Against all odds, we’re living in Tinder boom times
Last month, Tinder was the 3rd-highest-grossing app in the US.
Amazon’s head honcho is still standing, but Twitter had a field day with #ripjeffbezos
The tweets lamenting Bezos’ fake demise included pictures of just about every white, bald man under the sun.
A new meme-making matrix could take your mashup game to the next level
Koji wants to amplify memes by remixing them, in the same way that TikTok squeezes more juice out of audio and video mashups.
A messaging app won a cat-and-mouse game with the Russian government
The government wanted in, but Telegram’s founder said nyet.
TikTok creators’ new dance move: flipping China censorship on its head
They’re filming virtual love letters with the Chinese flag, the national anthem, and hashtags like #ilovechina.
Twitter’s experiments try to make your timeline a little less awful
The company's latest test is another baby step toward curbing problems that have dogged the platform for years.
The Google Play store smacks down Zynn, the TikTok lookalike
The app that dished out tons of free money to users was filled with stolen content.
Tech is shaping the protests, from police scanner apps to Google Docs
The arsenal of protest apps is growing.
For better or worse, social media makes it impossible to look away
Social platforms are central to the booming protest movement. CEOs who lead them are feeling the heat.
Here’s what to know about Trump’s executive order on social media
We translated the order from Bureaucratese to English.
TikTok’s new rival makes for a great side hustle
Killing time? Zynn will pay you to use its app.
It turns out running an ‘Amazon for Animal Crossing’ is very hard
Peer purchasing pressure is definitely a thing. Communal online shopping could be a boon to brands.
‘Squad shopping’ could be the next take on tech-enabled togetherness
Peer purchasing pressure is definitely a thing. Communal online shopping could be a boon to brands.
2020 or 1320? Meet the new bartering craze
Some people are bartering just to spread a little kindness. It’s enough to warm your cold quarantined heart.
The booming business of handing out $10k on Instagram
Influencers are giving away cash on social media, but the real winner may be marketing firms.
The Silicon Valley set wants an invite to the Clubhouse
It’s the new favored app of the VC set.
Facebook’s cryptocurrency is finally getting its head out of the stars
Financial world domination may no longer be in Libra’s horoscope.
These social media sites will quench your quarantine thirst
Camming sites are cashing in on the horniness bump.
No rest for the wicked: The perils of being a content moderator — all for $28k a year
A report from The Verge illustrates the terrible working conditions of Facebook’s content moderators.
Investors pour $20m+ into virtual influencers like Lil Miquela
The company behind virtual influencer Lil Miquela is currently closing another large funding round, as the rise of virtual influencers becomes more intriguing to VC firms.
Longtime Square CFO leaves to be CEO of Nextdoor
Square’s CFO stepped down to become the CEO at neighborhood social platform Nextdoor, and Jack Dorsey couldn’t have been more complimentary.
Only social media can ban you from social media
On Monday, the Supreme Court struck down a North Carolina law that made it a felony for registered sex offenders to use Facebook and other social media sites. It’s a monumental decision — one of the first to grapple with the complex relationship between the internet and the First Amendment. It all began with a […]
Giving the squeaky tweet some grease
Twitter’s annual shareholder meeting is coming up soon, and there’s a new idea on the table: Turning the company into a cooperative.
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