google Blog – 1.31.22 We’re introducing a new, integrated view for Gmail, making it easy to move between critical applications like Gmail, Chat and Meet in one unified location. Source: New integrated view for Gmail features email, Google Meet, Google Chat and Spaces in one place
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Today is the .day
Google Blog – 1.25.22 Today, Google Registry is launching the .day top-level domain — a secure domain that brings attention to any day. Source: Today is the .day
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How Google Search tackles misspelling
Google YouTube Channel – 1.24.22 How do you search for something if you don’t know how it’s spelled? That’s the question at the heart of the innovation behind Google’s spelling algorithm. Source: How Google Search tackles misspelling | Search
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Is Roblox Safe for Kids?
Gryphon Blog – 1.21.22 Every generation has a classic movie franchise, an episodic TV show, or a game that sets a new standard for what’s to come. For the current generation of young people, Roblox is that thing, with over 200 million active users, mostly under 16. Source: Is Roblox Safe for Kids? – Gryphon