Overwatch 2 is taking pages from the Valorant playbook
The Overwatch 2 PvP beta Twitch drops signify how much Blizzard has changed......»»
Unbounce snags Snazzy.ai to add automated copywriting to platform
Unbounce, a Vancouver startup best known for helping marketers create automated landing pages, added a new wrinkle this morning when it announced it has acquired Snazzy.ai, an early stage automated copywriting startup. The two companies did not share.....»»
Google page experience update will come to desktop pages
We will have time to prepare but overall, do not expect this update to be too drastic. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article......»»
Overwatch 2 What’s Next livestream: How to watch and what to expect from it
Blizzard Entertainment will debut an Overwatch 2 livestream called What's Next. It will air this week and aims to show off some gameplay and its new features......»»
PlayStation Studios" new Steam page suggests more PC ports are incoming
Steam Curators are individuals or organizations that make recommendations to help others discover games on the platform that they may enjoy. Companies tend to use their curator pages to highlight their own games, naturally......»»
Exxon Uses Big Tobacco"s Playbook To Downplay the Climate Crisis, Says Study
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNN Business: For decades, ExxonMobil has deployed Big Tobacco-like propaganda to downplay the gravity of the climate crisis, shift blame onto consumers and protect its own interests, according to a Harvard Un.....»»
SaaS companies can grow to $20M+ ARR by selling exclusively to developers
Selling to developers is different from the standard B2B playbook, but it isn’t impossible. There’s a considerable amount of opportunity to create real value for this persona. Sam Richard Contributor.....»»
Why Amy Klobuchar just wrote 600 pages on antitrust
"Monopolies tend to have a lot of control, not just over consumers, but also over politics." Enlarge / Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) (credit: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images) To promote her new book, Antitrust: Taking on Monopoly Power.....»»
Reconfigurable Optical Networks Will Move Supercomputer Data 100X Faster
Newly designed HPC network cards and software that reshapes topologies on-the-fly will be key to success Imagine being able to read an entire book in a single second, but only receiving the pages individually over the course of.....»»
As UGC gets a pandemic bump, brands need to leverage customer content now
Luggage maker Calego says the playbook it developed before COVID-19 has really paid off as the importance of UGC grows Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article......»»
Light Could Move Data 100X Faster Through Supercomputers
Newly designed optical interface network cards and a software program that provides on-the-fly reconfigurability will be key to success Imagine being able to read an entire book in a single second, but only receiving the pages i.....»»
Netflix is Exploring Developing "N-Plus"
Custom TV show playlists? In memoriam pages? They're all things that Netflix is weighing for "N-Plus," a project it describes as a "future online space where you can learn more about the Netflix shows and things related to them." From a report: In a.....»»
Worth 1000 words: How the world saw Australia"s black summer
Australia's 'black summer' of bushfires was depicted on the front pages of the world's media with images of wildlife and habitat destruction, caused by climate change, while in Australia the toll on ordinary people remained the visual front-page focu.....»»
Surprise COVID Trend: Doomscrolling Moved To Desktop
New data from Chartbeat finds that working from home has pushed people to scroll deeper through article pages on desktop, and slightly less through articles on mobile. From a report: The change, which coincides with the start of the pandemic, could s.....»»
World"s first "Esports Gym" opening in Tokyo, offers members pro coaching
Sankaku Complex (via Kotaku) reports that the Tokyo-based gym, which resembles a traditional internet café, will offer online and in-person professional coaching from esports teams for some of Japan's most popular games: Valorant, League of Legends,.....»»
Bill and Melinda Gates to seek a divorce after 27 years of marriage
The joint announcement was posted to both Bill and Melinda's Twitter pages simultaneously, featuring the same, brief explanatory message. The Gates say they reached this decision after a "great deal of thought" (which goes without saying) and "a lot.....»»
Uber, Lyft have a Calif. playbook to fight proposed federal labor rules
Among the tactics honed in the California fight on employee classification, the gig-work companies used their apps to reach out to voters and drivers through messages, emails, mailed leaflets, billboards, radio and online ads......»»
GitHub Joins Movement Against Google"s FLOC
An anonymous reader quotes Inside.com's developer newsletter: GitHub is blocking Google's new third-party cookie tracking alternative, Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC), across all of GitHub Pages. Those GitHub Pages served from the github.io doma.....»»
Valorant developer Riot will begin recording player voice chat to combat harassment
Unfortunately, some players go beyond lamenting the poor skill of their teammates and descend into the realm of "toxicity" -- where the slurs, "hate speech," and harassment starts to come out. Though muting these players is always an option, it's als.....»»
Google webspam report: 60% increase in spam detection
The 2020 webspam report from Google said the company detected 40 billion pages of spam every day, that is up from 25 billion in 2019. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article......»»
Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan is leaving Blizzard
Blizzard veteran Jeff Kaplan is leaving the company. Overwatch already has a new director in his place......»»