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How social commerce is bridging Southeast Asia’s infrastructure gaps

TechCrunch

Conceptually, social commerce isn’t new — it has existed in some form ever since people have made recommendations to each other. Today social networks are more powerful than ever, and startups and corporations are innovating new commerce models that leverage the greater reach available to us. Image Credits: Kantar Global MONITOR 2019.

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Indian social network Public App raises $41 million

TechCrunch

Public App, a location-based social network that connects individuals to people in their vicinity, has raised $41 million in a new round, just six months after securing $35 million as the hyper-local Indian startup looks to expand its presence in the world’s second-largest internet market.

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How to tell when your government shuts down your Internet access

The Parallax

But one oft-used government tactic in some countries to limit the ability of their citizens to communicate and organize has been absent so far: There have been virtually no reports of state-mandated Internet shutdowns in response to the protest. READ MORE ON GOVERNMENT INTERNET INTERFERENCE.

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Kenyan startup Wowzi secures $3.2 million from 4DX Ventures, Andela co-founder to expand across Africa

TechCrunch

Kenyan startup Wowzi has secured new funding to expand the reach of its platform, which turns social media users into brand influencers, to West and Southern Africa — as it taps the increasing usage of social sites across the continent driven by the proliferation of smartphones and a deepening internet penetration.

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Pass the ginormous water, Stanley is hot right now

The Hustle

It’s not every day that an 111-year-old product suddenly shoots to internet fame. After more than a century of selling reusable thermoses to pilots and workmen, the brand’s 40-ounce, $45 Quencher tumbler took off with a new group of fans: women on social media. Stanley’s revenue skyrocketed from $73m in 2019 to $194m in 2021.

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Mozilla highlights AI bias and ‘addiction by design’ tech in internet health report

CTOvision

Mozilla today released the 2019 Internet Health Report, an analysis that brings together insights from 200 experts to examine issues central to the future of the internet. ll calls “addiction by design” tech, like social media apps and […].

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Discord is close to closing a round that would value the company at up to $7B

TechCrunch

Discord’s doubling in corporate value comes as the persistent, inept, American response to the COVID-19 pandemic continues to accelerate the adoption and growth of businesses creating virtual social networking opportunities. If that sounds familiar to some of the internet’s earliest users, that’s because it is.

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