Social Media

Technology

So You Want to be an Influencer

Everyone wants a create content on TikTok account, generating millions of dollars, but reality is a harder truth.

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Social Media

Twitter’s Latest Ad Problem: Users Flagging Them for Misinformation

Twitter designed the community notes feature for users to add context to possible misleading tweets. Now it’s a liability for advertisers.

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Social Media

Snap Squashes its Nascent AR Enterprise Division

Snap shuttered its ARES unit — that’s Augmented Reality for Enterprise Services — after launching it just a few months ago.

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Patent Drop

Snap’s New Tech Could Go After Pawn Shops

A filing from Snap for a computer vision appraiser may add to the company’s shopping ambitions.

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Social Media

Unpicking The Myth of Social Media Addiction

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You’d be forgiven for thinking social media addiction is scientific fact, but there’s no hard evidence it exists. So why is it a thing?

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Patent Drop

Pinterest Is Taking an Interest in Your Scrolling Habits

Pinterest wants to make it’s ads seem seamless.

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Media & Entertainment

TV is Dead. Long Live TV.

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Photo by Sanket Mishra

Patent Drop

Snap’s Patent Makes Text-to-Speech Emotional

Snap wants to understand what your texts really mean.

2 min read

Patent Drop

Snap Sees 20/20

The eyes really are the windows to the soul, huh?

3 min read

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Social Media

Threads Embraces Branded Content, Shuns News

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Big Tech

Meta’s Twitter Clone May Bypass Europe

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Regulation

The FTC Closes In on Influencers

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Social Media

Twitter Restricts Access, Experiences Widespread Blackout

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Technology

Australia Pressures Twitter Over Online Hate

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Patent Drop

Pinterest Reads Into Things

Pinterest wants to get to know you on a deeper level.

3 min read
Virtual AR Mobile Phone App. Augmented Reality Furniture

Patent Drop

Snap Expands Its Horizons

Snap may be bringing its AR capabilities to the ecommerce space.

3 min read

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