New and Digital Media Stories

Twitter teams up with Soundcloud and iTunes to play audio within tweets

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/17/twitter-soundcloud-itunes-audio-tweets

This article is about the way in which Twitter is about to become more musical and lyrics are going to be appearing on ones timeline via a new Twitter Audio Card feature which is already being used by Itunes and Soundcloud. While going through the twitter timeline, it will allow one to have music playing in the background.

I think that this is quite an interesting article as it allows those that use twitter often aware of changes that are being made and that are beneficial for them. The fact that I use it on occasions, I am happy to hear about this as it will allow me to listen to music when using the app and I wont have to change the app in order to change the song. 

Facebook Safety Check will help tell friends you're safe during disasters 

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/17/facebook-safety-check-friends-disasters

This article discusses a new feature which is going to be available on facebook, allowing one to signify their status and check that their friends and family are okay and arent at risk or harm in any way. It will allow one to click 'Im Safe' to make sure that everyone on their profile is aware that they are. The safety check allows one to be aware of the risks around them, ie Tsunamis and Earthquakes, etc. 

- They add that the feature was inspired by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in 2011, with Facebook’s Japanese engineers subsequently developing a tool – the Disaster Message Board – to help people make contact during and after disasters. 

I think that this is a very interesting and important article as it allows one to be at less risk of harm and danger, and if one is in danger, everyone is aware of it. This also shows that facebook is looking after its users, which shows that they are a caring institution.