Yesterday, WWDC 2020 kicked off. And, though I'm an Apple fan, this was probably the first keynote I've watched in its entirety since Steve Jobs stepped away. Why? Because big changes are coming to Apple. … [Read more...] about Big Changes are Coming to Apple
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Airbnb Launches City Hosts
Airbnb, the loved and hated marketplace for sharing space across the globe, continues its launch of City Hosts. This new website offers a unique localized perspective of the city. In other words, Airbnb is trying to tap a trending tourist market, where tourists don't want to be tourists. Currently, City Hosts is under beta testing. This means you have to be invited … [Read more...] about Airbnb Launches City Hosts
Foursquare Time Machine – The Coolest Way to Visualize Your Travel to Date?
I have been using Foursquare before it was even called Foursquare. You may not know that before Foursquare existed there was a precursor called Dodgeball that had a similar function but did so entirely via text messages. After Google bought the software and pretty much ruined it, Dennis Crowley started a new company to deliver on the original vision behind the product. Since it … [Read more...] about Foursquare Time Machine – The Coolest Way to Visualize Your Travel to Date?
MileWise Acquired by Yahoo!, Immediately Shut Down
Last night I received an email from award flight search engine MileWise that caught me by surprise: the company was acquired by Yahoo!. Here is that surprising note from MileWise to their users. But this isn't the type of acquisition you might be thinking. Yahoo! didn't appear to acquire the company for their technology, because they immediately shut down the service. In … [Read more...] about MileWise Acquired by Yahoo!, Immediately Shut Down