Across the U.S., businesses are using the web to grow
When their 10-year-old daughter asked if she could raise alpacas on the family ranch, Jim and Kelley Hobart figured, “Why not?” They welcomed the animals onto their land and soon thereafter discovered the many benefits of alpaca wool. It was soft, durable, warm and eco-friendly—it had to be shared with the rest of the world. To the delight of their daughter and alpaca lovers everywhere, the Hobarts launched Alpaca Direct in 2005, producing quality yarns and apparel made from the unique fiber.
Source:: Across the U.S., businesses are using the web to grow
Twitter’s Vote on JSR 376 (Java Platform Module System)
Almost all of Twitter’s services run on the Java Virtual Machine platform. We have a team of engineers who work on performance improvements to our own custom version of the OpenJDK JVM. We are also active participants in the development of the Java platform and are members of the Java Community Process (JCP) Executive Committee (EC), helping provide oversight and stewardship of the Java platform and its evolution.
Source:: Twitter’s Vote on JSR 376 (Java Platform Module System)
Making plans? We can help.
Hear about an amazing event but can’t remember where to buy the tickets? Have trouble finding the right activity to do with your sister who has two toddlers? Looking for something fun to do nearby tonight? Now Google can help. Today on the Google app and mobile web in the U.S., doing a search for events brings up a clear summary of activities from sites from across the web like Eventbrite, Meetup and more, that might be just what you’re looking for.
To try it, type in a quick search like, “jazz concerts in Austin,” …Read More
Source:: Making plans? We can help.
Making plans? We can help.
Hear about an amazing event but can’t remember where to buy the tickets? Have trouble finding the right activity to do with your sister who has two toddlers? Looking for something fun to do nearby tonight? Now Google can help. Today on the Google app and mobile web in the U.S., doing a search for events brings up a clear summary of activities from sites from across the web like Eventbrite, Meetup and more, that might be just what you’re looking for.
To try it, type in a quick search like, “jazz concerts in Austin,” …Read More
Source:: Making plans? We can help.
Making plans? We can help.
Hear about an amazing event but can’t remember where to buy the tickets? Have trouble finding the right activity to do with your sister who has two toddlers? Looking for something fun to do nearby tonight? Now Google can help. Today on the Google app and mobile web in the U.S., doing a search for events brings up a clear summary of activities from sites from across the web like Eventbrite, Meetup and more, that might be just what you’re looking for.
To try it, type in a quick search like, “jazz concerts in Austin,” …Read More
Source:: Making plans? We can help.
Reducing Links to Low-Quality Web Page Experiences
By Jiun-Ren Lin and Shengbo Guo
We want to help people build an informed community on Facebook. That’s why we’re always working to understand which posts people consider misleading, sensational and spammy so we can show fewer of those and show more informative posts instead.
We hear from our community that they’re disappointed when they click on a link that leads to a web page containing little substantive content and that is covered in disruptive, shocking or malicious ads. People expect their experience after clicking on a post to be straightforward.
Starting today, we’re rolling out an update so people …Read More