Facebook has bought popular animated GIF site Giphy for $400 million. My thoughts on how this will impact other sites using Giphy’s GIFs.
Category: Tech
Various technology topics, including: tech news; digital media; blogging; and user guides/tips.
Walmart shutters Jet.com
Walmart quietly announced that it’s shutting down Jet.com, after buying it with much fanfare in 2016.
YouTube Music gains feature parity with Google Play Music, latter to shut down
Google has added a feature to transfer music and playlists from Google Play Music to YouTube Music, with the former to finally shut down later this year.
YouTube TV to gain ViacomCBS channels
ViacomCBS and Google announced a deal to add the former’s cable channels to YouTube TV, including MTV, BET, and Nickelodeon.
Blog status update (May 2020): Changing the main page
In this month’s blog status update, I gave the main page of the blog an overhaul, separating the media and tech posts a bit more clearly.
A look at Amazon in the 2010s
A look back at Amazon’s major milestones over the 2010s, from the Fire tablet launch to the “HQ2” search.
Comcast buys Vudu; also, 2019 home video sales
Comcast (via Fandango) has purchased digital video store Vudu from Walmart. I look at how digital video sales have changed in recent years.
Bookshop.org picks up steam during the pandemic
Bookshop.org is an online bookstore that primarily caters to independent bookstores, as an alternative to Amazon.
A look at Microsoft in the 2010s
A look back over Microsoft’s changes during the 2010s, from launching the Surface tablet to the death of Internet Explorer.
Blog status update (April 2020): Thoughts on a year with ClassicPress
In this blog status update, I give my thoughts on a year with ClassicPress as a CMS; also, the majority of site traffic’s from mobile devices.
