1. Tell me about Pat’s role and responsibilities Start things off by giving Pat’s former manager a chance to get comfortable and start verifying what Pat has already told you. Find out Pat’s job title and responsibilities, when they worked together and for how long, and how closely they worked together. 2. Did Pat have…
Rewind to 2017: Herschel “Guy” Beahm IV, known online as Dr Disrespect, was the face of Twitch. He was one of the most-watched streamers online and had landed a major exclusivity deal with Twitch. There seemed to be no stopping the Doc. However, in June 2020, Twitch permabanned Dr Disrespect without warning. For the past…
What’s this? A bipartisan politics-related decision from Elon Musk?! The owner of X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has weighed in more and more on politics in recent years, boosting far-right wing online influencers and spreading far right conspiracies. Musk has also altered policies on X in order to be more amenable…
Meta’s VR social media experiment is coming to more users, with Horizon Worlds being expanded to more regions from today. Meta’s Horizon Worlds enables users to create their own interactive VR experiences, which is the foundation of Meta’s broader metaverse push. Horizon Worlds is still relatively early in its life cycle in this respect, and…
WhatsApp has just submitted a new update through the TestFlight beta Program, bringing the version up to 24.13.10.71. What’s new in this update? WhatsApp is rolling out a notification feature for media upload events, and it’s available to some beta testers! Common questions Answers Name of the feature? Media upload notifications Status? Rolling out Compatibility?…
The internet has been home to all kinds of content for a long time, so it was no surprise to anyone when people started tweeting porn at each other. X (formerly Twitter) has long had many active NSFW (not safe for work) communities, and though the social network unofficially allowed people to post adult content,…
To help B2B marketers reach and engage all members of the buying group and build “collective confidence,” we’re introducing: The Wire Program: With video uploads on LinkedIn increasing 45% year-over-year, we’re testing the Wire Program – a new initiative that allows brands to promote in-stream video ads alongside trusted publisher content on LinkedIn. The Wire…
Twitch abruptly banned one of its biggest stars — Herschel “Guy” Beahm, better known by his persona Dr Disrespect — in 2020 without a word of explanation. Now, four years after Beahm’s permanent ban, two former Twitch employees have come forward to describe events they say contributed to his removal from the platform. One former Twitch employee,…
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We’re sharing how we streamline system reliability investigations using a new AI-assisted root cause analysis system. The system uses a combination of heuristic-based retrieval and large language model-based ranking to speed up root cause identification during investigations. Our testing has shown this new system achieves 42% accuracy in identifying root causes for investigations at their…
In a recent address at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Elon Musk, the owner of X (formerly known as Twitter), emphasized the significance of free speech on his platform. Musk stated unequivocally that “free speech is more important than making money.” What Musk Said About Advertisers Musk expressed his understanding that companies prefer…
Read on for a closer look at upsides of internal mobility, along with practical tips to improve internal hiring within your own organization. Nearly twice as many leadership promotions While internal mobility can include lateral job moves, it’s also highly correlated with promotions into leadership. Compared to those on the low end of the spectrum,…
YouTube is improving the podcasting experience outside of its Music app with a dedicated “Your podcasts” page. On Android and iOS, “Your podcasts” appears in the You tab. It joins Your videos and Your movies & TV, as well as Downloads and the recent addition of Playables. Only podcasts uploaded to YouTube will appear here….