Reddit is bringing machine learning-powered translations to more than 35 new locales in Europe, Asia and Latin America in a move designed to open the largely English-centric social network to more users. The service comes nearly five months after Reddit first introduced site-wide translation for French-speakers, though the company had previously enabled users to translate […]
Influencer shopping app LTK gets an automatic direct message tool
LTK (formerly LiketoKnow.it and RewardStyle), the influencer shopping app with 40 million monthly users, announced on Thursday the launch of a free direct message tool for creators to instantly share pre-set responses with followers. The new tool, called LTK DM, is integrated into the posts section of the LTK app. When a creator shares an […]
SEC record in March Madness: Karma comes for Greg Sankey after expansion and automatic bid modification talk
Maybe the March Madness Fairy Godmother is trying to tell SEC commissioner Greg Sankey something. That is, if he is willing to listen. If not, we’ll say it: Let Cinderella do their thing, and leave the Big Dance invite list at 68 teams. The SEC found out the long way in the first round of […]
College Football Playoff expansion: Proposed 14-team bracket riddled with problems, from automatic bids to seeding
The ‘Alliance’, the ill-fated gentleman’s agreement between the ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12, set the standard for stupidity among the leadership of college football. It meant nothing and accomplished nothing – except kicking over the first disastrous domino to undermine what finally looked like a promising college football postseason. The refusal to vote for the […]