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Daily Crunch: ‘Copy-from-China’ social media app Lemon8 squeezes its way into US top 10

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No chip off any block right now : Samsung cuts memory chip production , with Kate reporting that the consumer electronics giant hit its worst quarterly profit since 2009. Daily Crunch: ‘Copy-from-China’ social media app Lemon8 squeezes its way into US top 10 by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

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Post News, a Twitter alternative, gets funding from a16z

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Unlike Mastodon , Hive Social , or other existing social networks being flooded with dissatisfied Twitter users, Post News emerged two weeks ago. Bardin previously served as the CEO of Waze between 2009 and 2021. If it seems like Post News launched overnight, that’s because it kind of did. A profile on Post News.

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Down rounds are a ‘ticket to try again,’ says founder who raised 3 in a row

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The social media company had raised a down round in 2009 before it went public in 2012 at a $104 billion valuation. But it might be hard for a B2B sales startup to gain confidence from Meta’s story — the social media company has always seemed to operate in its own world.

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Mapan’s services helps low-income Indonesians users afford goods and services

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Mapan, which means “steady” in Bahasa Indonesian, was founded in 2009. Apti said that “based on our research, social fintech with such a purpose is more needed by the low income community” and gives them the motivation to complete an arisan process. Apti said that since 2009, the company has had 250,000 MUMs.

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Former Salesforce exec Bret Taylor is teaming up with Google AR/VR vet Clay Bavor on mystery startup

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Taylor spent four years at Google starting in March 2003 before undertaking an entrepreneurial journey, founding early social network FriendFeed in 2007, right after leaving Google. The company was purchased by Facebook in 2009 and Taylor had a stint as CTO at the company.

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Strava searches for new CEO with cofounder Michael Horvath departing for a second time

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Horvath co-founded Strava back in 2009, steering the company to become one of the world’s biggest activity tracking social communities, passing 100 million registered users last year. Strava is on the hunt for a new CEO, after Michael Horvath revealed that he’s stepping down from the role for a second time.

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Social Media Responsibility | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In today’s post I’m going to explore responsibility as it relates to social media – the responsibility that comes with living in the real world vs. a perpetual state of virtual reality. As most of you know, I’m a big fan of social media.

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