In Defense of the Idealists
The other day I ripped into Pinterest a bit for its spammy email actions for new users. Not long after, a friend of mine called me out indirectly, saying that…
Brad McCarty
A music and tech junkie who calls Nashville home, Brad is the Managing Editor of The Next Web and loves telling the stories from amazing startups.
Stories by Brad McCarty
Facebook Giving $4 in Extra Credits to Some Users
If you’re one of the people who meet a certain set of criteria, you could get up to $4 in extra Facebook Credits for every $1 that you spend, according…
Logic3 R200 Ferrari Headphones First Look
I’ve never been a big fan of “branded” devices. More often than not, they’re overpriced and you’re paying a lot for a name without he quality to back up the…
MacBook Pro to Get a Refresh Starting With 15" Model?
Chalk this one up to the “no surprise if it’s true” section: AppleInsider is saying that Apple is planning to completely revamp the MacBook Pro line by the end of…
Why is Pinterest Spamming Your Facebook Friends?
There’s no doubt that what interest-aggregation site Pinterest has managed over the past few months is spectacular. Recently reaching the milestone of 10 million users, the site has gained traction…
Capcom's Video Game Restaurant
Continuing the gamer geek theme from my post about the Nintendo belt buckle, it seems that Capcom has raised the bar. The Japanese video game company has launched the Capcom…
Check This NES Controller Belt Buckle
For the gamer geek in all of us, we have our ways of showing our pride. This belt buckle from nesbuckle isn’t the first time we’ve seen a piece of…
Tech News in 5 Minutes - The Daily Dose
Google’s cloud file storage called Drive appears to be launching soon. Samsung avoided a German shutdown of sales on its reformed Galaxy 10.1N tablet. It looks like the the iPad…
Affordable Voiceover Work? VoiceBunny Could Be the Answer
As the Internet moves toward its next iteration, one of the things that we’re seeing rise is audio content. But in order to get all of that spoken word content,…
Techmeme Events Listings go Live
A few days ago we here at The Next Web were lamenting the fact that there wasn’t really a good listing for technology events. We didn’t want something like Lanyrd…
Content Marketing: An Infographic
If you have any doubt about the growth of content marketing in today’s market then you’ve simply not been paying attention. In a few words, content marketing is defined as…
Path Fixes Its Privacy Problem
In the wake of yesterday’s privacy concerns over Path uploading the address books of users without their consent, the company’s CEO Dave Morin has today come back with an apologetic…
PowerInbox Brings an Apps API to Your Email
When we first wrote about PowerInbox a few months ago, I was impressed by how the company was attempting to make email do more than just send messages back and…
Path's Address Book Mistake Shows an Apple Problem
There’s a lot of press attention being paid today (by TNW as well) to Path. The life-journaling app has found itself in a tough position after it was found that…
The BBC Unmasks an Internet Troll
You know them, maybe you’re even one of them. They’re the scumbag lowlifes of the Internet. They are the trolls. Typically hiding behind a mask of supposed anonymity, those who…
