Bits & Pixels — TL:DR Edition 1
Welcome after a long break, we’re back and continuing to experiment. As the great social media guru and wine afficionado Gary Vaynerchuck videos says, if you are not putting out daily content, why do it at all. This daily format will limit the stories to just a single link, dubbed the most important of the day in Tech, Content and video game news.
#Reddit community still in uproar
- While everyone in America was celebrating the Fourth of July over the weekend, the Internet’s front page was ablaze in protest, after one of Reddit’s more liked and popular employees, Talent Director Victoria Taylor was fired. The removal of this ally of the community (Reddit is really set of communities that are policed and managed by volunteers) along with a growing mistrust of recent moves by Reddit management Reddit channels. Apologies from co-founder and from its president have done little to calm down the community. The central issue is that Reddit is finally focusing on monetization after years of building community, and the lack of communication of the direction change is catching the very people who are responsible for its success of guard.
1. I’m all about that content boss
- In what is likely the final nail in the coffin for Microsoft’s aspiration of an entertainment brand with Xbox at its center, Microsoft dropped its Xbox branding on its music and video services. It relaunched its music service as Groove and its video service as Music and TV.
2. Tech Roundup
- GoPro releases their new camera, the GoPro Hero 4 Session. The camera is tiny (as in it can be held in the palm of your hand), its battery last longer, but it doesn’t shoot 4K or have a super high speed frame rate. It’s the GoPro for your parents and those kids who aren’t as cool as you. What this model means for its future is unclear. Will they ever be more than a niche product is the question most stockholders want answered and quickly.
3. Game Roundup
- No Man’s Sky, continues to be hyped as one of the biggest launches of the coming year. And after seeing this deep dive by the folks at IGN, it’s no surprise why. In No Man’s Sky, players can be world explorers, traders or fighters to name just a few roles. Check the video out, it’s a game we’ll be pre-ordering.
4. Overheard
- “$486 Billion”, that’s how much private equity invested in 2014, with California companies receiving the largest chunk or $56 billion. Read the entire report here
5. Notable release
- The redesigned Bing Maps are not out there, but based on this sneak peek, it might make a lot of us switch over to it when planning our next roadtrip.
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