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The problem is, I don’t know which half." Rather than simple brand exposure, advertisers are adopting a new mantra: accountability. “That percentage will go down steadily for the next decade to well under half.” Industry research tends to support that prediction. Marketers would be able to pay for greater visibility in those search results. In a sign that such practices are truly taking root, they are already acquiring their own industry jargon....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 239 words · Sarah Bentley

Digital Book Sales Plummet—Did Paper Books Win?

Paper books have avoided the fate of most other physical media. So what is it about books? That equation has tipped far in the digital direction in all other media. Kimberly Farmer / Unsplash We might be nostalgic for Polaroids, but we dont buy a camera and film. We download an app that makes our photos look like Polaroids. An e-reader uses a non-glowing, reflective white page with black e-ink....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 212 words · Jonathan Ibarra

Digital Camera Features: What You Need

Essential Digital Camera Features Some features are must-haves. Just about everyone can benefit from these essentials. you’re able to do without them.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 22 words · Kathryn Williams

Digital Redlining: What It Is and What It Means for Communities

Martinez decided to turn that question into a research project. “I was interested in exploring that for the fellowship.” Using US Census Bureau data, Martinez spent monthsmappingthe state of internet connectivity in the Bronx. “I was interested in the mapping portion because I’m a visual person,” Martinez said. But how does this actually look on a map?" In fact, the Bronx was one of thecity’s worst-connected boroughs. But was the correlation between low-income neighborhoods and lack of adequate internet access an indication of deeper systemic issues?...

April 15, 2025 · 3 min · 508 words · Amber Gordon

Dinosaur with wicked scythe-like claws might have climbed trees like a leopard

Vectiraptor greeni sounds like it would make a great movie villain. It’s helping scientists expand the story of dinosaurs in the UK. The fierce predator dates back to over 100 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous. It’s an older relative of velociraptors, which rose to fame with the Jurassic Park movies. A team of paleontologists published apaper on the new species in the journal Cretaceous Researchthis month. The researchers described the vectiraptor based on fossilized vertebrae and hip parts found on the Isle of Wight....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 137 words · Colin Reynolds

Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Triggered a Devastating Worldwide Tsunami

Scientists have long researched the Chicxulub impact crater, which lies under the Yucatan Peninsula in southern Mexico. The crater was the result of a planet-altering impact some 66 million years ago. We know that the immediate aftermath of the collision was devastating. Recent research has shown that theoceans rapidly acidified and that Earth’s climate was greatly disrupted. It ignitedtrees and plant life thousands of miles away. To make a long story short: It was a bad day to be a dinosaur....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 177 words · John Brewer

Dir Command

The dir command is also aDOS command, available in all versions of MS-DOS. The dir command is also included in theRecovery Consolein Windows XP. The availability of certain dir command switches and other dir commandsyntaxmay differ from operating system to operating system. Theresa Chiechi / Lifewire Use this option to specify a sort order for the results. When executed alone,/olists directories first, followed by files, both in alphabetical order. SeeHow to Redirect Command Output to a Filefor more on how to do this....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 146 words · William David

Direct, Bipole, and Dipole Surround Sound Speakers

Surround sound effects in movies, music, and games are most noticeable with direct speakers. In general, most people prefer direct speakers if they listen primarily to multichannel music. The speakers that most people have in a basic stereo setup are typically direct-radiating speakers. Samsung USA If used as side-surround speakers, the sound is output both toward the front and rear of the room. If used as rear-surround speakers, they output sound in both directions along the rear wall....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 187 words · Leslie Ramirez

DirecTV Rejects Disney's Offer to Restore ABC for Tonight's Presidential Debate

As theoutage of Disney programming on DirecTVreaches its 10th day, communications between the two companies are getting spicier. Soon after Disney’s pronouncement, DirecTV said, “no thanks.” This year’s contract dispute between Disney and DirecTV echoes asimilar outage last year on Spectrum TV. There’s no indication yet of when thecontract dispute between Disney and DirecTVmight be resolved. Which viewers are affected by the Disney channel outage on DirecTV? That programming includes include Disney Plus, ESPN, ABC, Hulu, Freeform and FX....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · Annette Wagner

Disable SSID Broadcast to Hide Your Wi-Fi Network

Does turning off SSID Broadcast improve your home data pipe security? SSID broadcasting helps clients to see and connect to the web link. Otherwise, they have to know the name and set up a manual connection to it. Most routers support a toggle for broadcasting, or not broadcasting, the SSID. Is SSID Broadcast a connection Security Risk? Consider an analogy of a burglar. Once inside the router options, the page for disabling SSID broadcast is different depending on the router....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 197 words · Jason Henry

Discover How Popular Browsers Like Chrome and Safari Talk to Servers

People use these browsers for basic web browsing and other needs, including online shopping and casual gaming. Web server communication relies on web connection protocols. Web servers are what supply the content for web browsers. PhotoAlto / Frederic Cirou/ Getty Images What the online window requests, the server delivers through internet web connection connections. Client-Server internet Design and the Web Web browsers and web servers function together as a client-server system....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 153 words · Frank Long

Discover How to Easily Find Lost Gmail Messages

Dont worryfinding missing emails is usually pretty simple. Here are several ways to recover deleted or misplaced emails in Gmail. How to Recover Missing Emails From Gmail Check the spam folder. Stock Catalog / Flickr Some emailseven legitimate onescan be caught by Gmail’s spam filter. SelectSpamfrom the left menu to open this folder. Messages marked as spam are removed automatically after 30 days. double-check you check this folder now because your missing email could bepermanentlydeleted soon....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 322 words · Christopher Beck

Discover How to Email, Chat, and Track Santa—Your Ultimate Guide

Email, call, or chat with Santa online for free Need to have a chat with Santa Claus? The NORAD Santa Tracker is active beginning on December 1 each year and is especially busy on Christmas Eve. Write an Email Letter to Santa Santa is online and checking his email regularly throughout the day. Call the number in the text to hear your child’s message and a message from Santa’s helpers....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Adriana Schmidt