Now that Yahoo! has nabbed Tumblr in a $1.1 billion deal, users are wondering what will become of their Tumblogs. As a preemptive strike, many are even leaving the service, looking for a new home for their food photos, cat pics, art portfolios and random online ephemera. It’s a lot to mull over. Tumblr’s responsible for as many as 50.9 billion posts. That’s great news for website...
Some people long for small-town life — to live in a heartwarming place where everyone knows your name and your neighbors have your back. But these days, one could argue that the whole world is like one, well-connected community. At least that's what a New Jersey teen found out recently. The girl had been struggling. She was clearly spiraling down, with signs of depression all over her...
Jon R. is back to tackle more questions and queries from Buffalo readers, viewers and fans! In this episode, Jon answers one of the more asked about topics regarding last week's ATB episode – What's up with the legal documents hanging in his office? What's the back story of it? Why was TechnoBuffalo sued? Tune in to find out as Jon R. shares the story of TechnoBuffalo's one year fight...
Have you or your blog readers gotten to the point where you're fed up with giving so much personal data to Google? Do you still want to make money from your site to pay server bills, but don't know where to turn? Luckily, Adsense isn't the only game in town. For what seems like forever, if you decided you were going to launch a blog, you almost immediately signed up for a Google...
Noah K. tackles the biggest tech rumors of this week! In this episode: AOL Tech up for sale? T-Mobile USA about to be merged … or sold … or something? AOL May Be Looking to Sell Engadget and TechCrunch T-Mobile to Merge with Metro PCS? Be sure to check out Rumor Roundup every Friday at 5 PM PST on the Revision 3 TechnoBuffalo channel. [r3_audible]
When I read through Mike Perlman’s latest “Delightful Rant,” in which he… uh… rants against himself, it somehow made me think of a New York Times story from last month titled, “In Case You Wondered, a Real Human Wrote This Column.” The article talks about an Illinois company called Narrative Science that has pushed the boundaries of artificial intelligence, producing code capable of...
Continuing on in a series attempting to answer a question from a reader named Nick, I talk for awhile about how to get the gear so you can write and produce video reviews. There's no simple answer, but it goes something like this: Be polite, be persistent, and be patient. You'll have to start out getting whatever gear you can, and try not to bankrupt yourself before you even have an...
Earlier this week I finally got around to answering poor Nick's email asking for advice on tech reviewing, and improving his tech channel on YouTube, specifically. A few of you commented on my video asking what gear I use, and for more information on how to get review products and such direct from the companies who make them. The answer to the second question is tricky, but I'll give...
Mr. Kravitz, I have been watching you for years and I loved all of your videos on PhoneDog. You always made that personal connection with your viewers … I have also been watching Jon4Lakers and SoldierKnowsBest for the same amount of time and have always loved you and them. I am excited now that you are all apart of the herd and am looking forward to seeing more of your videos. I am a...
You’ve hunted for the job, you’ve applied for it and you’ve learned how to keep it, but this week we’re taking a step backwards. Do you know how to get yourself noticed? I know this seems somewhat out of order, but a reader dropped me a note asking about how to get himself noticed so he could land a job. There are tons of people out there who want to become bloggers, and just because...