Pinterest recently posted to their Engineering blog about fighting spam at Pinterest. Given the high amount of referral traffic that Pinterest sends out, it makes sense for spammers to target the collection-based social network. I ran into some malware-spam on Pinterest a couple of years ago. I reported the pins that led to malicious webpages but they were still out there for … [Read more...]
Re/code interviews President Obama on technology
Following the White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection, President Obama gave Re/code's Kara Swisher an interview on technology topics. Those topics ranged from cyber warfare and privacy to the White House's relationship with Silicon Valley. Check out the full 25-minute interview embedded below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaylQmnXztU … [Read more...]
What a world when two free-to-play apps can afford Super Bowl commercial spots
According to The Wall Street Journal, a basic, 30-second ad for Super Bowl XLIX costs a whopping $4.5 million. What a world we live in when two different free-to-play mobile games are able to afford Super Bowl commercials. This comes on top of the regular advertising the apps have had during regular season NFL games. The two games advertising in these premium slots are Game of … [Read more...]
BMW recalls the Today show learning the @ symbol
In 1994, Bryant Gumbel and Katie Couric got to learn about the @ ('at') symbol. It was off the air but that doesn't mean the cameras are not rolling. Playing on that same cluelessness that seems common knowledge now, BMW promoted their i3 model car as a similar "newfangled idea". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1jwWwJ-Mxc … [Read more...]
Coca-Cola solves cyberbullying while making sysadmins cringe
Coke's #MakeItHappy Super Bowl commercial brings cyber bullying to light. Meanwhile, spilling the bottle of Coke inside the data center should make any sysadmin cringe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibgvkXm9Qkc … [Read more...]