Google ditched tipping feature for donating money to sites

TECHCRUNCH – 23/04/2020 Josh Constine Leaked images obtained by TechCrunch reveal that Google  considered and designed a feature that would let people donate money to websites to help support news publishers, bloggers and musicians. But Google scrapped the...

Another pandemic woe: Zoom fatigue

AXIOS – 23/04/2020 Scott Rosenberg The rapid trajectory of videoconferencing service Zoom has entered a new phase: What started as a social lifeline during the pandemic, and then became an object of privacy and security concerns, has now become a grind.Why it...

Social media use spikes during pandemic

AXIOS – 24/04/2020 Sara Fischer While usage of most mobile apps has remained neutral during the coronavirus pandemic, social media app usage has exploded during the lockdown, according to new data from Nielsen.Why it matters: Prior to the pandemic, consumers and...