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Quilt, an audio social network focused on self care, raises $3.5 million in seed

TechCrunch

The era of social audio 1.0 Quilt , an audio social network that focuses on wellness and community, has raised a $3.5 She worked to develop an audio app that would become the new Quilt 2.0, Starting or hosting a room is shorter than on any other social media platform.” Image Credits: Quilt.

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Social app IRL makes its first acquisition with deal for digital nutrition company AaBeZe Labs

TechCrunch

IRL, the SoftBank-backed social app and recent unicorn , is today announcing its first acquisition. The company is purchasing, for an undisclosed sum, the “digital nutrition” company AaBeZe Labs and its portfolio of IP with the goal of making IRL a healthier and more ethically designed social networking app.

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CIOs in transition: 5 tips for landing your next IT leadership job

CIO

Ask your network, and you’ll likely find IT leader peers who have been in a similar situation at least once in their career. I was in transition twice and wasn’t ready to handle the networking, persistence, and stress that comes with finding a new opportunity. Networking is a lifelong endeavor.

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Ethical Social Media: Oxymoron or Attainable Goal?

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

For this generation, social media has generated a vast set of new ethical challenges, which is unsurprising when you consider the degree of its influence. Social media has been linked to health risks in individuals and political violence in societies. Learning from AI.

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Google and Facebook Diversifying Away from Advertising

NeverFriday

This is because while they dominate the digital advertising market, they cannot displace TV advertising easily. billion of it came from advertising, or just 15 percent. In total, just 43 percent of Time Warner’s revenue comes from advertising. Of that revenue, just $8.5 For Viacom, it’s 38 percent.

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Ricky Ray Butler: How social media and “influencers” have upended the world of advertising

DataRobot

It is difficult to imagine the reaction of Don Draper, the chain-smoking protagonist of Mad Men , to today’s social-media advertising landscape. Ricky Ray is a social-media savant, one of the first people to realize the growing number of influencers with thousands and even millions of followers was growing exponentially.

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

Openxcell

Forbes reports that the number of people using social media worldwide has reached 4.9 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. billion in 2023.

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