WordPress Gutenberg, the new “block-based” editing technology for all Worldpress blogs, self-hosted or not, doesn’t figure to go away anytime soon, so this blogger / vlogger reasoned that getting used to it was better than resisting it. With that in mind, here is the first Zennie62Media blog post using Gutenberg. So far, so good. The … Read more
WordPress Gutenberg Editor is the surest sign yet that our society is in trouble. I’m serious. Here’s why. This statement written to explain why this new, and certainly interesting way of editing on WordPress, is needed, now: “One thing that sets WordPress apart from other systems is that it allows you to create as rich … Read more
The NFL announced its new Snapchat partnership two days ago. It looks pretty exciting, but as you read what’s about to come, ask yourself this question: “Where’s YouTube?” “As part of the extended partnership, the NFL will add a new Sunday Publisher Story to the daily content it produces and Snapchat distributes throughout the NFL … Read more
Oakland News Now – Need a drone that can fly and gather data and then land on its own mini base station? Vtrus Autonomous Drone can do that and it’s makers were at The TechCrunch 2018 August Capital Party. Johathan Lenoff, Vtrus Chief Technology Officer, explained that the drone was under development and in the … Read more
Oakland News Now – Phrame is a Smart License Plate Frame technology that I was introduced to ar the TechCrunch August Capital Party today. Phrame Device and app Enable any car to get it in the car trunk grocery delivery, packages and even laundry. Phrame partners with on-demand gas, oil providers and valet services — … Read more
Laser Network, which acts as a SWIFT-like system for cryptocurrencies, has welcomed Ethereum advisor Sukhveer Sanghera to its advisory board. Sanghera has helped build products and solutions for TD Securities, Polymath, NASA Langley, Deloitte, LedgerX, and several other big names in science, business, and technology. He holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Carleton … Read more
Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 SF and Xperiel go tech. With the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 Tournament beginning at San Francisco’s AT&T Park on July 20, Rugby World Cup Sevens event organizers and Xperiel are digitizing traditional in-stadium activities to make them more widely accessible to fans. Anyone with the Rugby World Cup Sevens … Read more
CES Tech Media Trailblazers Program: nominate a new person in tech media for CES! The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) – owner and producer of CES® – today announced the launch of its CES Tech Media Trailblazers program. The program will award 25 up-and-coming media travel and accommodation for CES 2019, the world’s gathering place for … Read more
“Influencers.” “Influencer.” “Influencer marketing.” “Tapinfluence. “ Chances are if you’re an active YouTube Partner video-blog producer, you are all too familiar with the terms, and the company. “Influencer Marketing”, as it’s called, is all the rage, and today, there are way too many marketing companies, or fly-by-night groups pretending to be above-board organizations, seeking to … Read more
The Thai Cave Rescue started approximately 40 minutes ago in Thailand. Since the media have been forced out of the main rescue area, and a tarp was constructed to shield it from the view of cameras, there’s no word of exactly what’s going on, other than the rescue was started, and Elon Musk’s engineers reportedly … Read more
Will Elon Musk save trapped boys in Thai Cave Rescue? Elon Musk, the PayPal alum who became a billionaire, and started both Space X and Tesla, and the Boring Co., has sent a team of engineers from the same nfrastructure and tunnel construction company tasked with building the foundation for the Hyperloop to help in … Read more
As I write this, the tech-focused Oakland Startup Network is meeting under a nice evening sky on the Kapor Center rooftop, on Broadway and Franklin, right now, for First Friday, July. As I’m helping my Mom here in Georgia, I left last week, and now I’m not in Oakland, right now. If were, I’d be … Read more
Ok. Uptown Crepe And Cafe is apparently a new kid on the block in the growing Uptown Oakland (California) food scene. It’s trying to stick out, this Uptown Crepe And Cafe, from the pack of Downtown Oakland restaurants nearby that have all types of breakfast offerings. Ok. Fine. Cool. So, Uptown Crepe And Cafe does … Read more
Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency that was given to this blogger by Coinbase Founder Brian Armstrong in 2013. We met at a party thrown by a San Francisco tech company at Mars Bar in the South of Market, and were introduced by Reddit co-Founder Steve Huffman. I honestly had no idea what the future of Bitcoin … Read more
Vrypac DISH Trail is a backpack made by Teka Thomas, who commissioned Zennie62Media to report about it. It’s the second in the Vrypack family, and where the original Vrypack was introduced a year ago. What’s the difference between them? I tried out the Vrypack DISH Trail on this Fourth of July to find out. The … Read more
Marshawn Lynch. Man, you too in Oakland with the electric scooters? Dang. (Wonder if he’s bringing them to the Oakland Raiders games?) Ok, what’s going on is Oakland’s under siege and takeover by these dogon electric scooters that look like someone slapped some handlebars on a skateboard. Well, that’s what it looks like. But what’s … Read more
IFTTT stands for “If this, then that,” and is forms the basis for many programming lanquage. Basically it describes two primary conditions that exist depending on a situation, but never at the saame time. IFTTT is also the “Software-As-A-Service” (SAAS) San Francisco-based startup company that connects various platforms. For example, you can connect YouTube to … Read more
The man in the video above is Andrés López, Community Manager with co-working startup HIVEN. While I was visiting Perch, a local Oakland Adams Point cafe, a man walked around handing out cards to an event. When he came over, I said “Want to vlog it? I’ll put it out on my network.” So, he … Read more
Given the success of Uber and Lyft ride-share tech companies (or what are called “transportation network companies”) more and more cities, towns, and municipalities have looked for ways to extract tax dollars from them. Now, Oakland is set to consider a way to earn revenue from riders using Uber, Lyft, or any other transportation network … Read more
Zenni Optical CEO Tibor Laczay And Julia Chen Use Zennie Abraham, Zennie62 Name To Piggyback Internet Ads It seems like every time I turn around, I see “zenni.com” or “Zenni Optical” selling glasses in an ad either on a Google search for “Zennie62” or me “Zennie Abraham” – or on my own blogs and YouTube … Read more
Zennie Abraham, YouTube Partner, social media influencer, and vlogger, and blogger (and the one who asked Oakland Raiders Head Coach Jon Gruden the question in the Zennie62 on YouTube video from the 2018 NFL Annual Meeting in Orlando above) is asking YouTube viewers to subscribe to Zennie62 on YouTube, and in a push to get … Read more
The organization or group called “Freedom From Facebook” announced that if you’re in Menlo Park, California, today, look up to the skies. Group representatives say the following in a communication to Zennie62Media: “Freedom From Facebook launched a new multifaceted campaign to target company shareholders and employees and to highlight the need for the Federal Trade … Read more
What YouTuber Nasim Aghdam did on April 3, 2018, in taking a special trip up to San Bruno all the way from San Diego, was horrible. She traved to YouTube Headquarters with the specific intent of killing people who represent the company I love. I’m Zennie Abraham, and I’ve been an active YouTuber on my … Read more