By Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News, titled “Meta’s Threads is Twitter’s second biggest challenge” Meta’s new Threads service is the second biggest challenge to Twitter. The biggest challenge is the antics of its owner,...
By Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Listen to “Computing Has Gone Full Circle, and It’s Time to Go Back a Bit” on Spreaker. With a little help from John Lennon, Larry makes the point in this 1-minute CBS News ConnectSafely Report My...
This post first appeared in the Mercury News by Larry Magid As you’ve undoubtedly heard, Facebook has renamed itself Meta. Some people thought that was in response to the company’s recent troubles, but a company the size of Facebook doesn’t go...
Google has announced a new policy that allows people under 18 or their parents or guardians to request the removal of images in Google search. This does not necessarily remove them from the internet and Google suggests that you also contact the website to request they...
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Facebook and Ray-Ban are now collaborating on smart glasses, called “Ray-Ban Stories.” It’s not the first product of its kind but, it’s particularly noteworthy because of its progeny. Facebook as you know, is...