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Why TikTok's technology is special

TikTok's algorithm is based on 'interest signals' and the short video format, making it uniquely effective in generating user engagement. [ more ]

Entrepreneur

ByteDance Would Rather Shutter TikTok in the US than Sell It | Entrepreneur

ByteDance publicly states no plans to sell TikTok despite potential U.S. ban. [ more ]

GSMArena.com

Reuters: ByteDance would prefer TikTok shutdown in the US instead of divesting

ByteDance may prefer shutting down TikTok over selling to a US company due to the algorithm's importance. [ more ]

www.dw.com

China's ByteDance denies plans to sell TikTok in US DW 04/26/2024

ByteDance denies selling TikTok despite US ban threat. [ more ]

New York Post

TikTok owner ByteDance reportedly would rather shut down app than sell it as it faces US ban

ByteDance may prefer to shut down TikTok than to sell it due to the importance of its core algorithms. [ more ]

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Shopify

1 day ago

What Is TikTok: Everything You Need to Know to Use TikTok (2024) - Shopify

TikTok's explosive growth makes it the most popular social media platform globally with immense user engagement and influence on trends. [ more ]

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WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio

Instagram, YouTube the biggest likely winners of TikTok ban but smaller rivals could rise too

TikTok users spend an average of 54 minutes daily, impacting other platforms; potential shift in user behavior without TikTok. [ more ]

Newsday

Instagram, YouTube the biggest likely winners of TikTok ban but smaller rivals could rise too

Adults spend more time on TikTok than on other social media platforms, leading to uncertainty for competitors if TikTok were to disappear. [ more ]

New York Post

Gen Z recreates MySpace as 'Nospace' - there's a 380K-person waitlist

Gen Z is seeking more authentic connections away from algorithm-dominated social media platforms. [ more ]

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moresocial-media-platforms

Why Eating Disorder Content Keeps Spreading

Social media platforms are facing challenges in addressing harmful body image content on their platforms.

Algorithms that curate feeds based on user interests can quickly turn dangerous for vulnerable individuals. [ more ]

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How TikTok Changed Us

Congress may push for TikTok ban due to national security threat, despite cultural impact and widespread popularity through innovative algorithms. [ more ]

Phys

Q&A: Potential TikTok ban is a high-stakes threat for its young user base and beyond

TikTok's diverse content model and algorithm make the platform popular among young Gen Z users, with strong engagement and unique features.

TikTok's potential ban in the U.S. due to national security concerns could have significant implications for its 150 million U.S. users, influencers, and brands. [ more ]

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The Motley Fool

Artificial intelligence

3 Scorching Hot Growth Stocks That Are Capitalizing on AI | The Motley Fool

AI monetization is essential for companies investing in AI

Meta's success in AI investment and monetization [ more ]

www.fastcompany.com

TikTok's algorithm has always been a black box. But researchers are finally figuring it out

TikTok algorithm is complex and drives user engagement through personalized recommendations.

Research sheds light on how the TikTok algorithm balances user interests and video exploration. [ more ]

SlashGear.com

Social media marketing

How To Curate Your Instagram Explore Page - SlashGear

Engage with content and creators that you like to fine-tune your Explore page suggestions on Instagram.

Teach the algorithm what you don't like by selecting 'Not interested' on posts you're not interested in. [ more ]

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Mashable

Instagram Reels reportedly shows sexual content to users who only follow children

Meta faces allegations of delivering overtly sexual content to accounts following children on Instagram's Reels algorithm.

The Wall Street Journal found that Instagram's algorithm recommended sexual content to accounts following young influencers, including risquÃ© footage of children.

Bumble and Match Group have suspended advertising on Instagram due to placement alongside inappropriate content. [ more ]

Miami Herald

2 days ago

LA influencers, businesses live or die on TikTok's algorithm. Now they fear for the future

TikTok's algorithm and unique content format support creators like Brandon Hurst in growing their businesses. [ more ]

Intelligencer

5 days ago

The Secret Weakness of TikTok's All-Powerful Algorithm

The complex ownership history and algorithmic impact have posed challenges for TikTok. [ more ]

Shopify

1 day ago

How To Go Viral on TikTok: 16 Proven Ideas (2024) - Shopify

TikTok's unique algorithm allows anyone to go viral, essential for ecommerce brands [ more ]

Polygon

The Wandering Village is living proof of TikTok's impact on games

TikTok is a crucial platform for promoting and developing video games. [ more ]

Mashable ME

How 'blue comments' turned the TikTok algorithm into a protest tool

TikTok comments can be manipulated to raise awareness about social issues. [ more ]

Mashable SEA | Latest Entertainment & Trending

How 'blue comments' turned the TikTok algorithm into a protest tool

TikTok's algorithm is being used for activism purposes, with users co-opting features like blue comments to highlight social issues. [ more ]

Wareable

3 days ago

Wearables

How Garmin estimates VO2 max - and whether the calculation is accurate - Wareable

Garmin watches can automatically calculate VO2 max, a key metric for aerobic fitness. [ more ]

Wichita Eagle

Artificial intelligence

Messing with Facebook's new Meta AI: a fake NFL football rumor and some potty humor | Opinion

Facebook's Meta AI acknowledges and responds to fake news on the platform. [ more ]

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Artificial intelligence

Google DeepMind's New AI Matches Gold Medal Performance in Math Olympics

Google DeepMind has developed an algorithm called AlphaGeometry that can solve difficult geometry problems from past International Mathematical Olympiads.

AlphaGeometry successfully solved 25 out of 30 geometry problems, beating previous state-of-the-art algorithms by 15 answers. [ more ]

Mashable

How 'blue comments' turned the TikTok algorithm into a protest tool

TikTok's algorithm and customizable features are being co-opted for activism purposes by online activists like Operation Watermelon. [ more ]

Action News Jax

Instagram, YouTube the biggest likely winners of TikTok ban but smaller rivals could rise too

TikTok users spend 54 minutes daily, impacting other platforms. Meta may benefit but replicating TikTok's algorithm is challenging. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

OMG science

Killer Asteroid Hunters Spot 27,500 Overlooked Space Rocks

A new algorithm discovered 27,500 solar system bodies, revolutionizing asteroid detection and advancing planetary defense efforts. [ more ]

Nature

Data science

Algorithm ranks peer reviewers by reputation - but critics warn of bias

Peer reviewer reputation can be assessed by the number of citations papers they review attract, aiding in identifying high-impact papers. [ more ]

Minus Zero

Data science

Flattening Bezier Curves and Arcs

Converting curves to line segments simplifies processing and rendering, solving problems like arc length computations and dash offsets. [ more ]

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Data science

Turn images into contour maps | Benjamin Dicken

Contour lines are functions connecting points with the same output value in 2D space.

Algorithm discussed generates contour maps from images by drawing circles radiating from a point. [ more ]

Social Media Today

Elon Musk Hints at Bringing Back Vine

Vine 2.0 may not be as successful as anticipated, lacking monetization potential and TikTok's algorithm. [ more ]

Social Media Today

Elon Musk Again Hints at Bringing Back Vine

Vine's potential return may not guarantee success due to past issues with monetization and popularity, lacking TikTok's algorithm. [ more ]

Irish Independent

Self-harm and suicide TikTok content recommended to 13-year-olds within minutes of signing up, investigation finds

TikTok's algorithm showed concerning content to teenage accounts without engagement. [ more ]

New York Post

Steve Mnuchin pitching investors on plan to buy TikTok, rebuild algorithm in US: report

Potential plan to rebuild TikTok recommendation algorithm in the US without including its original Chinese algorithm.

Recreating a TikTok-level algorithm within 180 days may present significant challenges even for experienced entities. [ more ]

www.theguardian.com

Conspiracy, monetisation and weirdness: social media has become ungovernable | Nesrine Malik

Social media content presentation has changed drastically, merging different types on various platforms.

Platforms are now designed to minimize user discretion, leading to less control over the content seen. [ more ]

Social Media Today

Online Community Development

Pinterest Shares Insights into How to Optimize Social Platform Algorithms for Positive Engagement

Pinterest focuses on non-engagement signals to refine algorithms and enhance user experiences.

Over-reliance on direct engagement indicators like Likes can lead to negative outcomes. [ more ]

TechCrunch

Social media marketing

How to turn off Instagram's political content filter | TechCrunch

Instagram and Threads won't actively recommend political content, affecting users' exposure to diverse viewpoints.

Users can modify their settings to opt-out of Instagram's political content filters. [ 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 ]

Entrepreneur

Kevin O'Leary Wants to Buy TikTok at a Shark Tank Valuation | Entrepreneur

Kevin O'Leary is interested in purchasing TikTok if it becomes available for sale.

The value of TikTok has decreased significantly due to the potential separation from Chinese-operated ByteDance. [ more ]

Scala

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Scala

Scala: A sum of the squares algorithm using map/sum and foldLeft

Using foldLeft in Scala can offer a more efficient alternative to map/sum approach for certain algorithms.

There are multiple ways to implement a sum of the squares algorithm in Scala, showcasing the flexibility and readability of the language. [ more ]

Medium

Scala

Two Pointers technique: Trapping Water (Array)

The algorithm for trapping rain water has a time complexity of O(N) and a space complexity of O(1).

The algorithm uses two pointers to track the tallest towers seen from the left and right, and calculates the trapped water based on the minimum of the maximum heights on both sides. [ more ]

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Document Journal

The life and death of online platforms

Indie social media focused on ditching algorithms

Users seeking alternative social media platforms [ more ]

www.fastcompany.com

Is Google getting worse? This is what leading computer scientists say

Google search results are losing in the war against low-quality SEO spam.

Higher-ranked pages show signs of lower text quality and more monetization with affiliate marketing. [ more ]

Independent

Finding the source of online division is easy. Fixing it will be much harder

Misinformation and disinformation are not limited to those who are less enlightened or aware.

Many people fall into the trap of going down YouTube or social media rabbit holes and consuming content from unknown sources. [ more ]

WSJ

WSJ News Exclusive | Instagram's Algorithm Delivers Toxic Video Mix to Adults Who Follow Children

Instagram's Reels video service shows users streams of short videos based on their interests.

The Wall Street Journal found that Instagram's algorithm also targeted users with potential interest in inappropriate content involving children. [ more ]

Forbes

How Activewear Brand Halara Harnessed The Marketing Power Of TikTok

Halara's success is tied to their strategic use of TikTok for marketing and reaching a diverse audience.

TikTok's algorithm favors authenticity and relatability over follower count, aiding in Halara's rapid popularity. [ more ]

www.fastcompany.com

Media industry

I got all my news from TikTok for a week. Here's what happened

TikTok's powerful algorithm customizes content effectively.

Usage of TikTok for news consumption is on the rise. [ more ]

Jeffbullas's Blog

Unlock Fame on TikTok - When to Post for Maximum Engagement - Jeffbullas's Blog

TikTok's algorithm prioritizes content based on user interactions, video information, and device/account settings.

Factors like likes, comments, shares, and video details influence TikTok's algorithm and content visibility. [ more ]

designboom | architecture & design magazine

Graphic design

robots endlessly sort through photographs in oliver frank chanarin's latest show at KARST

Oliver Frank Chanarin's exhibition, A Perfect Sentence, explores photography in the age of algorithms.

The exhibition features robotic entities that handle and display photographs according to an inscrutable logic. [ more ]

Practical Ecommerce

Wide-base Strategy for Short-form Videos

TikTok's algorithm surfaces new accounts, leading marketers to take a wide-base approach to short-form video promotion.

The wide-base strategy aims to get more views and earn more followers, prioritizing content views over follower count. [ more ]

Yahoo Sports

Chicago Cubs

White Sox have 0% chance to make postseason per annual PECOTA projections - Yahoo Sports

PECOTA projects the White Sox to win just 65.5 games this year and says they have a 0% chance of making the playoffs.

The algorithm has the Cubs winning a much more respectable 80.2 games, but still only gives them a 31.2% chance of earning a postseason berth. [ more ]

ESPN.com

Soccer (FIFA)

Infantino: Let computers decide transfer fees

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has suggested using an algorithm to set football transfer fees.

The idea is aimed at increasing transparency and helping stakeholders in the transfer system. [ more ]

New York Post

Paige Spiranac: TikTok shadow banned me over 'some little innocent cleavage'

Golf influencer Paige Spiranac claims she is being shadow banned on TikTok due to her cleavage.

Spiranac's videos on TikTok have significantly fewer views compared to other platforms. [ more ]

Marcin Wanago Blog - JavaScript, both frontend and backend

JavaScript

API with NestJS #139. Using UUID as primary keys with Prisma and PostgreSQL

UUIDs are a unique alternative to numerical sequences as identifiers in databases.

UUIDs are globally unique and can be generated using various algorithms, such as version 4 which uses pseudo-random numbers. [ more ]

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