WTF Is Up With Facebook’s Metaverse
Facebook has been a busy little beaver this week. It’s just possible the social network, with 2.89 billion users, generated more headlines this week than Dave Chappelle’s extremely overly discussed...
View ArticleThe Facebook Papers and Nicaragua’s Social Media Troll Farm
Two headlines caught my eye today, and sadly they are related. Meta (the faceless corp. once known as Facebook) took down a large troll farm on Facebook run by Nicaragua’s government. The tale of the...
View ArticleZoom Will Start Showing Ads To Free Users Showing The Future Of The Metaverse
Zoom announced that it has begun rolling out an advertising program for millions of Basic users who take advantage of the free video conferencing service. At least for now, ads will show only on the...
View ArticleTikTok Surpassed Google As 2021’s Most Visited Website
According to Cloudflare, TikTok is now visited more than Google. Behind Google, are Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, YouTube, and WhatsApp, according to the company. Here’s the full list of this year’s top...
View ArticleMeta Dropped Out Of The Top-10 List Of Most Valuable Companies
Once known by everyone as Facebook, Meta is no longer among the top ten most valuable global companies. At market close Thursday, the social media colossus was worth about $565 billion. Back in...
View ArticleWhat Does The Blue Star Mean On Tinder
Since people are asking what the blue star on tinder means, we’re answering. Tinder has two features that use a blue star. Super Likes and Verified Profiles. We’re using Tinder’s official press images...
View ArticleSix Things You Didn’t Know About YouTube
YouTube Started As A Video Dating Site The founders (Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim) registered the domain name on Valentine’s Day. They weren’t sure of the direction they wanted to take the...
View ArticleMeta Is Testing Tools For Horizon Horizon Creators Sell Virtual Items
“As part of our ongoing commitment to support creators, we’re beginning to test several new tools that will enable creators to experiment with different ways to monetize what they’re building in...
View ArticleReport: Elon Musk Talking Twitter Job Cuts Not Revenue Growth
While negotiating a $44 billion arrangement to procure Twitter, Elon Musk let financiers know that he would focus on cutting the organization’s bottom line. As reported by Bloomberg Musk talked about...
View ArticleThe Forbes Frauds
The author criticizes Forbes for profiting from promoting and then reporting on fraudsters, such as Sam Bankman-Fried, Elizabeth Holmes, and Charlie Javice, who were all alumni of Forbes’ “30 Under 30”...
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