Google introduces Cameos, a video Q&A app aimed at celebritiesAug 10 (AZINS) Google quietly introduced a new social media app that will make your search about celebrities a little more interesting. Called Cameos, the app allows celebrities or public figures of authority record video answers to the most asked questions on Google by people. One can simply record their answer and post it right on Google.

As per the app's description on App Store, one gets to choose which question they want to answer and when to answer. The celebrity gets to choose from most asked questions, fan questions, and trending topics related to them. The concept is similar to Reddit's AMA (Ask Me Anything) session which is very popular among celebrities. Cameos on Google app is currently available only by application. Celebrities will have to install the app to request access.

Recently, Reddit was warning users that a hacker broke into its systems, intercepting some employee text messages to get past defenses. Reddit didn't disclose the extent of the hack, saying it was conducting a "painstaking" investigation to determine what was accessed and to harden security. "Although this was a serious attack, the attacker did not gain write access to Reddit systems," Reddit said in an online post.

Reddit determined that a hacker compromised some employee accounts with cloud and source-code providers. Reddit heightens computer security with "two-factor authentication" that requires passwords to be accompanied by temporary codes sent via text messages, but the cyber-attack involved "SMS intercept" of texted codes, according to the company.

The old database accessed in the hack held backup copies of Reddit user data from its first two years in operation. Also accessed were email digests from a few weeks in June, according to Reddit. Reddit was co-founded by Alexis Ohanian, husband of tennis superstar Serena Williams. Reddit is ranked among the most visited US websites, and has more than 138,000 "communities" for discussions on various topics.