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The countdown to cookie-deletion on the internet’s most popular platform — Google’s consumer offerings and accompanying ad stack — continues meaning others on the market will have to ready themselves. As the second quarter of 2022 kicks off, some predict the internet (as an advertising medium) is bifurcating into known, or “authenticated”, and unknown realms with the …

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Supergoop wants to expand its target demographic beyond “mindful millennials,” to get more people to buy and wear its sunscreen. To do so, the company is expanding its advertising mix with more traditional mediums like out-of-home and print as well as expanding its social advertising to platforms like Snapchat and Twitch, a first for the …

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HP Budget gamers looking for an upgrade from that regular old office monitor can find one at Amazon today. The online retailer is selling a 24-inch class HP monitor for $160. That’s better than the $223 to $260 it usually sells for. This 23.8-inch IPS display features 1080p resolution with a maximum refresh rate of …

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geralt / Pixabay At the start of the month, Twitter casually dropped what appeared to be an April Fool’s joke: “we are working on an edit button.” The rest of us said, “Ha, very funny,” and went back to our lives. And yet on Tuesday, Twitter’s communications account tweeted that an edit feature is in …

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I know people who love Windows 11. I am not one of them.  Before anyone tells me why I’m wrong—or that it’s ludicrous for a tech journalist to be against new technology—let me draw your attention to the exact problem first. I want you to right-click on the desktop in Windows 11 and tell me …

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Amazon’s Fire TV Stick is a popular option for a cheap and easy-to-use streaming device for your TV. It’s small enough to be unobtrusive in your TV’s port but it still has enough computing chops to install and run apps from the Amazon Appstore. That means you can run VPN apps right on the Fire …

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StackCommerce They say that communication is the key to success. Unfortunately, few have the skills required to do it effectively — And that’s especially true in business. Wish that there was an easy way to improve your skills? Then Business Writing for Beginners is a resource you absolutely should not be without. Business Writing for Beginners is a web-based …

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Facebook is taking another step to encourage users to create original content for its TikTok clone. The company introduced a new “sharing to Reels” feature to allow users of third-party apps to post directly to Facebook Reels. The update allows outside developers to add a “Reels button” to their app so users can post clips …

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Block disclosed today that a security breach involving a former employee impacts 8.2 million Cash App users. In an SEC filing, the company reported that an ex-employee on December 10th downloaded a number of reports with information on customer information. The exfiltrated data included full names, brokerage account numbers, brokerage portfolio value, brokerage portfolio holdings …

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More than a decade and a half into its existence, Twitter has confirmed what was once unthinkable: an edit button is on the way. The company confirmed as much Tuesday, saying that it’s been “been working on an edit feature since last year.”  The company was light on details, but it did share a mock-up …

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