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What the Tech?! Ello

Ello, n; A simple new social network touted as the ‘Anti-Facebook’. Currently in invite-only beta, people have been buzzing about the ad-free social network which is making a direct punch at Facebook. Ello doesn’t sell ads or user data, which is…

What the Tech?! Apple Pay

Apple Pay, n; A wallet-like feature that stores your credit cards to allow iPhone 6 and Apple Watch users to pay with a tap. Announced Tuesday at Apple’s new product demonstration, Apple Pay is a feature that will be available in the upcoming…

What the Tech?! Hyperlapse

Hyperlapse, n; A technique used in video post-production to steady camera movement that makes exposure seem sped up. Last week, Instagram announced a new app (currently only for iOS) called Hyperlapse, which steadies and smoothes your videos to appear time-lapsed, without…

What the Tech?! Twitch

Twitch, n; A platform that lets people live-stream their favorite video games, as played by other people. Twitch was bought for $1 billion by Amazon this week, to bolster its place in the future of gaming. Twitch is often used by…

What the Tech?! WYSIWYG

WYSIWYG, adj.; What You See Is What You Get; describes an online editor that lets you easily build blogs, websites and apps. Often also called a ‘drag-and-drop’ editor, these tools take away the need to know code and have professional design…

Image and Text: Help Us Build It!

We’re running a crowdfunding campaign in hopes of funding four template pages to add to the Yapp platform. All four are pages you’ve asked for that we’re excited to see on Yapp. Each week of the campaign, we’ll be featuring one of…