Analysis How to Start The Next Internet Meme This week we all were horrified at seeing John Pike, a University of California at Davis police lieutenant, pepper spray a collection of kneeling student demonstrators. Within hours, it became a meme, complete with amusing images, references to the actual product used by Pike, and clever plays on the cop's name. While I won't link to any of the… Enterprise David Strom View comments
Amazon Amazon Hiring Holiday Temp Workers As the holiday season approaches, Amazon has opened thousands of temporary positions for workers at its fulfillment centers in Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky and Nevada. These are hourly openings in picking, packing and receiving/shipping across multiple shifts. Eligible applicants must be able to stand and walk for 8-12 hour shifts and lift up to 50… Jon Mitchell View comments
Google Google Enables HTTPS Forward Secrecy The Google security team has enabled forward secrecy in its HTTPS services by default, so that captured messages can't be decrypted retroactively. Even though Gmail went to a secure HTTPS connection by default last year, encrypted files could still be captured in their unreadable form and broken years later, when computers are much faster. Other… Jon Mitchell View comments
Social Networks Why You Should Give Klout a Chance MySpace co-founder Tom Anderson used to be known as "MySpace Tom," because newly created Myspace accounts automatically included him as a default friend. Nowadays, he may as well be known as "Klout Tom," because of his usage of and influence on the leading social networks of this era: Facebook, Google+ and Twitter. Klout is a tool that measures… Social Richard MacManus View comments
Community Daily Wrap: Spotify Interrupted John Paul Titlow explains why he's turned off his Spotify integration in Facebook. It's not you Spotify, it's me... This and more in today's Daily Wrap. Sometimes it's difficult to catch every story that hits tech media in a day, so we wrap up some of the most talked about stories. We give you a daily recap of what you missed in the… Robyn Tippins View comments