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Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later.When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Two crooks fled from police after trying to steal farm equipment and "live-streamed" the chase over Snapchat. Leon Robinson laughed and encouraged accomplice Mark Gary Carroll as they were being pursued by officers after attempting to steal vital equipment from a Teesdale farm last month. The pair fled on May 19 after being disturbed trying to take a Polaris ATV vehicle from a farm building in Barnard Castle, Teesside Live reports. Durham Police said the pair even "live-streamed" the chase on social media app, Snapchat. One resident who lived nearby was able to share their van’s details on the rural community’s Rural Watch Whatsapp group and reported the duo to the police. Mark Carroll was jailed for 20 months (Image: Durham Police) Officers then chased the vehicle and, despite being rammed, were able to intercept the van and arrest the pair. Leon Robinson was jailed for 20 months (Image: Durham Police) The farmer’s ATV was also recovered. The moment the police chase ended (Image: Durham Police) Carroll, 33,…

Dr Disrespect is one of the biggest names in the gaming world, with a net worth of around $6 million (£4,353,030) and millions of subscribers to his YouTube channel.The over-the-top 80's action hero character and self-proclaimed 'face of Twitch' was banned from the platform a year ago now - and still nobody quite understands why or for how long.Both Dr Disrespect - aka Herschel 'Guy' Beahm IV - and Twitch have stayed relatively quiet on the matter.The streamer had more than four million subscribers, and signed a multi-year deal with the platform, before he was banned in summer 2020.Why was Dr Disrespect banned from Twitch?Dr Disrespect (Credit: Instagram/drdisrespect)Shortly after the news broke about Dr Disrespect's ban, Twitch issued a statement saying: "As is our process, we take appropriate action when we have evidence that a streamer has acted in violation of our Community Guidelines or Terms of Service. These apply to all streamers regardless of status or prominence in the community."That didn't really answer a lot and all we can establish from that is that the Dr violated one or more of the company's guidelines or terms of service. So basically, he broke the rules, but which?Then on 28th June…

Social media influencer Corinna Kopf revealed explosive details about hooking up with famous influencers on the Impaulsive podcast hosted by Logan Paul, Mike Majlak and George Janko. Corinna Kopf has gained popularity after appearing in David Dobrik’s vlogs, having her own YouTube channel and after amassing a Twitch fanbase once she began streaming Fortnite videos.Corinna Kopf is known for being open about her dating life in LA. During the podcast, she revealed details about her relationship with streamer Adin Ross and his “toxic” fanbase. “His fanbase is fu**king horrible,” Corinna Kopf revealed on the podcast. Adin Ross rose to fame by streaming NBA 2K and GTA games. He has previously streamed with Bronny James, the son of NBA star LeBron James.Corinna Kopf admitted to gaining followers online after appearing on Adin Ross’ stream but later said:“after being associated with somebody I wish we could delete followers coming from them.”She continued:“He (Adin Ross) has the worst, most toxic fanbase on the internet. That is a bold statement and that is no hate to Adin, he has even said it before. It’s bad.” She also added:“but if I knew my fanbase was acting like that I would ask them to chill out.”Adin…

Wave.tv owns and operates roughly two dozen media brands that create and curate content from scores of sports—both mainstream and ultra-niche—across the four of the most popular social platforms: Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and Facebook. The company reports that roughly 80% of its viewers are between 13 and 34 years old. After weathering the pandemic, Wave.tv made a splash with a $32 million Series A round in 2020 to further fuel its acquisition of rights, building out a portfolio that includes everything from Major League Baseball to World Strongest Man competitions. In March, it partnered with FanDuel as a beachhead in the sports betting market. Wave.tv’s SVP strategy and partnerships Greg Bobolo, whose experience includes seven years as CEO of SendtoNews, spoke with SportTechie about its partnerships and plans, and where things stand in the industry from a fan engagement standpoint. How have viewing habits changed during the COVID pandemic? Viewing habits and consumption, certainly, amongst this young Gen Z/Millennial fan base are at an all-time high. I was just reading not too long ago about the NBA, looking at their linear viewership and it was down by and large, but overall fan engagement for them was at an all-time high. …

Jio offers COVID-19 vaccine-related information via WhatsApp chatbot. Reliance Jio has launched a new facility for its users that provides information regarding COVID-19 vaccine availability through the WhatsApp chatbot. The chatbot replies as a Personal Jio Assistant and enables people to look for Covid vaccine availability, without the hassle of a one-time password (OTP) to refresh the session. The Jio chatbot helps users with relevant information about coronavirus vaccination. Here’s everything you should know about the Reliance Jio vaccine availability chatbot. Jio vaccine availability chatbot: How to get vaccination-related information via WhatsApp The service is available on the following number- 7000770007. Save the number and then send a 'Hi' Now, the chatbot will display some basic user details such as active plan, data balance for the day and hyperlinked 'Main Menu' option.  Tap on the 'Main Menu' option.  Now, select the 'COVID vaccine and info' option. Once a user selects this option, the chatbot confirms to either find vaccination centres or other vaccine-related details.  Now, tap on the 'Find Vaccine Centres’ option. Once selected, a user can refresh the vaccine centre and availability search by posting 'pincode' in the chat and then typing the pincode of the area. Surprisingly, the…

Market Reports recently broadcasted a new study in its database that highlights the in-depth market analysis with future prospects of Webcasting and Live Streaming Software market. The study covers significant data which makes the research document a handy resource for managers, industry executives and other key people get ready-to-access and self analyzed study along with graphs and tables to help understand market trends, drivers and market challenges. Some of the key players mentioned in this research are Haivision, Qumu Corporation, Kollective Technology, Vimeo, Livestream, Brightcove, Sonic Foundry, Polycom, VMIX, IBM, Panopto, BlueJeans Network, Ooyala, Kaltura, Wowza Media Systems Segmentation CoveredBy TypeCloud-basedOn-premisesBy ApplicationBFSIEducationHealthcareGovernmentOthers Get Access to Free sample Report PDF @ marketreports.info/sample/13828-Global-Webcasting-and-Live-Streaming-Software-Market COVID-19 Impact on Global Webcasting and Live Streaming Software Market COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered novel corona virus. Largely unknown before the outbreak began in Wuhan (China) in December 2019, COVID-19 has moved from a regional crisis to a global pandemic in just a matter of a few weeks.  In addition, production and supply chain delays were also witnessed during the second quarter which poised a challenge to the Webcasting and Live Streaming Software market, since end-user industries were still not operating at their full…

Teads, the Global Media Platform, announced the winners of the first Teads Awards Grand Prix. Judged by a prestigious panel of marketeers, the awards celebrate the best in mobile creativity from around the world. Judges included:Meredith Herman, VP global marketing services, GSKKristen Colonna, VP marketing enablement, Pernod RicardNicolas Comestaz, VP global media, COTYKimberley Gardiner, senior vice president marketing, VW of AmericaKenneth Wilhelm, director portfolio, Nestlé Purina North AmericaJustin Baum, creative director at LenovoAfter 6 rounds of awards over the past 12 months, the Grand Prix Awards served to surface the best in class of mobile advertising. The winning creatives were selected from more than 3,000 submissions from 30 markets across US, LATAM, EMEA and APAC, making the Grand Prix  a true celebration of collaboration, creativity and innovation in the digital space.Awards were split across 3 categories: Best Optimised Display, Best Optimised Video and Best Optimised Campaign through L’Atelier. L’Ateliers are Teads’ proprietary creative workshops – bringing brand and agency teams together with Teads Studio’s designers, developers and creative strategists in focused sessions. By bringing all key stakeholders into one session, L’Ateliers are a unique, energising, environment where digital assets can be matched against campaign KPIs and created in real-time.The winners…

Good-faith disagreements are a normal part of society and building strong relationships. Yet it’s difficult to engage in good-faith disagreements on the internet, and people reach less common ground online compared with face-to-face disagreements. There’s no shortage of research about the psychology of arguing online, from text versus voice to how anyone can become a troll and advice about how to argue well. But there’s another factor that’s often overlooked: the design of social media itself. My colleagues and I investigated how the design of social media affects online disagreements and how to design for constructive arguments. We surveyed and interviewed 257 people about their experiences with online arguments and how design could help. We asked which features of 10 different social media platforms made it easy or difficult to engage in online arguments, and why. (Full disclosure: I receive research funding from Facebook.) We found that people often avoid discussing challenging topics online for fear of harming their relationships, and when it comes to disagreements, not all social media are the same. People can spend a lot of time on a social media site and not engage in arguments (e.g. YouTube) or find it nearly impossible to avoid arguments…

An elegant new algorithm developed by Danish researchers could significantly reduce the resource consumption of the world's computer servers. One of the flipsides of the world's burgeoning internet usage is its impact on climate due to the massive amount of electricity consumed by computer servers. Studies have demonstrated that global data centres consume more than 400 terawatt-hours of electricity annually. This accounts for approximately 2 per cent of the world's total greenhouse gas emissions and currently equals all emissions from global air traffic. According to the Danish Council on Climate Change, a single large data centre consumes the equivalent of 4 per cent of Denmark's total electricity consumption. Furthermore, data centre electricity consumption is expected to double by 2025, resulting in increased emissions. Clearly, the green transition in IT is an urgent matter. Professor Mikkel Thorup and two fellow researchers from the University of Copenhagen's Department of Computer Science have now perfected an algorithm that addresses a fundamental problem in computer systems – the fact that some servers become overloaded while other servers have capacity left – many times faster than today. "We have found an algorithm that removes one of the major causes of overloaded servers once and for all. Our…

Remember how at 3 a.m., all you could think about was whether or not to send that text to that *one* person, only to delete it? No need to stress about it now as you can actually hit send with a website called ‘The Unsent Project’. Rora Blue, the brains behind The Unsent Project, explores what we wish to tell others and how we associate colors to how we feel. The Unsent Project has compiled over 500,000 unsent text messages from anonymous users. The entries are diverse, spanning nearly every emotion that is sent to lovers, best friends, exes, parents, siblings, and even pets. All texts are contributed and digitally preserved in an online archive that may be accessed by anyone. In an interview, Blue said she did not expect that this would resonate with a lot of people. Via Google “The Unsent Project came out of a place of processing my own experience with my first love. I wanted  to connect with other people and learn about their experiences. I honestly had no idea that it was a concept that would resonate with so many people. It felt wonderful to be able to give other people a place where…