According to a new SecretMedia study, because of ad blocking software, one quarter to two thirds of video time ends up un-monetized. While broadcasters begin to grasp the full vibrancy of the…
No winning streak goes on forever. But it would be hard to tell that from this week’s announcements from Apple. Even though the latest iteration of the company’s main product, the iPhone, didn’t change much externally, its gigantic annual fall event
If you're planning on ordering an iPhone 6S tonight, do this right now
I have mixed emotions about Apple moving online iPhone pre-orders from a weeknight to a weekend; on the one hand, this means that many of us won't be getting turnt on a Friday. On the other hand,...
You now live on a planet with a Tumblr clothing line
Tumblr has launched its own clothing endeavor, featuring shirts, sweaters, dresses, accessories and other items adorned with patterns created by popular Tumbl...
Destiny: The Taken King brings Led Zeppelin to the new trailer and it's ... something
Bungie has released the launch trailer for Destiny: The Taken King and you should watch it. It's right there at the top of the story. I'll wait. The Taken King seems to really improve the design...
With iOS 9, the next major release of the iPhone and iPad operating system, just around the corner, the number of questions we’re receiving from publishers is increasing by the day. This post details what’s new in iOS 9, and how the news affect p...
Length Matters on Tumblr: What Short-Form and Long Videos Do for Millennials
Autoplay looping videos have become a staple on Tumblr. Although they provide marketers with a new way to reach millennial consumers, their initially silent format presents several challenges as well. Max Sebela, Tumblr’s creative strategy manager, spoke with eMarketer’s Maria Minsker about the potential of short-form video as well as long-form video branding opportunities on Tumblr.
Breaking Smart is a technology analysis site. We aim to produce a binge-worthy collection of essays approximately once every 2 years. Season 1, comprising 20 essays totaling approximately 30,000 wo…
How To Shoot Better iPhone Photos Without Extra (Camera) Lenses
Sometimes you're taking a photo with your iPhone and you want a little bit of light filtering to improve your shot. You can sometimes help out the camera that's always with you by adding something else that's always with you: Sunglasses.
Leisure, the Basis of Culture: An Obscure German Philosopher’s Timely 1948 Manifesto for Reclaimi…
“Leisure lives on affirmation. It is not the same as the absence of activity … or even as an inner quiet. It is rather like the stillness in the conversation of lovers, which is fed by …
iOS 9 and Safari View Controller: The Future of Web Views
For a long time, iOS apps have been able to open links as web views. When you tap a link in a Twitter client, an RSS reader, or a bookmark utility, it usually opens in a mini browser that doesn’t leave the app, providing you with the convenience of not having to switch between Safari
James Altucher's answer to As first time entrepreneurs, what part of the process are people often c…
James Altucher's answer: The 100 Rules for Being a First-Time Entrepreneur If you Google “entrepreneur” you get a lot of mindless cliches like “Think Big!” For me, being an “entrepreneur” doesn’t mean starting the next “Faceook”. Or even starting any business at all. It means finding the challen...
Each year, WWDC kicks off with a keynote address chock full of the company's tentpole announcements for the coming year. I always find it difficult to keep in mind even these, ahem, key points. But it gets "worse" as the day goes on, and then as the week goes on, as nuanced announcements are indicat