article thumbnail

Google kills off app that let you check in on loved ones during an emergency

The Verge

That’s a shame, because while Trusted Contacts could let you find a family member even if they don’t respond (say, if they are unconscious or in danger), Google Maps requires them to proactively broadcast their location to you. The announcement was quite abrupt: Ian Carlos Campbell. Google’s email announcement.

Google 143
article thumbnail

Are We Good? review: Marc Maron becomes the face of pandemic-era grief

Mashable Tech

However, this context pales in comparison to his actual art and artistic process — the brief glimpses of which are more enticing than the film surrounding it. It's a documentary of immense detail and a vast number of opinions on Maron's personality, and how he deals with loss through stand-up comedy. The strengths of Are We Good?

Review 85
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

How Do World Leaders Use Twitter? New Findings from Annual Twiplomacy Study

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He is expected to surpass the United States White House account, @WhiteHouse (4,973,061), within the next days and is using Twitter as a power tool to broadcast his messages. In comparison, @BarackObama ’s tweets are only retweeted an average 1,400 times each, despite his massive following.

Twitter 123
article thumbnail

Instagram’s new Live Rooms feature lets up to four people go live at once

The Verge

The feature, which will be available globally, allows four people to video chat in a live broadcast, compared to the previous limit of two. The easy comparison to make here is to Clubhouse, the buzzy social audio app that lets people go live in rooms. Instagram wants more people to go live at once, so today, it’s launching Live Rooms.

People 99
article thumbnail

6 Tips for Nonprofit Professionals on Speaking Brilliantly with Your Slides

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Give your audience a real-life comparison to your statistic so they can grasp it immediately.”. That’s because the cameras on our laptops and desktops are not nearly as sophisticated as the broadcast equipment we are used to seeing on TV, nor is the lighting in your home or office.

Slides 312
article thumbnail

Free Report on Nonprofits and Copyright

Tech Soup

One noteworthy part of the report is a comparison among three performance companies, the Metropolitan Opera , Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre , and Misnomer Dance Theater. All three companies piloted programs in which they broadcast performances live over the Internet or, in the Met's case, in movie theatres. read more.

article thumbnail

Shure made a podcast-friendly alternative to its high-end SM7b radio mic

The Verge

The MV7 was designed to be an affordable alternative to Shure’s standard radio broadcasting dynamic microphone, the SM7b. Shure says the MV7 is not going to sound exactly like the SM7b but that it offers the frequency response and tonal quality of broadcast-style dynamic microphones.

Podcast 83