Author: Adam E. Williams

Author: Adam E. Williams

Facebook quietly releases a Pinterest clone – #facebook #Pinterest #hobbi #techcrunch #app #apps #clone | #RoadmapforSuccess
February 13, 2020 Technology Adam E. Williams

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A new app from Facebook’s new products division looks an awful lot like Pinterest, The Information reports. Hobbi is a photo-sharing app where you can “capture and organize your creative process” like cooking, baking, arts and crafts, fitness or home decor, according to its page in the App

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Snapchat’s new mental health tool will offer helpful intervention – #snap #snapchat #mentalhealth #tools #search #intervention #safety #fastcompany | #RoadmapforSuccess
February 11, 2020 Technology Adam E. Williams

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Snapchat is launching a search tool called Here For You that will surface “safety resources” from mental health experts when users search for sensitive topics like anxiety, depression, suicide, and bullying, the company announced Tuesday. For instance, if a user searched for “thinspo” (content that may skew

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Nintendo’s latest SNES games for Switch include two US debuts – #nintendo #switch #SNES #Konami #twinbee | #RoadmapforSuccess
February 11, 2020 Technology Adam E. Williams

Nintendo isn’t just playing the hits when it comes to adding NES and SNES games to its Switch Online service. The latest additions are some pretty deep cuts, including two SNES titles that were never before released in the US. The SNES titles are Pop’n Twinbee, the sixth entry in Konami’s colorful Twinbee “cute-em-up” series,

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Taika Waititi slams Apple’s MacBook keyboards after winning first Oscar – #Oscars #TaikaWaititi #JoJoRabbit #Apple #MacBook | #RoadmapforSuccess
February 9, 2020 Technology Adam E. Williams

Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Speaking with journalists after winning his first Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, Jojo Rabbit and Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi had other things on his mind. When asked what he thought writers should be demanding in the next round of discussions with producers, Waititi put Apple’s controversial laptop keyboards on blast.

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Scale of Airbnb’s scam problem detailed in new Vice report – #airbnb #scam #vice #report #app | #RoadmapforSuccess
February 3, 2020 Technology Adam E. Williams

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge A new report from Vice has highlighted the range of different scams that unscrupulous Airbnb hosts have been pulling on their unsuspecting guests. From tricking guests into switching to dirty and rundown properties at the last minute, to threatening them if they don’t leave glowing 5-star reviews,

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