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'Un-famous' Twitter users can make money from tweets gone viral with just a reply

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iStock Twitter users glommed onto an inventive way to harness the power of tweets that go viral to make a few bucks for themselves. A growing number of  Twitter  users –- many of them with very few followers of their own -- have glommed onto an inventive way to harness the power of tweets that go viral to make a few bucks for themselves. These savvy users do this first by finding a tweet that’s garnering a lot of attention. They then use the reply tool to point the Twitterverse toward a brand, which, in turn, pays a small fee in exchange for the mention. None of this happens through Twitter’s established advertising system, meaning the company doesn’t get a cut of the transaction, and it may break Twitter Inc.’s rules requiring disclosure of payment for promotion. Here’s how it plays out for Blake Forbes. The 20-year-old college student from Austin, Minnesota, runs the Twitter account @BirdExecutive. It only has about 8,000 followers. That’s paltry compared with the likes of Justin Bie

Intel’s wireless driver for Windows 10 gets a huge update

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If drivers become corrupted or out of date, problems can arise, especially after Windows 10 feature updates. This could lead to crashes and stability issues because driver is a piece of software that allows Windows 10 components to work together and be recognised by peripheral. Intel is now rolling out a new wireless driver update for Windows 10 to fix system crashes and improve performance of your system as well as the wireless connection. Intel Wi-Fi driver version 21.120.0 update was released this week, but it won’t immediately show up for everyone; Intel is also taking its usual gradual approach to rolling out the updated driver. Based on the feedback from users, Intel will throttle the release of Wi-Fi driver version 21.120.0, 20.70.18.2 or 19.51.30.1. Also, it is worth noting that this update is being rolled out to select wireless adapters only, such as AX-20x. Here’s the complete list of the supported adapters: Wireless-AC 95602 Wireless-AC 94622 Wireless-AC 94612 Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+)

What Is Cryptocurrency? Here’s What You Should Know

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Cryptocurrencies let you buy goods and services, or trade them for profit. Here's more about what cryptocurrency is, how to buy it and how to protect yourself. Many or all of the products featured here are from our partners who compensate us. This may influence which products we write about and where and how the product appears on a page. However, this does not influence our evaluations. Our opinions are our own. Like any currency, cryptocurrencies can be used to buy goods and services. But unlike other currencies, cryptocurrencies are digital and use cryptography to provide secure online transactions. While cryptocurrencies can be used to buy things, much of the interest in these unregulated currencies is to trade them for profit, with speculators at times driving prices skyward. Here are seven things to ask about cryptocurrency, and what to watch out for. 1. What is cryptocurrency? Cryptocurrency is a form of payment that can be exchanged online for goods and services. Many compa

PUBG Mobile India Ban Takes a New Turn as it Updates User Privacy Policy

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With the new update in privacy policy, PUBG Mobile could steer clear of the recent wave of banned Chinese apps in the country.