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Snapchat IPO Ends on a High Note for Opening Day on the Stock Market
Snapchat Inc., one of the biggest tech IPO's to enter the stock market in years, capped off an important first day with an increase from $17 per share to ending with $24.51, up 44%. The social media, and tech company does an excellent job of trend stacking. For those unfamiliar with Snapchat, it is an application that smartphone users can download and communicate along with friends and family. One of the recent updates is the application allowed me to layer text in a video, and edit it with a professional edge that I would normally have to have video
YouTube TV Joins the Cable-Cutting Movement Away From Traditional TV
The cord-cutting race to filling demand with a new generation is heating up with YouTube TV recently announcing that they would be launching a television streaming service. This step by Alphabet/Google is a more aggressive move to capture additional revenue for the company. Currently several tech companies are providing streaming television, but each one has its strengths and weaknesses. Currently, users can input their email and zip code to be notified when the service for YouTube TV will be arriving to their area. Sling TV is one of the more established television streaming services with two years of experience.
GameLift by Amazon Web Services Supports Games Built with C++ or C#
Amazon Web Services has recently announced GameLift, a platform that allows games to be built with any C++ or C# structure. Amazon Lumberyard, Unreal Engine, Unity, and custom developed engines will work with GameLift. One of the biggest benefits to GameLift is that developers can quickly scale their dedicated multiplayer game servers to support millions of players using Amazon Web Services' cloud infrastructure. Developers can utilize this platform without investing thousands of hours in upfront engineering. "The majority of leading game companies use AWS, and our customers have consistently asked us for an easier way to deploy, operate, and
Sling TV Providing Solutions to Cord-Cutting
Millennials are the cross section between Generation X and Generation Y. The group of young adults have shown growth in an era of regression. Pervious generations would work a standard 9-5 schedule, and come home to the warm glow of home entertainment. Adults in the United States prior to The Great Recession, and after the The Great Depression experienced a level of stability that other generations have not been able to share. Streaming services were unneeded before 2009. One example, Netflix went public in 2002, but saw little to no growth until The Great Recession. After 2009, Netflix and other
NBA VR on Google Daydream takes Spectators Courtside
NBA VR is now available on Samsung Gear VR via the Oculus Store and on the Google Play Store with the Google Daydream View. NBA is partnering with NextVR, a premiere broadcaster of live events in virtual reality, to bring NBA LEAGUE PASS subscribers one game every week of the 2016-17 regular NBA season live, and on-demand. Browse over the NBA VR viewing schedule. Watch over a preview of the excitement and intensity of NBA VR with the Google Daydream on YouTube. JTNDYmxvY2txdW90ZSUyMGNsYXNzJTNEJTIydHdpdHRlci10d2VldCUyMiUyMGRhdGEtbGFuZyUzRCUyMmVuJTIyJTNFJTNDcCUyMGxhbmclM0QlMjJlbiUyMiUyMGRpciUzRCUyMmx0ciUyMiUzRUV4cGVyaWVuY2UlMjB0aGUlMjBkdW5rcyUyQyUyMDMtcG9pbnRlcnMlMkMlMjAlMjZhbXAlM0IlMjBza2lsbHMlMjBmcm9tJTIwJTNDYSUyMGhyZWYlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnR3aXR0ZXIuY29tJTJGU3RhdGVGYXJtJTIyJTNFJTQwU3RhdGVGYXJtJTNDJTJGYSUzRSUyMEFsbC1TdGFyJTIwU2F0dXJkYXklMjBOaWdodCUyMGluJTIwVlIlMjBhZnRlciUyMHRoZSUyMHNob3clMjBpbiUyME5leHRWUi4lMjAlM0NhJTIwaHJlZiUzRCUyMmh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGdC5jbyUyRmR0d0tjQjBxQ3klMjIlM0VodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnQuY28lMkZkdHdLY0IwcUN5JTNDJTJGYSUzRSUyMCUzQ2ElMjBocmVmJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0LmNvJTJGZHZ5VmZzWXBtRSUyMiUzRXBpYy50d2l0dGVyLmNvbSUyRmR2eVZmc1lwbUUlM0MlMkZhJTNFJTNDJTJGcCUzRSUyNm1kYXNoJTNCJTIwTmV4dFZSJTIwJTI4JTQwbmV4dHZyJTI5JTIwJTNDYSUyMGhyZWYlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnR3aXR0ZXIuY29tJTJGbmV4dHZyJTJGc3RhdHVzJTJGODMzMDczNjMxMDcyODMzNTM3JTIyJTNFRmVicnVhcnklMjAxOCUyQyUyMDIwMTclM0MlMkZhJTNFJTNDJTJGYmxvY2txdW90ZSUzRSUwQSUzQ3NjcmlwdCUyMGFzeW5jJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyJTJGJTJGcGxhdGZvcm0udHdpdHRlci5jb20lMkZ3aWRnZXRzLmpzJTIyJTIwY2hhcnNldCUzRCUyMnV0Zi04JTIyJTNFJTNDJTJGc2NyaXB0JTNF
Snapchat IPO Estimated with a $20 Billion Valuation
Technology companies that have been able to secure a stable user base have been able to turn their private companies into large-scale, public corporations. Snapchat is scheduled to take their company public in the near future, and estimates for the valuation are currently close to $20 billion. In perspective, Facebook first went public with a valuation over $100 billion. That translates into Snapchat having 1/5 overall value in comparison to Facebook when it first started selling stock in 2012. CNN Money reported: 'At this level, Snapchat is a far cry from Facebook, which had 1.23 billion daily users in
Verizon Wireless Unlocks Unlimited Data for Users in 2017
Verizon Wireless customers can rejoices with additional data being offered by the company for $80 a month. Users do have to sign up for auto pay to connect with the unlimited data plan. Their 'unlimited plan' is limited though, just like the other major communication companies. That being said I still find this opporunity to be useful for many Internet users. It depends on where you live, but when I was staying in Southern Illinois, Mediacom was supplying my Internet, and it was moving slower in comparison to using the Hotspot feature with my Verizon data. Also, when I
The Cross Section Between Violent Gaming and Virtual Reality
The Valve platform is launching a series of virtual reality games, and with both the hardware (the Vive) and distribution (Steam), the company is looking to take gaming to the next level. "Right now we're building three VR games." Gabe Newell, Valve founder These new games will have a great deal of influence over the users. I wanted to share and review some of the current VR games to give some insight on the direction gaming should be heading in for the future. As I reviewed different virtual reality games, I found a YouTuber, SayItsBradley that does demos of video games
United Automobile Workers Negotiate with Tesla Motors
Tesla Motors has been fortune enough to build as a company for the past several years in Silicon Valley. With that growth comes the responsibility to fairly compensate workers for creating and producing that growth. One Tesla Motors employee, Jose Moran, wrote a Medium post displaying some reasons why he thinks the company should unionized. He wrote: "A few months ago, six out of eight people in my work team were out on medical leave at the same time due to various work-related injuries. I hear that ergonomics concerns in other departments are even more severe. Worst of all,
Virtual Reality and WebVR In Progress and Development on Google Chrome
As Virtual reality continues to expand at exponential levels, Google Chrome is in the process of creating functionality for VR content. Yesterday, Google Developers noted a series of websites that currently provides VR content including: a documentary on nature and the ecosystem with Bear 71, tour the Matterport's Library with a headset to get a full scope of the environments, watch stunning VR content on Within, view and experience digital artwork with Sketchfab, and try out the WebVR Lab to experience interactive art. Chrome will connect WebVR and virtual reality content with the Daydream-ready phone and Daydream View. This will be during the
Snapchat Inc., one of the biggest tech IPO's to enter the
The cord-cutting race to filling demand with a new generation is
Amazon Web Services has recently announced GameLift, a platform that allows
Millennials are the cross section between Generation X and Generation Y. The
NBA VR is now available on Samsung Gear VR via the Oculus
Technology companies that have been able to secure a stable user
Verizon Wireless customers can rejoices with additional data being offered by
The Valve platform is launching a series of virtual reality games,
Tesla Motors has been fortune enough to build as a company
As Virtual reality continues to expand at exponential levels, Google Chrome