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Why Twitch's push to woo publishers is facing challenges in 2024

Twitch's DNA as a platform for individual streamers hampers its efforts to attract advertisers.

Publishers feel that Twitch has not made necessary adjustments to accommodate them as media organizations. [ more ]

AdExchanger

A Temu Patent Lawsuit That Isn't A Novelty; Amazon Puts The Shine On Prime | AdExchanger

Temu is a passive platform that is not responsible for sales like Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace.

Temu can outbid everyone but Amazon for shopping keywords and display falsely portrayed brand names in search results. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

5 months ago

Advertisers Say They Do Not Plan to Return to X After Musk's Comments

Advertisers are not planning to advertise on X (previously Twitter) following Elon Musk's insult and expletive-laden remarks against brands.

Temporary spending pauses by advertisers on X are likely to become permanent freezes due to Musk's comments. [ more ]

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GSMArena.com

3 weeks ago

Wearables

Meta is opening up Horizon OS to third parties, Asus and Lenovo first with new headsets

Meta opens Horizon OS to third parties for AR/VR/MR headsets, signaling a move to establish it as a prominent platform like Windows for computers and Android for smartphones. [ more ]

Vue.js Examples

Web development

Page-Speed.dev: Simplifying Web Performance Sharing

Page-speed.dev aims to simplify the process of sharing web performance results

The platform provides a user-friendly solution for viewing and sharing web performance metrics [ more ]

InfoQ

Web development

Building a Dedicated Platform for Frontend Developers at the Norwegian Government

The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration has built a dedicated platform for frontend developers, offering services like a CDN, observability stack, and feature management.

The platform is treated as a product, emphasizing user needs, collaboration, and learning to drive adoption and improve the developer experience. [ more ]

TechCrunch

Digital life

mmm.page could make you enjoy the internet again | TechCrunch

mmm.page is a unique platform that combines elements of Tumblr, Animal Crossing, and Mii Plaza.

The platform aims to provide a canvas for users to play and interact with others without imposing corporate incentives. [ more ]

The Atlantic

Digital life

ChatGPT's FarmVille Moment

ChatGPT is still a niche product and OpenAI's aim is to remake how people use the internet.

OpenAI's GPT Store allows users to create, share, and interact with customized AI agents tailored to specific tasks. [ more ]

Ethan Zuckerman

Digital life

How Big is YouTube? - Ethan Zuckerman

Research on social media platforms often focuses on identifying unwanted behavior, but lacks a denominator to provide context.

Platforms like Reddit and Twitter have allowed researchers to calculate denominators and determine the size of specific communities. [ more ]

ReadWrite

MrBeast made $250k off one X video - how much can creators make on the platform?

MrBeast's video on X generated over $250k in ad revenue.

X content creators can earn up to 97% of the revenue they earn from their content. [ more ]

Awful Announcing

5 months ago

Sports TikTok creators weigh in on the platform's pros, cons, and future

TikTok is becoming a popular platform for sports content creators to grow their audience and make money.

The versatility of TikTok allows sports creators to experiment with different types of content and reach a global audience. [ more ]

Forbes

6 months ago

TikTok Videos Praising 9/11 Have Exploded, But The Company Denies They're Trending

A letter from Osama Bin Laden about the 9/11 attacks is spreading on TikTok with the hashtag #lettertoamerica.

TikTok denies that the letter is trending on their platform, but views have increased since media reports began.

TikTok is actively removing content promoting terrorism and investigating how it got onto their platform. [ more ]

Geeky Gadgets

Web design

How to Build a Website with the Help of Google Bard

Brainstorm and plan your website's purpose, target audience, and key features before starting the building process.

Choose the right platform for your website, such as WordPress or website builders like Wix or Squarespace. [ more ]

VG247

Video games

Shocking no one, devs are indeed working on Switch 2 games

8% of developers are currently working on games for the Nintendo Switch successor.

32% of developers are interested in the Nintendo Switch 2 as a platform to develop for. [ more ]

Berlin Startup Jobs

Berlin

Job Vacancy: Senior Frontend Engineer:in - Flutter (m/w/d) // Mindful | IT / Software Development Jobs | Berlin Startup Jobs

Mindful is building a platform that merges educational content with mindful practices.

They are looking for a Senior Frontend Engineer to bring their UI/UX design to life and ensure seamless integration with backend systems. [ more ]

The Atlantic

Artificial intelligence

ChatGPT's FarmVille Moment

OpenAI aims to turn ChatGPT into a platform by launching the GPT Store, where users can create and interact with customized AI agents for specific tasks.

OpenAI's vision is to completely remake how people use the internet by expanding the capabilities of ChatGPT beyond just a conversation starter. [ more ]

Medium

Media industry

Updates to our Quality Guidelines for sensitive content

Medium takes responsibility for the overall experience of its readers and writers.

Medium values the attention of its users and does not push algorithmically selected clickbait or sell user attention through advertising. [ more ]

Buffer Resources

Social media marketing

What Is Zero-Click Content and Why Should You Create It?

Zero-click content refers to content that provides valuable information to users without requiring them to leave the platform they're on.

Zero-click content is a valuable strategy for social media because it helps creators beat the platforms at their own game and increases user engagement. [ more ]

TimesNow

6 months ago

Social media marketing

Oyela: Transforming Social Selling, Empowering Entrepreneurs, and Driving Seamless E-commerce Growth

Oyela is a platform that helps social media stores, product creators, and artists sell to their audience base and grow their business.

Oyela provides resources, tools, and an ecosystem for small-scale social sellers to scale up and succeed.

Social commerce in India is expected to become a $70 billion market by 2030, driven by small and medium businesses using social media channels for sales. [ more ]

www.npr.org

Tech industry

From Amazon to Facebook and Google, here's how platforms can 'decay'

Tech journalist Cory Doctorow outlines how sites can change the deal with users.

Getty Images If you feel like some important places on the internet have been getting worse, you're not alone.

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