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👓 WordPress spam statistics: comments, pingbacks, trackbacks | Ryan Barrett

Read WordPress spam statistics: comments, pingbacks, trackbacks by Ryan Barrett (snarfed.org)
Comment spam is one of the most common forms of WordPress spam, if not the most common. Here are some anecdotal statistics for this site. During the month of November 2014, snarfed.org received 796…

🎧 This Week in Google 463 The Final Nail in the Snap Coffin | TWiT.TV

Listened to This Week in Google 463 The Final Nail in the Snap Coffin by Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Mathew Ingram, Ant Pruitt from TWiT.tv
Apple Vs Samsung Finally Settled
  • After 7 long years, Apple vs Samsung is finally over.
  • How many cameras is too many on one phone? Five? Sixteen?
  • Facial recognition is not ready for law enforcement prime-time.
  • How can Facebook, Twitter, etc. defend against foreign interference if the US government won't help them?
  • Zero rating trumps net neutrality in California just in time for AT&T Watch TV
  • Pictures of Tweets take over Instagram
  • Adobe Project Rush will revolutionize video editing this year
Picks of the Week:
  • Jeff's Number: $117,000/year is the new poverty line in San Francisco
  • Mathew's Stuff: get your Mt Gox Bitcoin refund!
  • Ant's Things: Amazon Smile and Geek Questioner

🎧 This Week in Google 462 The People Formerly Known as the Audience | TWiT.TV

Listened to This Week in Google 462 The People Formerly Known as the Audience by Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham from TWiT.tv
The Future of Media, Gaming, and Bezels
  • As Instagram launches IGTV, the future of broadcasting is rapidly evolving. We explore Skam Austin, a new Facebook/Instagram show/experience/new media experiment.
  • Fortnight is bringing eSports into the mainstream at last.
  • Meanwhile, a new European copyright law will make memes illegal.
  • Disney fights back against Comcast in the battle for Fox.
  • Android Messenger might finally be the Google messaging platform we've been waiting for.
  • The Oppo Find X solves the all screen, no notch problem with a pop-up camera.
  • How to get your money back if you've been scammed by a Nigerian prince.
  • Sell your CryptoKitties now! Leo and Stacey explain blockchain and ICOs.
    • Picks of the Week:
    • Stacey's Thing 1: SYLVANIA LIGHTIFY ZigBee Outdoor Colored Gardenspot Starter Kit
    • Stacey's Thing 2: Delta Voice Activated Faucet with Alexa
    • Jeff's Number 1: Facebook RAICES campaign raises over $13 million, $3 million during this show alone.
    • Jeff's Number 2: Facebook stock at all-time high
    • Jeff's Number 3: Twitter and Square on the verge of doubling
    • Leo's Tool: Google Podcasts App

    Read Google AMP - A 70% drop in our conversion rate (Rockstar Coders)
    Egg. On. Face. I just got done with no fewer than 3 articles and 3 YouTube videos bragging about how great my design work has been lately to get a 500% improvement on our conversion rate. And now, I’ve lost a huge chunk of that improvement with some recent changes. Let’s talk about Google AMP. ...
    Read Google removing Contacts shortcut and old interface from legacy Gmail (9to5Google)
    For the most part, the redesigned Gmail that launched in April maintained feature parity with the previous iteration. However, one minor grievance did emerge over the lack of a Google Contacts shortcut. This was an intentional change with Google now removing the Contacts shortcut and experience from legacy Gmail. For several years, Gmail featured a …

    👓 Make Your Daughter Practice Math. She’ll Thank You Later. | New York Times

    Read Opinion | Make Your Daughter Practice Math. She’ll Thank You Later. (nytimes.com)
    The way we teach math in America hurts all students, but it may be hurting girls the most.