Anyone who has ever been involved in designing a website or an application knows the importance of creating a mockup. What is a Mockup? A mockup is a static design for a web page or an application. It includes many of the final design elements, but it is not functional. Mockups are not as polished...
Author: Martin Treiber
Seven Power Tips for Web Stories
Stories on social media keep us for much longer than we planned. It's hard to know what's next and we're more likely to click through than exit. Stories keep users watching things, making it a great place for businesses. Have you ever wondered what type of story to write? Here are seven ideas worth considering....
What is Passwordless Authentification and why is it important?
Fernando Corbato was a MIT professor in the 1960s. When he was creating a new type of shared computer system, he wanted people to be able protect their files. A password was his solution. Corbato's solution was the most popular and widely used method of authenticating users for decades. But there's a catch: Passwords are...
A little bit of Consciousness
Ilya Sutskever is a senior scientist at OpenAI with a certain knack for PR. With a casual tweet, Sutskever revived a long-closed discussion: The question of whether artificial intelligence can ever possess a consciousness. Sutskever suggested that the large neural networks of today "have a little bit of consciousness". OpenAI, which Sutskever founded with Elon...
Irish regulator orders Meta to suspend data transfers to US
Meta, the Facebook owner, is under threat from Ireland's data regulator. They will order Meta to stop data transfers to the United States. This comes in the wake of a privacy case that has already seen threats from the social media giant to withdraw its websites from Europe. Helen Dixon, the Irish data protection commissioner,...
A short History of Business Cards
Business cards are an integral part of how everyone does business. They provide the important first impression about a company.
What are Web Stories?
Web Stories are a full-screen immersive format on mobile devices that feature a series of tappable visual slides.
What does GDPR mean in practise?
Many businesses thought that by adding Cookie consent banners to their web pages and opt-in forms for email newsletter subscriptions they have satisfied the GDPR requirements. As it turns out, this is not the case. There are rulings by the Datenschutzbehörde in Austria, CNIL in France and a court in Munich that show how far...
Google Fonts violate the GDPR
Loading Google Fonts via URL is a violation of GDPR rules. A ruling of court in Munich sets a precedent. On January 20, a Munich district court ruled that a plaintiff was entitled to an injunctive relief and €100 in damages against a website operator for providing the visitor's IP address to Google through the...
Sonantic’s AI Voice Actor flirts with you
Sonantic, an AI voice startup claims it has made significant progress in the development of audio deepfakes.
