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www.vice.com
2 months ago
Digital life

Please Stop Making Social Networks

Perfectly Imperfect, a newsletter turned social network, has been launched by former Meta engineer Tyler Bainbridge and two others.
The app aims to capture the authenticity and recommendations of internet-famous micro celebrities.
The concept of the app is similar to Tumblr or Twitter, with re-reccing taking the place of retweeting or reblogging. [ more ]
The Verge
2 months ago
Digital life

Perfectly Imperfect launches an earnest, anti-algorithm social network

Tyler Bainbridge launched his recommendation app PI.FYI after building a cult following with a newsletter.
He wanted to create a more democratic version of his newsletter, so he created a social network. [ more ]
Business Insider
5 months ago
Digital life

Chatbots just showed scientists how to make social media less toxic

Scientists used AI chatbots to simulate a social network and study how to create a less polarized and toxic online platform.
Chatbots were used to extract data about real people and model public discourse and interaction more accurately. [ more ]
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Tech industry
BBC News
2 months ago
Tech industry

Facebook at 20: Four ways the app changed the world

Facebook launched 20 years ago and has since undergone multiple redesigns, but its aim of connecting people and generating advertising revenue has remained consistent.
Facebook quickly surpassed other social networks like MySpace and gained popularity by introducing features like photo tagging and a constantly changing activity feed.
Despite a decline in popularity among young people, Facebook remains the most popular social network globally and has revolutionized data collection and advertising. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Tech industry

Meta to Lower Age for Users of Virtual Reality Headset to 10 From 13

Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, plans to lower the recommended age for using its Quest headset to 10 years old from 13 years old, the company said in a blog post on Friday, a move that could set off new privacy and safety concerns with parents and global watchdogs.The company is discussing its plans with regulators, two people familiar with Meta's conversations said, and is trying to assuage immediate concerns over whether younger children using the headset could be subject to greater risk.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Tech industry

Reddit Communities Go Dark to Protest New App Policy

The moderators of hundreds of Reddit forums, known as subreddits, closed off access to their groups on Monday to protest the company's plan to charge for access to the data that outside developers need to run apps on the site.Many said the new pricing scheme could kill off some of the most popular third-party apps that many users rely on to browse and comment on the site.
www.npr.org
11 months ago
Tech industry

Fake viral images of an explosion at the Pentagon were probably created by AI

An aerial view of The Pentagon on May 10, 2023.Images that purported to show smoke rising from the headquarters of the U.S. armed forces appear to have been generated by artificial intelligence tools.Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images A false report of an explosion at the Pentagon, accompanied by an apparently AI-generated image, spread on Twitter on Monday morning, sparking a brief dip in the stock market.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
Tech industry

Mr. Altman Goes to Washington, and Casey Goes on This American Life

In a congressional hearing this week, OpenAI's chief executive, Sam Altman, appeared to be on the same page as lawmakers: It's time to regulate A.I.But like so many other proposals to regulate tech, will it actually happen?The Times's technology reporter Cecilia Kang helps us understand whether Congress will actually act, and what that could look like.
www.npr.org
11 months ago
Tech industry

Remembering America's first social network: the landline telephone

Peter Amstein, a volunteer who serves as president of the Connections Museum board, says early phone technology shaped his IT career.L. Tremaine As Peter Amstein squeezes through a warren of equipment racks draped with wire and crammed with whirring machines, he offers a cheerful warning."There are exposed electrical terminals, probably nothing will kill you," he says.
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Mashable
3 months ago
Film

Tyranny of the Top Four: How Letterboxd is changing movie-watching

Film director Christopher Nolan criticizes the democratization of film criticism, advocating for it to be a profession.
Letterboxd, a social network for film discussion and discovery, has experienced significant growth in users, possibly due to the revitalization of movie culture during lockdowns. [ more ]
East Bay (California)
www.mercurynews.com
10 months ago
East Bay (California)

Bay Area real estate deal tied to LinkedIn hints at wobbly real market

SUNNYVALE A LinkedIn property deal in Sunnyvale hints at weak commercial property values in a wobbly office market that's under siege by tech sector job cuts and reductions in space footprints.IHealth Labs has bought an office building at 880 West Maude Avenue in Sunnyvale, according to documents filed on June 9 with the Santa Clara County Recorder's Office.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
East Bay (California)

Apple leases big Sunnyvale building as tech titan widens footprint

SUNNYVALE Apple has leased a big office building in Sunnyvale, a rental deal that hints at a widening of the tech titan's Bay Area footprint.The iPhone maker rented an office building at the corner of West Maude Avenue and North Pastoria Avenue, according to a public document on file with Santa Clara County officials.
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www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Tech industry

Create a Private Social Space, Far From the Maddening Crowd

Even before the recent TikTok bans and mental-health concerns from the surgeon general, public attitudes toward social media have evolved.Many people are moving to online communities on less-populated networks like Nextdoor to get away from the overload of influencers, advertisers, data-mining and political divisiveness that often dominate the larger mainstream platforms.
LogRocket Blog
1 year ago
Growth hacking

The new product development process: 7 stages - LogRocket Blog

Ideas are nothing without outstanding execution.Anyone can come up an idea, but transforming it into a product people care about is an entirely different beast.In this article, I'll share the seven stages of the new product development process.By "new product development," I mean the process of taking a brand new product from idea to market.
gizmodo.com
1 year ago
Social media marketing

Elon Was Right, Charging You for Verification Is a Good Idea

When Elon Musk took over Twitter, he gave employees one week to turn verification into a paid service.To many, the idea that anyone would pay for a blue check on Twitter seemed absurd, and even undermined the very idea of verification.The joke may be on us, it turns out.Meta just launched a paid verification service of its own on Instagram and Facebook this weekend.
www.gizmodo.com.au
1 year ago
Social media marketing

Elon Was Right, Charging You for Verification Is a Good Idea

He told you so.(Photo: Pascal Le Segretain / Staff, Getty Images) When Elon Musk took over Twitter, he gave employees one week to turn verification into a paid service.To many, the idea that anyone would pay for a blue check on Twitter seemed absurd, and even undermined the very idea of verification.
BGR
1 year ago
Tech industry

Twitter reportedly considering mandatory personalized ads and location sharing

Twitter's chaotic days under Elon Musk are far from over if a new report about the CEO's plans for the social network is accurate.Musk's Twitter reportedly plans to make a few significant changes to its term of service to improve its financials.Twitter is looking at making personalized ads mandatory and taking a similar stance for location sharing.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
Tech industry

Elon Musk's Event With Ron DeSantis Exposes Twitter's Weaknesses

Hosting Florida's governor, Ron DeSantis, in a Twitter audio event on Wednesday to announce his presidential run was supposed to be a triumphant moment for Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter.Instead, the event began with more than 20 minutes of technical glitches, hot mic moments and drowned-out and half-said conversations before the livestream abruptly cut out.
Digiday
11 months ago
Marketing

Twitter's appointment of Linda Yaccarino as CEO signals the social network's desire to win back brands

Linda Yaccarino will be Twitter's new CEO, bookending a decades-long career in the TV landscape, and heralding the era of "Twitter 2.0" when the platform's new leadership will attempt to woo back marketers.Key to success in her new role will be rebuilding Twitter's relationship with marketers that fled ever since its owner Elon Musk took charge of the social network and controversially rolled back the social network's earlier content moderation policies.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Marketing

Where TikTok users may go if the app gets banned

On the eve of a high-profile TikTok hearing this week, the company shared that it now has more than 150 million US monthly active users.But after the heated, hours-long hearing, filled with lawmakers telling TikTok's CEO the app should be banned, some may now be wondering where all those users will go next if the social network disappears.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
Tech industry

Meta considers launching potential Twitter rival DW 03/11/2023

TechnologyUnited States of America 30 minutes ago30 minutes ago The Facebook owner announced it was working on a "text sharing" platform.It comes at a time when Twitter faces unprecedented turmoil under Elon Musk's ownership.Social media giant Meta has announced it is working on a new "text sharing" platform, likely believed to rival Twitter, at a time when the latter faces unprecedented hiccups.
Digiday
1 year ago
Online marketing

Despite a surge in Super Bowl ad dollars, Twitter's ad rehab is a work in progress

Advertisers may have shown up to Twitter for the Super Bowl, but don't expect them to stick around afterward.Tensions are thawing between the social network and its main source of income, but they've not subsided completely.It's going to take more than one high-profile event to repair the rift caused by Elon Musk's tumultuous reign at Twitter.
MUO
1 year ago
Social media marketing

The 8 Best Side Hustles You Can Do From Home Using Social Media

Social media can be a great platform to start a side hustle from the comfort of your own home.If you spend much time on Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, and other social media platforms, use the opportunity to make extra income.Here are some side job ideas using social media.1. E-Commerce Business
Social media has made it easier to start a low-risk online business.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
Tech industry

DeSantis Picked Twitter Spaces to Announce His Run. What Is It?

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is announcing that he will be running for president at 6 p.m. on Wednesday on Twitter Spaces, a live audio streaming platform on Twitter where people gather and talk online in real time.Times reporters will be providing analysis throughout the announcement, which you can listen to at 6 p.m. with a Twitter account.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
Tech industry

What Is Bluesky and Why Are People Clamoring to Join It?

The buzz this week around Bluesky, a new social media platform being called Twitter 2.0, has been intense.Prominent Twitter users such as Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat of New York, and the model and cookbook author Chrissy Teigen have joined.Thousands of others are begging for invitations to it.
PCMAG
1 year ago
Marketing

Twitter Relaxes Cannabis Ad Policy in US

Twitter is turning over a new leaf as the first social network to allow cannabis companies to market brands and products in the US.The company previously only allowed ads for hemp-derived CBD (Cannabidiol) topical products, while rival platforms Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok hold fast to a "no cannabis advertising policy" since marijuana is illegal at the federal level.
PR Daily
1 year ago
Marketing

9 new social media features you should know about this week - PR Daily

We took a week off from new social media features due to, well, a lack of new social media features.But app product teams have been hard at work rolling out new updates, cutting features and tweaking oversight and ad features.Let's get into it.Twitter Twitter has continued to tweak its Twitter Blue offerings.
MUO
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

6 Social Media Platforms That Generative AI May Kill

What does generative AI technology have to do with social media platforms?Not much, it seems.However, when you dig deeper, it becomes clear that these two things have a lot in common.In fact, generative AI technology could be the death knell for several social media platforms.Here are some of the platforms most at risk of negative effects from generative AI...
Quora is dearly beloved by the curious.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Social media marketing

Twitter to remove accounts promoting other social platforms

Twitter has announced that it will remove accounts created solely for the purpose of promoting other social platforms and content that contains links to them or usernames featured on them.The platform said the move would affect content from numerous social media websites, including Meta Platforms' Facebook and Instagram, Mastodon, Truth Social, Tribel, Nostr and Post, but would allow cross-content posting.
Dezeen
11 months ago
Design

Nordic Countries Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale highlights Sami architecture

A nomadic library created by architect Joar Nango that contains 15 years of material highlighting Indigenous Sámi architecture forms the basis of the Nordic Countries Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale.Titled Girjegumpi: The Sámi Architecture Library, the pavilion was designed by ArkDes museum curators Carlos Mínguez Carrasco and James Taylor-Foster.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Design

A Former Slaughterhouse Turned Into Showroom

At this year's Milan Design Week, the world's largest design festival, held each April, one outlier to the typical venues and typical has meant palazzos, villas and theaters, as well as a desacralized church, a tennis club and an outdoor pool was a former slaughterhouse.This is where Alcova, an annual independent fair, staged an exhibition in a set of industrial spaces in the Calvairate district, just east of the city center.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 year ago
Design

This desktop gadget helps students study on their own by making them more social - Yanko Design

Although many schools have returned to traditional face-to-face interactions, there are still some that utilize online classes.Even without these more recent changes in school systems around the world, there have always been times when students had to face their school work on their own, separated from classmates and friends.
www.vice.com
11 months ago
Privacy professionals

Google's Plan to Delete Inactive Accounts Shows the Internet Isn't Forever

Image: Marlena Sloss/Bloomberg via Getty Images There is a common refrain that emerges in the field of technology and preservationoften, keeping users safe comes at the cost of something good about the internet that we once had.Example: Years ago, security experts began making the case that https should become standard on websites, with a strong nudge from Google.
Theregister
11 months ago
Privacy professionals

Meta kills over 1,000 ChatGPT-related malicious spoofs

Meta says it has shut down over 1,000 links related to ChatGPT that lead its users to malware, as criminals seek to profit from the current craze for generative AI.ChatGPT has quickly bagged more than 100 million users, encouraging many organizations to explore how generative AI might help them increase productivity and profit.
SecurityWeek
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

US Charges 20-Year-Old Head of Hacker Site BreachForums

The US Justice Department said Friday it had charged the founder of BreachForums, a major underground website for computer hackers that had published large amounts of data stolen from Twitter.Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, 20, of Peekskill, New York, was charged with hacking conspiracy for running BreachForums, which the Justice Department said claimed to have more than 340,000 members.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

Facebook agrees to $725 million security breach settlement DW 12/23/2022

SocietyUnited States of America 9 minutes ago9 minutes ago The lawsuit relates to a 2018 scandal regarding British consulting company Cambridge Analytica.The company acquired private information from Facebook users to impact the results of the 2016 US presidential election.Facebook parent company Meta Platforms has agreed to pay $725 million (682 million) in settlement in a lawsuit seeking damages for allowing third parties, including British consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, access to user data.
Digiday
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

Inside Twitter's risky plan to force users to share data riles regulators

Twitter's risky plan for its ads business may actually end up doing more harm than good for advertisers still advertising on the social network.What now, you say?Well, earlier this week Platformer broke the news that Twitter's controversial billionaire owner Elon Musk wants to force users to accept personalized advertising unless they pay for a subscription service that will let them opt-out of ads.
Theregister
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

Using personal info without consent puts Meta in EU's sights

European privacy regulators have determined that Meta's use of personalized advertising in Facebook, Instagram, and WhatApp violates data protection laws.Specifically, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), a group of EU privacy regulators, has invalidated a prior decision by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) that allowed Meta to bypass data use consent requirements through its apps' terms of service.
time.com
11 months ago
Tech industry

NBCUniversal's Linda Yaccarino in Talks to Run Twitter Report

NBCUniversal executive Linda Yaccarino is in talks to become Twitter's chief executive officer, the Wall Street Journal reported, following owner Elon Musk's announcement that he had found a new leader for the social network and will shift into the role of chief technologist.In a tweet on Thursday, Musk said the company's new CEO will start in about six weeks, without naming the individual.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Tech industry

Elon Musk Values Twitter at $20 Billion

SAN FRANCISCO Elon Musk said Twitter is now worth about $20 billion, according to an email he sent the company's employees on Friday, a significant drop from the $44 billion that he paid to buy the social network in October.The email, which was viewed by The New York Times, was sent to employees to announce a new stock compensation program.
GSMArena.com
1 year ago
Mobile UX

Elon Musk to step down from Twitter CEO role by the end of 2023

Elon Musk bought Twitter and is currently the CEO of the company, but he's already preparing to vacate the position.He spoke at the World Government Summit in Dubai via video link, saying he needs to "stabilize the organization" and "make sure it's in a financially healthy place".
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Tech industry

Elon Musk says he will resign as Twitter CEO once he finds a replacement

Elon Musk (center), standing with former President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner (left) look on during the World Cup Final between Argentina and France in Qatar on December 18.Dan Mullan/Getty Images Billionaire Elon Musk says he will step down as chief executive of Twitter as soon as he finds someone "foolish enough" to succeed him.
Digiday
1 year ago
Online marketing

Whisper it: some advertisers still like Elon Musk's Twitter

Twitter is an anathema to a lot of advertisers right now - but not all of them.Amazon, Apple, BSkyB are among the few continuing to advertise on the social network despite the perceived risk of doing so.Advertising there could have significant blowback on a brand now that Elon Musk is in charge.The billionaire, a self-described "free speech absolutist", has reinstated banned accounts and dropped at least one misinformation policy since he took over a few weeks ago.
www.theguardian.com
11 months ago
Books

Agustina Bazterrica: Capitalism and cannibalism are almost the same'

Every day, upon leaving her Catholic high school, Agustina Bazterrica and her friends were followed by the same predatory man who would aim the most terrible words in their direction.A different man once masturbated in front of her on a packed train.No one did anything, she recalls.Coupled with the epidemic of violence against women in her native Argentina where 212 femicides were reported in 2022 these early experiences nurtured the feeling that because you are a woman, anything can happen to you at any time.
www.theguardian.com
11 months ago
Mental health

One way to cope with loneliness, excessive self-focus, or cynicism? Cultivate awe | Dacher Keltner

Awe is the feeling we experience when we encounter vast mysteries we cannot understand.We find awe, I report in my new book Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How it Can Transform Your Life, in eight wonders of life: the moral beauty of others, nature, collective movement, music, visual design, spirituality and religion, big ideas, and the cycle of life and death.
TechCrunch
11 months ago
Marketing

RTRO launches an algorithm-free social app for friends, creators and brands

Ahead of Meta's launch of a text-based social network, female-founded social networking startup RTRO is launching its app this week with the goal of connecting brands, creators, and their fans and followers in a more positive environment focused on human connections and communities, not algorithm-driven content.
Bloomberglaw
1 year ago
Marketing

Meta, TikTok Sued as Arkansas Joins States' Social Media Scrutiny

The Arkansas attorney general is suing Meta Platforms Inc. and TikTok Inc., joining several other US states that are scrutinizing social media's marketing to young users.Meta is accused of getting consumers hooked on its Facebook and Instagram apps with addictive design features in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Arkansas state court by the AG's office.
Socialfresh
1 year ago
Marketing

Who's Winning The TikTok vs. Instagram Battle?

If social media were a person, it would be graduating college soon and looking for a job.Actually, social media would skip college, become a creator on TikTok or Instagram, and launch their own fashion or beauty line.Short-form video, and more specifically TikTok, is culture.Humans spend more time engaging with TikToks, Reels, and YouTube Shorts than all other social media formats combined.
Digiday
1 year ago
Marketing

Pinterest's quiet battle for ad dollars is getting louder

For years, Pinterest has tried to fashion itself as a safe haven for people looking to escape the bombast of social media.With posts that let users "pin" everything from quick dinner ideas to home decor, Pinterest hoped advertisers would also see it as a safe place for their dollars.Some did, many others didn't.
Engadget
1 year ago
Marketing

TikTok now offers a feed dedicated to science and tech | Engadget

TikTok has a large science community, and the social network wants everyone to know it on Pi Day.The company is launching a dedicated STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) feed that shows only these more educational videos.You may learn to code or discuss experiments without having to wade through TikTok's usual entertainment-focused content.
Engadget
1 year ago
Marketing

Instagram shuts down live shopping on March 16th | Engadget

Jackyenjoyphotography via Getty Images
Meta isn't done pulling back some of its shopping features.Instagram has warned users that live shopping will shut down on March 16th.From that day on, shops can't tag products during livestreams - you'll have to wait until afterward (or rely on less-than-elegant links) to buy must-have items.
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

Good Morning, News: Kotek Slams Wheeler's Homeless Plan, Thorns Crush Pride in Season Opener, and More Trouble for Musk's Failing Twitter

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day-but your help is essential.If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us.Thanks for your support!GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND!Looks like the sun will peek its face out today, and... why do we always assume the sun is smiling, though?
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Tech industry

Twitter says parts of its source code were leaked online

The Twitter splash page is seen on a digital device in 2022 in San Diego.Some parts of Twitter's source code, the fundamental computer code on which the social network operates, were leaked online, the social media company said in a legal filing on Sunday.Gregory Bull/AP NEW YORK Some parts of Twitter's source code the fundamental computer code on which the social network runs were leaked online, the social media company said in a legal filing on Sunday that was first reported by The New York Times.
TechCrunch
1 year ago
Online marketing

Instagram is bringing ads to search results and launching 'Reminder Ads'

Meta is introducing two new tools on Instagram designed to open up additional avenues for advertising as the company grapples with weak advertising demand.The social network announced that it's beginning to test ads in search results to reach people actively searching for businesses, products and content.
Social Media Explorer
1 year ago
Online marketing

Artificial Intelligence Is Going To Destroy Social Media - Social Media Explorer

Computer graphics with round yellow frowning faces emoji.Sad emoticon against blue background.Express ... [+]
getty Keep in mind the March 3rd, 2023 date.It might be just another Friday on the calendar, but it's actually the day a well-known social media company announced their own demise.It's also the beginning of the end for all social media.
Hubspot
1 year ago
Online marketing

What's Mastodon & Should Social Media Marketers Keep it on Their Radar?

A new social network has taken the internet by storm, and it goes by the name of Mastodon.Having amassed a following of almost two million active users by this January, the platform is described as an alternative to Twitter.So what does this new name have to offer marketers?And can your brand benefit from having a presence on it?
The Verge
1 year ago
Graphic design

Adobe made an AI image generator - and says it didn't steal artists' work to do it

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Adobe says the system is only trained on content that's licensed or out of copyright - not work from artists across the internet.If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission.See our ethics statement.Adobe is finally launching its own AI image generator.The company is announcing a "family of creative generative AI models" today called Adobe Firefly and releasing the first two tools that take advantage of them.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Nearly 1.3 million Illinois Facebook users are getting a second check from last year's $650 million biometric privacy settlement

There's another check coming this month for nearly 1.3 million Illinois Facebook users who successfully filed claims in a landmark $650 million biometric privacy settlement.A second payment of $30.61 was issued beginning Feb. 28 to everyone who cashed their initial $397 settlement check last year in the class action lawsuit.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Health

In sickness and health? Signs couples live longer shouldn't worry singletons

Married men are less likely to die from heart disease and women with satisfying relationships live longer, two recent studies suggest.The findings add to a widening strand of evidence that people in long-term relationships live longer and are less likely to suffer from conditions ranging from depression to diabetes.
The Verge
1 year ago
Marketing

TikTok's pushing its expanded DM options

TikTok has been letting users know about its expanded DM options, which include the ability to let anyone message you.According to The Information, the platform has been sending emails to some users to let them know about the relatively new options, which were added in November and include the ability to let anyone DM you, potentially signaling that the company's trying to push its private messaging features.
Engadget
1 year ago
Marketing

Congress introduces bill to ban TikTok over spying fears | Engadget

Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
American politicians aren't just restricting access to TikTok - they now hope to ban it outright.Members of the House and Senate have introduced matching bills that would block transactions from any social media company in or influenced by China, Russia, Cuba, Iran, North Korea or Venezuela.
Engadget
1 year ago
Marketing

Indiana sues TikTok over alleged security and child safety issues | Engadget

STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images  TikTok is now facing its first state lawsuit over data security.Indiana's Attorney General has sued TikTok for allegedly misleading users about China's data access and violating child safety.The social media service supposedly broke state consumer law by failing to warn that the Chinese government could theoretically obtain sensitive data.
RAIN News
1 year ago
Music

LinkedIn Podcast Academy seeks to foster conversations with selected creators - RAIN News

LinkedIn, the leading social network for professionals, has launched the LinkedIn Podcast Academy.The structure of this initiative is simple - LinkedIn selected 19 business and startup podcasts created by LinkedIn members, and publicized those creator profiles.The program provides coaching, exclusive programming (we're not sure what that means) and LinkedIn co-branding.
Independent
1 year ago
Europe news

Russian court detains dissident ex-mayor for 14 days pending trial

A former mayor of Russia's fourth-largest city has been ordered to spend 14 days in custody pending his trial on charges that could entail a longer prison term, part of authorities' efforts to muzzle dissent.evgeny Roizman, a critic of the Kremlin, is one of the most visible and charismatic opposition figures in Russia.
Exchangewire
1 year ago
Marketing tech

HSBC Buys Silicon Valley Bank in Last Minute Deal; Signature Bank Latest to Close as Crypto Crumbles

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: a last minute government deal by the UK government will see HSBC acquire Silicon Valley Bank; Signature Bank becomes the latest crypto-friendly institution to shut down; and Meta is reportedly working on a standalone app to rival Twitter.HSBC to buy SVB for £1 following government deal
The UK government has arranged for Silicon Valley Bank's (SVB) UK operations to be bought out by HSBC.
AdExchanger
1 year ago
Marketing tech

fragmented social media ecosystem

Here's today's AdExchanger.comnews round-up... Want it by email?Sign up The Great Search here.TikTok has made waves because of its organic traction as a new kind of search engine.People use it to look for stores and restaurants nearby, where to travel, where to stay - you name it.But TikTok hasn't effectively monetized its search engagement.
The Verge
6 years ago
Marketing tech

Facebook will no longer allow third-party data for targeting ads

Facebook announced today that it's disabling a form of advertising targeting called Partner Categories, which allowed prominent third-party data aggregators like Experian and Acxiom to provide clients with offline data like purchasing activity to inform ad targeting.The move comes amid the fallout from the ongoing Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal, and it follows similar moves from the social network to curtail abusive ad practices.
AdExchanger
1 year ago
Marketing tech

How The North Face Put A New Face On Its Marketing | AdExchanger

Must Read

Outdoor clothing and gear manufacturer The North Face has reshaped its agency structure and its approach to marketing.The process started with a decision to bring creative strategy and production in house.This year, The North Face consolidated further, but without ditching the agency role entirely.
MUO
1 year ago
Social media marketing

6 Ways to Use Facebook for Career Growth

Facebook is one of the most helpful social media sites to help you grow in your career.You can use the social network to achieve your professional goals instead of mindless scrolling.Here are some simple tips for using Facebook for career growth.1. Learning and Upskilling
Facebook offers free ways to develop and learn skills through groups.
Medium
1 year ago
UX design

Using ChatGPT for UX Writing

Content is an integral part of product design.And just like any other product element, content should be well-crafted.The better content is designed, the better experience users will have with your product.UX writers are professionals responsible for writing micro and macro copy for the user interface.
Bustle
1 year ago
Marketing

Kim K & Mariah Carey's Daughters Just Recreated Rihanna's Halftime Dance On TikTok

Social media has been obsessed with recreating Rihanna's Super Bowl Halftime Show, specifically the booty-popping "Rude Boy" choreography, but no TikToker has come close to North West and Monroe Cannon's rendition.On Feb. 20, Kim Kardashian and Mariah Carey's daughters recreated part of RiRi's Super Bowl spectacle on Kim and North's joint TikTok, complete with matching costumes, making for quite the unexpected crossover.
Itsnicethat
1 year ago
Education

Explore LABASAD Barcelona School of Arts and Design's exceptional graphic design masters, taught entirely online

While it's understandable to have reservations about an entirely online programme, LABASAD are dedicated to supporting their students, ensuring no one ever feels left behind while still providing high-class teaching.All of the classes are delivered live and students can watch them from wherever they wish, still interacting with other students and sharing their learnings in an online setting.
Ars Technica
1 year ago
Tech industry

Google dusts off the failed Google+ playbook to fight ChatGPT

Years ago, circa 2011, Google was in a panic.Facebook was on the rise and Google was convinced the social network would soon swallow everything.To fight this blue scourge, then-Google CEO Larry Page issued a decree to his many employees: Your bonuses are now tied to Google's success in social!Build social features into everything!
Digiday
1 year ago
Marketing

BeReal still has potential for advertisers, but its hype period is well and truly over

BeReal isn't just losing steam with users, it's now losing steam with marketers and creators too.That's not to say BeReal has entered its flop era.It's still far too early to write the app off completely.It is, however, already clear that marketers are well past the apex of the hype cycle.As Digiday reported last October, if the app didn't move quickly to provide marketers with unique features that could pique their interests, BeReal would become a victim of its fleeting success and see attention spent elsewhere.
One Man & His Blog
1 year ago
Media industry

Building a news oasis in a journalism desert

A practical guide to launching a local journalism startup
This flew under my radar: the team behind the Ghost CMS, partnered with the Google News Initiative to help launch some local news sites a couple of years ago.Ghost's Kym Ellis has spoken to three of the sites - RANGE media, Madison Minutes, and Sioux Falls Simplified - and extracted some really useful practical advice for people looking to get their own hyperlocal venture up and going.
9to5Google
1 year ago
Tech industry

Report: Twitter is not antagonizing Google, a large advertiser and Cloud provider

From layoffs to not paying bills, Twitter has been on a cost-cutting drive since the Elon Musk acquisition.The latter has resulted in lawsuits from landlords and vendors, though one partner Twitter is not antagonizing is Google.The Information reported on Friday how "Amazon had threatened to withhold payment for advertising it runs on Twitter because the social network for months refused to pay its Amazon Web Services bills for cloud computing services."
Medium
1 year ago
San Francisco

"Nite Out" with SF Ballet brings together modern dance, cocktails, and the queer community

San Francisco Ballet drew a sold-out crowd Friday to its "Nite Out" festivities, which combined a Q&A with a queer-identifying dancer and an after party with fashion, cocktails, and mingling with the LGBTQIA+ community.A $99 ticket kicked off the evening with a pre-performance talk featuring Nicolas Blanc, once a principal dancer with SF Ballet who now returns as a choreographer for his work "Gateway to the Sun."
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

LinkedIn cuts scores of Bay Area jobs in new round of tech layoffs

MOUNTAIN VIEW LinkedIn has revealed plans to eliminate dozens of Bay Area jobs in a fresh round of layoffs that intensify the current tough times for Silicon Valley tech and biotech companies.The employment-focused social network has decided to cut 91 jobs in three Bay Area cities, according to an official filing that LinkedIn sent to California's labor agency.
english.elpais.com
1 year ago
Marketing

Bold Glamour' filter ignites TikTok: It should be illegal'

Comparison of two images of Kelly Strack, with the Bold Glamour' filter (left) and with no filters (right).By now, it is an everyday thing.No matter where you go, be it a mountain lookout or a promenade by the beach, you are very likely to find a string of teens who, with outstretched arms or aided by accessories, take vertical videos of themselves.
Variety
1 year ago
Tech industry

Elon Musk Thanks Disney, Apple for Remaining Two of Twitter's Biggest Advertisers

Elon Musk, who acquired Twitter in a debt-laden $44 billion deal a little over four months ago, said advertising revenue has dropped as much as 50% since he took over.But the mega-billionaire tech mogul said a few large advertisers have continued to spend with Twitter, and he specifically called out - and thanked - Disney and Apple as remaining two of the biggest marketers on the social network, speaking Tuesday at the 2023 Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference in San Francisco.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

Elon Musk thinks he can fix Twitter's advertising business after derailing it

Elon Musk on Tuesday offered an optimistic picture for how Twitter can improve the advertising business he helped derail and boost its bottom line while also admitting that keeping the social network running is proving to be a challenge after multiple rounds of layoffs.In remarks at a Morgan Stanley Conference, Musk laid out his vision to boost Twitter's core advertising business by adopting the standard strategy of most of the company's peers: improving the relevance of the ads it serves.
Futurism
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

Microsoft Seems To Have Quietly Tested Bing AI in India Months Ago, Ran Into Serious Problems

The Bing Ring
While it's been apparent basically from the jump that Microsoft's Bing AI launched with some massive issues, new evidence suggests the tech giant may have been aware of those problems before rolling it out.As pointed out by cognitive scientist and Substacker Gary Marcus, it appears that Microsoft beta tested Bing AI in India at the end of 2022, not long after OpenAI first dropped its paradigm-shifting ChatGPT chatbot - and by late November, more than two months before the AI's Western launch on Bing, some of those beta testers were reporting some familiar-sounding issues with the chatbot on the company's Q&A forum.
Engadget
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

Facebook now has 2 billion users | Engadget

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Almost 20 years in, Facebook is still growing.The social network now has 2 billion daily active users, Meta reported alongside its fourth-quarter earnings.The report marks the first time Facebook, which added 16 million users last quarter, has reached 2 billion daily users.
 @MadelynatTonic1 year ago
An app to take over Twitter I feel is unlikely unless Twitter completely goes away. It has consolidated where we express our thoughts and get information from and while it is still a functioning service, I really doubt it will be replaced. That being said, I feel like there was a very small window when Elon first started ruining the platform and people were excited about alternatives, and it looked like Mastodon was the likely landing pad. Unfortunately for them, their product was just too confusing to use. Twitter in its simplicity and ubiquity is here to stay until it takes its final breath and we are all forced to move on.
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www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Tech industry

Twitter is stumbling. Some ex-employees are launching rivals

Like Twitter, it offers a social feed of posts with 280-character limits.
But the key selling point, according to Oh, is its focus on safety.
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The list of newer entrants in the markets includes apps like T2 and Spill created by former Twitter employees, a startup backed by one of Musk's Twitter investors, and a service from former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.
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Something that we've heard a lot from people who are moving over from Twitter, either partially or fully, is that it is just for them a nicer experience overall, said Jae Kaplan, co-founder of Anti Software Software club, the group that develops Cohost, a text-based social media feed similar to Twitter.
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Replacing Twitter, with its robust network of journalists, politicians and entertainers and sizable audience of users obsessed with real-time news, may be a challenge.
While apps like Cohost have seen renewed momentum, their audiences remain a small fraction of the size of Twitter, which had more than 200 million daily active users as of last year.
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By all accounts, there is no platform right now that is able to take on the function of Twitter, and nothing is really prepared for it, said Karen North, a clinical professor at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
Engadget
1 year ago
Marketing

TikTok creators might soon put some videos behind a paywall | Engadget

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TikTok might use a simple strategy to keep growing: help creators make extra money.The Information sources claim TikTok is developing a paywall feature that would let producers charge $1 (or a price of their choice) to access a given video.While it's not clear exactly how the system would work, this would help influencers profit directly from their hottest clips.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Tech industry

Twitter is stumbling. Some ex-employees are launching rivals

After Sarah Oh lost her job as a human rights advisor at Twitter late last year in the first round of layoffs following Elon Musk's chaotic acquisition of the company, she decided to join a friend in building a rival service.With Gabor Cselle, who previously worked at Twitter and Google, she launched T2, currently available in beta.
GSMArena.com
1 year ago
Mobile UX

8K and 4K videos from the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra posted on the web

Edwards Urbina has been snapping photos with a Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra days before the new flagship has been officially unveiled.Now he has moved on to showing off the phone's improved video capabilities.Here is a 4K 60fps sample uploaded to YouTube:
Unfortunately, this is the only one uploaded so far.
Variety
1 year ago
Marketing

Twitter Tries to Lure Advertisers Back With New Brand Safety Partnerships

Elon Musk, Twitter's new overlord, promised advertisers that he wouldn't turn the social network into a "free-for-all hellscape."But many big marketers didn't believe him - and hundreds temporarily halted their spending on Twitter amid concerns that Musk's ownership would present "brand safety" risks.
english.elpais.com
1 year ago
London

Charles III takes Elon Musk to court over non-payment of rent on Twitter's London HQ

Charles III, King of England (left), and Elon Musk.The King of England is also the landlord of the second-richest man in the world.And, it appears, he is not very happy with his tenant.The Crown Estate, the legal entity that manages the properties belonging to Charles III, has sued Twitter, the social network owned by tycoon Elon Musk, for failing to pay the rent on its London headquarters.
SeekingAlpha
1 year ago
Marketing

Meta Stock: Ads Risk With ARPU And CPM (NASDAQ:META)

5./15 WEST
Meta's (NASDAQ: META) Advertising Revenue shrank in 2022.The company attributed the YoY decline to 1) Economic environment, and 2) Social Network Ads Competitors.According to eMarketer forecast, Meta Ad revenue will recover to positive mid-high single digit growth rates.I think this forecast has not sufficiently counted the pressure Meta will face in growing its ARPU (Advertising Revenue Per User) or retaining its share of Advertising budgets.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles Rams

CW Network will air Saudi-funded LIV Golf events

The CW has reached a multiyear agreement for the TV rights to LIV Golf events, a deal that will raise the U.S. profile of the controversial Saudi-backed league.The pact announced Thursday is the first major programming move for the CW under the ownership of Nexstar Media Group, which acquired a majority stake in the network last year.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

Middle age 'is a force you cannot fight,' warns 'Fleishman Is in Trouble' author

On some of the differences she experienced writing for women's magazines vs. men's magazines When I was sent to do profiles for women's magazines, very, very often not all the time ... I would be given a list of questions to ask in the order that they should be asked.Lizzy Caplan and Jesse Eisenberg are friends navigating middle age in Fleishman is in Trouble.
english.elpais.com
1 year ago
Marketing

The apps of the year: BeReal, the anti-social network, is the favorite of 2022

Screenshots of BeReal, the app of the year.Digital Native 2022 was the year in which Facebook's fall from grace, TikTok's popularity and the BeReal revolution consolidated.The fact that the latter became the iPhone app of the year in the Apple App Store, as well as the Android users' choice, is no coincidence: it emerged as a much-needed anti-social network, a response to the weariness of an endless torrent of Instagram poses and filters.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

We're going back to Victorian times - I only eat tinned sardines and cold beans'

For 63-year-old Brian Preston, the cost of living crisis is unlike anything he's ever experienced.He lives alone in the valleys in Wales where, because of soaring food and energy bills, he fears turning on his cooker.At home he eats only tinned food, cold sardines and beans, unable to afford to cook regular hot meals.
www.ocregister.com
1 year ago
Tech industry

Here's a detailed look at the history of social media

After Elon Musk's massive multibillion-dollar purchase of Twitter and the commotion it's causing in the tech world, here's a look at social media's history It might seem like social media has been around forever, but it's relatively new tech, with a major boom in 2004.Nice to tweet you What began in April, with months of waffling, lawsuits and almost a full-blown trial, Elon Musk now owns Twitter.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Spain news

First refugees arrive in empty Catalan villages under repopulation plan

It's been a long journey since Orwa Skafe fled the war in Syria seven years ago but thanks to an innovative resettlement scheme he's found peace in a tiny village 900 metres (3,000ft) up in the Pyrenees.Skafe is one of the first to benefit from a Catalan government programme to relocate refugees in depopulated villages.
SeekingAlpha
1 year ago
Tech industry

Twitter to raise pricing of Twitter Blue service for iPhone users: report (TWTR)

Twitter (NASDAQ: TWTR) will raise the price of its Twitter Blue subscription service for users who sign up via Apple's ( AAPL) iPhone, The Information reported.The news outlet, citing a person briefed on the plans, said Twitter ( TWTR) will charge $7 per month if a person signs up on the web, but $11 per month if they do so in the App Store.
Engadget
1 year ago
Tech industry

Twitter is reportedly raising Blue subscription's pricing on iOS to $11 | Engadget

NurPhoto via Getty Images  When Twitter's Blue subscription comes back, it may cost a lot more than before if you purchase it straight from the app.According to The Information, the company informed some employees that it's going to charge users $11 for Blue subscription if they pay through its iOS application.
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