Changes on Instagram

                                     The popular photo-sharing service, Instagram, changed its service on Monday. And the changes are not welcomed. The changes will let advertisers in Facebook’s ad network use data and information that users have shared on Instagram, and will also give Instagram and Facebook the right to use its users’ photographs and identity in advertisements. Over the course of the next few days you’ll be able to view your profile, or anyone else’s, simply by navigating to instagram.com/[username]. January 16 is the date when the changes will be applied.

Infuriated users are deleting their accounts.

E-hailing – the latest trend

Hailing a taxi on a New York street is going high-tech — with a smartphone application.
So far, about 1,000 of the city’s more than 13,000 yellow cab drivers have downloaded the app.
When a hailing icon pops up, the driver sees the passenger’s location.
Drivers will be charged $14.95 a month, or $9.95 on a six-month subscription — after several promotional, cost-free months.
The passenger app is free of charge.

technology-students.jpg

There is a widespread belief among teachers that students’ constant use of digital technology is hampering their attention spans and ability to persevere in the face of challenging tasks.
That is what makes teaching today challenging. Teachers must adjust to better accommodate the way students learn.
It has become teachers’ duty to keep up with all technology- related changes. My blog is dedicated to all interesting changes in the field of technology.

Google and Apple

The release of the new Google Maps app for the iPhone, expected in Apple’s App Store on Thursday, does put to rest most of the conspiracy theorizing that began when Apple stopped bundling Google’s mapping service with the latest operating system for the iPhone and iPad, released in September. Apple did that because it was determined to own an increasingly critical feature of its devices, but the move seemed premature, as flaws in the company’s new service led to unusual public embarrassment.