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Google’s new tools help discussion forums and social media platforms rank higher in search results

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Google today introduced new tools for website owners, including those running social media sites and discussion forums, who want to better elevate their content in Google’s search results. In May, Google first rolled […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Daily Crunch: Kanye West reaches agreement to acquire social media platform Parler

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 17, 2022

That, that, that don’t kill me, can only make me stronger ” : Two of our top stories for today centered on the same topic — Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, surprising us all by announcing he was going to buy the conservative social media site Parler. The TechCrunch Top 3. Manish has the basics on the deal.

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Alexis Ohanian says he’s a ‘techno optimist,’ despite social media’s impact on society

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The entrepreneur and founder of venture fund Seven Seven Six, speaking at an event at the University of Virginia, espoused a fairly negative view of the current social media landscape and the creator economy — an environment where he says, everyone has “been so trained […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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5 Social Media Trends for Nonprofits in 2023

TechSoup

JANUARY 26, 2023

There's a lot of change happening in the world of social media. Here, explore some important trends in the world of social media and learn how they are affecting the nonprofit sector. The rise of short-form video content has fundamentally transformed the way many of us share, advertise, and connect online.

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Jagat, a location-based social network that focuses on real-life connections, surpasses 10M users

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Jagat, a social network that is designed to get you out more with your friends instead of mindlessly scrolling on your phone, has surpassed 10 million users globally. The location-based social network, which launched earlier this year in March, wants to help people focus on real-life connections and make friends. All rights reserved.

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How startups can produce social content that actually resonates

TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2023

Social media can be a great tool for startups to gain visibility and garner a following among investors and customers, but coming up with a winning strategy may seem like a daunting task. Social media can be a hard place for startups operating with lean teams and resources.

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Daily Crunch: Meta decimates its staff as the social media giant lays off 11,000

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

More social media struggles : Though the subject matter was a downer, Paul wrote a great story about Meta’s confirmed layoffs of 11,000 employees, explaining what happened, why and what it means in the greater context of Meta’s future. The TechCrunch Top 3. million shares were worth almost $4 billion.

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The internet moments that defined 2023

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 26, 2023

We saw a submarine of billionaires disappear before our very eyes, refreshed […] © 2023 TechCrunch. Sometimes, the internet’s most viral memes may seem entirely incomprehensible (like when Baby Gronk rizzed up Livvy Dunne), but the things that captivate our attention online matter. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Nonprofit Social Media Benchmarks 2022-2023

TechSoup

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

TechSoup, in partnership with Tapp Network, a digital marketing and technology agency, created the 2022-2023 Nonprofit Digital Marketing Benchmark Survey to help you understand how nonprofits use digital marketing and provide helpful insights and recommendations for creating a successful digital marketing strategy.

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

TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2023

Wrapping up the week, as mentioned yesterday, there was a group of us watching Y Combinator’s Winter 2023 Demo Day. 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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Mastodon founder touts Threads’ federation, saying it makes his X rival ‘a far more attractive option’

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Mastodon founder Eugen Rochko lauds Threads’ entry into the decentralized social media space, saying the move will make Mastodon — the open source Twitter/X rival — “a far more attractive option.”

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India seeks to regulate deepfakes amid ethical concerns

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

India is drafting rules to detect and limit the spread of deepfake content and other harmful AI media, a senior lawmaker said Thursday, following reports of proliferation of such content on social media platforms in recent weeks. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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College social app Fizz is growing fast – maybe too fast

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Things are bleak in the tech sphere as we close out a year defined by plummeting stocks , persistent mass layoffs and a fall from grace for major social media companies. ” So, is it a good time to be building a buzzy new social app, or is it a complete mess? Fizz closed a $4.5

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Elon Musk’s X suffered yet another global outage

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, suffered an outage globally earlier Thursday that lasted for more than an hour. While users were able to […] © 2023 TechCrunch. While users were able to […] © 2023 TechCrunch. X Pro, formerly known as TweetDeck, also faced the outage.

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7 Recruitment Trends That Will Impact Talent Acquisition in 2023

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

But to ensure you do all of this the right way, you need to know the recruitment trends that are being forecasted to turn talent acquisition on its head in 2023! Trend #1—Recruitment through social media. Social media has been the north star for recruiters and hiring managers. Let’s dive in.

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VUZ raises $20 million to scale its immersive social app

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

VUZ , a social app that allows users to stream and experience immersive realism in extended reality (XR) and metaverse digital experiences, has raised $20 million in Series B investment. VUZ said it aims to reach 3 billion views in 2023 and double its user base 2x yearly. and 24% from Egypt. Asia, and Europe. “Our

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Something’s up with Spotify Wrapped and Burlington, VT

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

It’s that time of year again where half of your social media feed is clogged with graphics from Spotify’s annual, personalized roundup, and the other half is people whining that they don’t care about your Spotify Wrapped. All rights reserved.

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Best and Worst Ways Companies Handled Crises in 2023

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

APRIL 22, 2024

Here’s a rundown of the businesses that flourished (and failed) in 2023 and how companies should plan to face crises in 2024. In a business landscape where every move or decision is immediately broadcast through the grapevine of social media, companies that are not adequately prepared for a crisis could be left decimated in its wake.

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Lawsuit against Snap over fentanyl deaths can proceed, judge rules

TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2024

A group of family members related to children and teens who overdosed on fentanyl sued Snapchat maker Snap last year, accusing the social media company of facilitating illicit drug deals involving fentanyl, a […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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X is launching two new subscription tiers, including a ‘Premium+’ ad-free plan

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The social media giant is adding a new Premium+ tier that costs $16 per month and offers the “largest reply boost” and removes ads from the For You and Following feeds. The tier also […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Music marketing startup Breakr raises more capital, pays $3.5M to creators

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We last wrote about Breakr — a platform that connects record labels, artists and brands with social media influencers to run mass campaigns in a programmatic way — when it closed a $4.2 million in creator […] © 2023 TechCrunch. million round in 2021. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Reddit might once again be flirting with an IPO

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Social media giant Reddit is once again reportedly testing the IPO waters. The San Francisco-based company, co-founded by Steve Huffman, Aaron Swartz and Alexis Ohanian in 2005, is considering going public as early as the first quarter, sources […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Tumblr’s ‘fediverse’ integration is still being worked on, says owner and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Despite delays, the plan to connect Tumblr’s blogging site to the wider world of decentralized social media, also known as the “fediverse,” is still on, it seems. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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How to build a social media app: An entrepreneur’s guide

Openxcell

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Forbes reports that the number of people using social media worldwide has reached 4.9 billion in 2023. Over the last few years, social media has evolved from being primarily a communication channel and entertainment platform to marketing and growing businesses, contributing to significant social and political discussions.

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Equity’s 2023 predictions on the future of building, crypto and AI

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The future of media and how social will shift. And with that, chat in 2023! Equity’s 2023 predictions on the future of building, crypto and AI by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch. M&A and the return of secondaries. Deep tech and generative AI. And, of course, crypto.

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Quora’s Poe introduces an AI chatbot creator economy

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 31, 2023

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Bezos’ Blue Origin aiming to make long-awaited return to launch next week

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 12, 2023

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Mammoth, an X and Threads competitor, embraces news, curation, and more in latest release

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Mammoth, an app from the Mozilla-backed startup focused on building a more consumer-friendly entry point to the world of decentralized social media, is out today with its next big upgrade: Mammoth 2. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Tesla Cybertruck deliveries set for Nov. 30

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2023

CEO Elon Musk posted on social media Wednesday that the Cybertruck delivery event, which traditionally means a few select customers get to take possession of their vehicles, will be held November 30 at company’s Austin gigafactory. The news of the delivery event […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.

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Spill toasts one year with a $2M seed extension, Kerry Washington and Champagne

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

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X (formerly Twitter) makes X Pro (formerly TweetDeck) a subscriber-only product

TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

Elon Musk-owned social network X, formerly Twitter, has made X Pro — which was previously known as TweetDeck — a subscriber-only product. Like a lot of Musk promised timelines, the social network got delayed in implementing the new rule by a few days. welp tweetdeck finally went bye-bye for me and this popped up and lmao no.

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Privacy complaint takes aim at Musk’s X over EU ads targeted on sensitive data

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Elon Musk’s X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, is facing a new privacy complaint in Europe related to its ad targeting tools. While X’s T&Cs […] © 2023 TechCrunch. While X’s T&Cs […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Meta faces $600M competition damages claim in Spain as media owners pursue privacy breach lawsuit

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 4, 2023

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3 ways to deter phishing attacks in 2023

CIO

OCTOBER 20, 2022

In fact, CIO has reported that it takes only a few minutes for experienced hackers to set up a social engineering attack against enterprises (and their managed service providers) that consider themselves to be secure and protected. How do enterprises combat these threats at a broader scale and prevent persistent phishing attempts?

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Tech Layoffs: What To Expect In 2023

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Will layoffs increase in 2023? We, HR professionals and recruiters, can also lend a helping hand in these tough times by circulating “layoff lists” across social media sites like LinkedIn and Twitter to help people land jobs quicker. The post Tech Layoffs: What To Expect In 2023 appeared first on HackerEarth Blog.

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Microsoft’s October 2023 Patch Tuesday Addresses 103 CVEs (CVE-2023-36563, CVE-2023-41763)

Tenable

OCTOBER 10, 2023

We omitted CVE-2023-44487 from our counts as this vulnerability was reported to MITRE and not Microsoft and does not exclusively affect Microsoft products. It was exploited in the wild as a zero-day and was publicly disclosed prior to the October 2023 Patch Tuesday release. Details about this flaw are included in our analysis below.

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Reflecting on 2023: Rails Foundation’s Inaugural Year

Ruby on Rails

DECEMBER 26, 2023

As 2023 winds to a close, it’s time to reflect on the first year of the Rails Foundation. Here is a look back on the initiatives we set up in 2023 in support of that mission. But first… Here’s wishing everyone in the Rails community a fantastic end to 2023! This is only the beginning. Stay tuned for all of that and more in 2024.

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Daily Crunch: Microsoft dumps Yammer and makes Viva Engage its preferred enterprise social platform

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Startups and VC It’s always nice to have a lot of capital to invest, but managing a large new fund can be even more advantageous right now given that many later-stage companies that put off fundraising last year will likely be in the market come hell or high water in 2023, Connie reports. billion , up from the $1.3 Kirsten has more.

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Daily Crunch: Patreon rival Fanfix projects paying creators $50M by end of 2023

TechCrunch

APRIL 3, 2023

Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 Move over TikTok : There’s a new social media content sheriff in town. Still going : Rivian will stick to its 2023 production goal for EVs , despite a quarterly dip, Kirsten reports. Oh, and this gave us a good giggle over the weekend. As TikTok tried not to get banned in the U.S.

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Sitecore SXA’s Social Share Component Will No Longer Work after May 2023

Perficient

APRIL 19, 2023

One of those components will no longer work after May 2023: The Social Share Component. SXA’s social share component leveraged the AddThis service to inject social sharing buttons on your website. It even gave you social sharing metrics if you logged into to view their dashboards.

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Bluesky finally lets users look at posts without logging in

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Decentralized social network and Twitter rival Bluesky is finally letting users look at posts on its platform without logging in. Plus, users […] © 2023 TechCrunch. People still need an invite to create an account and start posting but can read posts through a link. All rights reserved.

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Forecasting 2023 Recruiting Trends With 6 Experts

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

JANUARY 30, 2023

2023 is here, and it is time to look ahead. So before you put together your plans, ask yourselves this—What are the most important 2023 recruiting trends in tech hiring that you should be prepared for? Do you foresee any of these carrying over to 2023 and why? What are the predictions that will shape this year?

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3 Black investors talk about what they’re looking for in 2023

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Founders and investors alike are bracing for a tough 2023 as the economy shows few signs of improving. To find out how minority investors are planning for 2023, we spoke with three active Black investors. 3 Black investors talk about what they’re looking for in 2023 by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch.

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Bluesky rolls out an in-app video and music player and a new ‘hide post’ feature

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Decentralized social network Bluesky is rolling out a new in-app video and music player for links, along with a new “hide post” feature. Unlike on X, where autoplay on videos […] © 2023 TechCrunch. Unlike on X, where autoplay on videos […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Google’s new tools help discussion forums and social media platforms rank higher in search results

Daily Crunch: Kanye West reaches agreement to acquire social media platform Parler

Trending Sources

Alexis Ohanian says he’s a ‘techno optimist,’ despite social media’s impact on society

5 Social Media Trends for Nonprofits in 2023

Jagat, a location-based social network that focuses on real-life connections, surpasses 10M users

How startups can produce social content that actually resonates

Daily Crunch: Meta decimates its staff as the social media giant lays off 11,000

The internet moments that defined 2023

Nonprofit Social Media Benchmarks 2022-2023

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

Mastodon founder touts Threads’ federation, saying it makes his X rival ‘a far more attractive option’

India seeks to regulate deepfakes amid ethical concerns

College social app Fizz is growing fast – maybe too fast

Elon Musk’s X suffered yet another global outage

7 Recruitment Trends That Will Impact Talent Acquisition in 2023

VUZ raises $20 million to scale its immersive social app

Something’s up with Spotify Wrapped and Burlington, VT

Best and Worst Ways Companies Handled Crises in 2023

Lawsuit against Snap over fentanyl deaths can proceed, judge rules

X is launching two new subscription tiers, including a ‘Premium+’ ad-free plan

Music marketing startup Breakr raises more capital, pays $3.5M to creators

Reddit might once again be flirting with an IPO

Tumblr’s ‘fediverse’ integration is still being worked on, says owner and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg

How to build a social media app: An entrepreneur’s guide

Equity’s 2023 predictions on the future of building, crypto and AI

Quora’s Poe introduces an AI chatbot creator economy

Bezos’ Blue Origin aiming to make long-awaited return to launch next week

Mammoth, an X and Threads competitor, embraces news, curation, and more in latest release

Tesla Cybertruck deliveries set for Nov. 30

Spill toasts one year with a $2M seed extension, Kerry Washington and Champagne

X (formerly Twitter) makes X Pro (formerly TweetDeck) a subscriber-only product

Privacy complaint takes aim at Musk’s X over EU ads targeted on sensitive data

Meta faces $600M competition damages claim in Spain as media owners pursue privacy breach lawsuit

3 ways to deter phishing attacks in 2023

Tech Layoffs: What To Expect In 2023

Microsoft’s October 2023 Patch Tuesday Addresses 103 CVEs (CVE-2023-36563, CVE-2023-41763)

Reflecting on 2023: Rails Foundation’s Inaugural Year

Daily Crunch: Microsoft dumps Yammer and makes Viva Engage its preferred enterprise social platform

Daily Crunch: Patreon rival Fanfix projects paying creators $50M by end of 2023

Sitecore SXA’s Social Share Component Will No Longer Work after May 2023

Bluesky finally lets users look at posts without logging in

Forecasting 2023 Recruiting Trends With 6 Experts

3 Black investors talk about what they’re looking for in 2023

Bluesky rolls out an in-app video and music player and a new ‘hide post’ feature

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