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TikTok travel influencers are illegally hitching a ride on Mauritania’s Iron Ore Train

Fast Company Tech

original sound – MARISSA MEIZZ The History of the Iron Ore Train The Mauritania Railway , or Iron Ore Train, is the countrys only rail line. Social media can be a valuable tool for discovering unique experiencesbut its important to question whos sharing this inside info.

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Drupalcon Highlight Reel

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Automated Testing and Drupal – the sound on this presentation is pretty terrible, but it’s worth it. Good blogging fodder. Advanced Drush – doesn’t that say it all?

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Scanning for Good – How Nonprofits Can Use QR Codes

NetWits

QR codes are great for a techie support base who is running around with smart phones, but that doesn’t sound like your audience then they may not be right for you. But if it does sound like your audience, and you have a campaign idea, it’s time to get your QR code. When you visit the info page of a bit.ly

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Sony?s WH-1000XM4 headphones may let you pair more than one device

The Verge

The M4 may also include a feature called “Smart Talking,” allowing the headphones to detect voices and adjust the ambient sound so you can hear conversations without taking off the headphones. Its predecessor has something similar called Ambient Sound Mode, which lets you hear ambient sound while wearing the headphones.

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5 ways get what you need at work without a title change

Fast Company Tech

These pithy one-liners sound good but tend to be oversimplified and fall apart the minute things get complicated or dont go as planned. Use what I call the info-ask strategy. If youve been told that you need to get better at influencing upward, then youve probably received some of this advice: Come with solutions, not problems!

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How to Use AI for the Right Ask (Without Being Creepy)

sgEngage

If you recite the script—cringe alert—you will sound unnatural, even robotic. Two examples: you could use AI to create a word-for-word script of what to say on your next call with a major donor, or you could use AI to create a one-page brief.

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PSA: T-Mobile will start sharing customer info with advertisers unless you opt out

The Verge

As harmless as the carriers make this practice sound, it’s something people are growing increasingly wary of. The companies say that data they share doesn’t reveal individual customers’ identities and that they don’t share information that’s associated with a child’s device or service.

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