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View ArticleNope, Elon Musk isn’t joining Twitter’s board — and we think we know why
Elon Musk’s time on Twitter’s board of directors has ended before it even began. On Sunday, the platform’s CEO announced that Elon won’t be accepting a seat on its board after all. That’s just five...
View ArticleMusk says Twitter is a digital town square — but unfettered free speech is a...
The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, seems set to purchase the social media platform Twitter for around US$44 billion. He says he’s not doing it to make money (which is good, because Twitter has rarely...
View ArticleTikTok is eating Netflix’s lunch — and that’s great for startups
TikTok’s unmatched algorithm and incomparable reach make the platform a no-brainer for founders and entrepreneurs. The only question is: how best to approach it, from a content strategy and creation...
View ArticleMusk claims moderation stifles free speech on Twitter. He’s wrong
Elon Musk’s accepted bid to purchase Twitter has triggered a lot of debate about what it means for the future of the social media platform, which plays an important role in determining the news and...
View ArticleFacebook Dating was a catastrophic failure — and I know why
Facebook Inc, now called Meta, announced its dating application, Facebook Dating, in May 2018. There was real excitement, with people expecting a revolutionary dating app that would soon beat Tinder....
View ArticleHalsey’s record label won’t release a new song until it goes viral on TikTok....
On Sunday, popular American singer songwriter Halsey shared a video on TikTok with tinny music in the background, the on-screen text reading: Basically I have a song that I love that I wanna release...
View ArticleInstagram’s plan to make all its video Reels is a transparent TikTok ripoff
It’s no secret that Instagram is losing the social media war to TikTok. If Meta’s app is ever going to reverse this trend, it needs to come up with new and interesting features. Or so you’d think....
View ArticleGen Z’s hunger for 2010s nostalgia is giving Tumblr a new lease of life
When tech billionaire Elon Musk made a deal to acquire Twitter in April 2022, many Twitter users threatened to shut down their accounts and migrate elsewhere online. Tumblr – a microblogging platform...
View ArticleSocial media companies should be converted into nonprofits
This article was originally published on Built In by David Ryan Polgar. “Maybe Twitter should be a nonprofit,” said the high-level Trust and Safety employee. We were standing in Twitter’s San Francisco...
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