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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower CTO

Even when they have talked to multiple developers or development firms, we’re often the first to ask basic questions like “Who are your customers?” ” or “Are you developing for desktop, tablet, mobile, or all three?” The innovator/developer relationship needs to be a conversation.

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Revyze is building the TikTok of educational videos

TechCrunch

Meet Revyze , a French startup that is developing a mobile app for iOS and Android at the intersection of education and social. And that’s probably the reason why educational videos are so popular on YouTube and TikTok — the hashtag #LearnOnTikTok is massively popular for instance. There’s a three-minute limit on video length.

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Daily grabs another $40M so developers can add video, audio features to any product

TechCrunch

We’ve all embraced video calls, whether it is with our work colleague or our physician, but for developers, it remains a challenge to build both real-time audio and video features into products. The company provides APIs so developers can add those features into products or websites using just two lines of code.

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ByteDance again looks to TikTok to promote its other social app, Lemon8

TechCrunch

TikTok appears to be working on an integration with Lemon8 , another social app owned by TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company, ByteDance, according to new findings from product intelligence firm Watchful.ai. The app, a lifestyle social network, had originally launched in arch 2020 but was artificially inflated on TikTok this spring.

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Popcorn’s new app brings short-form video to the workplace

TechCrunch

A new startup called Popcorn wants to make work communication more fun and personal by offering a way for users to record short video messages, or “pops,” that can be used for any number of purposes in place of longer emails, texts, Slack messages or Zoom calls. Image Credits: Popcorn. try mine at U8696). ” Spraggins says.

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SoftBank leads $150M round for Firework’s shoppable video

TechCrunch

Firework provides shoppable video and livestreaming commerce capabilities for retailers, consumer brands and publishers that want to tap into their own customer data to build engaging video experiences across their own digital properties and social channels. Last October, Albertsons was the first U.S.

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Epic Games to shut down Houseparty in October, including the video chat ‘Fortnite Mode’ feature

TechCrunch

Houseparty, the social video chat app acquired by Fortnite maker Epic Games for a reported $35 million back in 2019, is shutting down. Related to this move, Epic Games’ “ Fortnite Mode” feature , which leveraged Houseparty to bring video chat to Fortnite gamers, will also be discontinued.

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