In about five short months, a small team of engineers at Meta took Threads, the new text-based conversations app, from from an idea to the most successful app launch of all time, pulling in over 100M users in its first five days. But this achievement wouldn’t have been possible without Meta’s existing systems and infrastructure….
The company formerly known as Twitter, X is valuing itself at $19 billion, per internal documents obtained by Fortune. When Elon Musk bought the company one year ago this week, he paid about $44 billion for the microblogging platform, or $54.20 per share. This internal valuation marks about a 56% decrease in X’s value over…
When you’ve got a long list of applicants to interview, it can be helpful to look for signs that you are zeroing in on the best candidates. Some signs are positive, such as the realization that a candidate has each skill that the position calls for. Others are warning signs — red flags that alert…
Last May, YouTube sent out notifications warning a select few users to disable ad blockers; otherwise, they’d lose the ability to watch videos on the platform. Now, YouTube has confirmed to The Verge that it’s doing a “small global experiment” to crack down on ad blockers. And it seems like its global experiment is working….
With the collapse of cryptocurrency in the mainstream last year, some might be surprised to find out that NFTs are still a thing. Yet, people are still buying receipts minted to the blockchain that point to a piece of digital art, and one of the most popular NFTs continues to be the Bored Ape Yacht…
Elon Musk’s X Has Started Selling Off Old Twitter Handles For $50,000 by Adam | November 3, 2023 Getty Images The initiative, which was rumored to have been in development for over a year, appears to have started rolling out lately, as email invitations are being sent to prospective buyers. X, formerly Twitter, has begun…
As part of our commitment to fostering a safer online environment, we’re partnering with Ethnikids, to launch #EbaSafeOnline, a youth and safety comic book, designed to help young people stay safe online. The comic book offers a glimpse into the exciting journey of a group of South African teens as they navigate the intricacies that…
In a world that’s increasingly digital, where information travels at the speed of light and connections are made with just a few taps on a screen, Twitter stands out as a powerful platform that has transformed the way we communicate, share information, and engage with the world. With its unique 280-character limit, Twitter encourages concise…
Still feeling that the buzz around AI is more sizzle than substance? Well, employers aren’t — at least not according to the latest LinkedIn data on paid job posts. Demand for AI engineers grew rapidly for the second quarter in a row, suggesting that companies increasingly see recent advances in artificial intelligence as a real…
YouTube is broadening its efforts to crack down on ad blockers. The platform has “launched a global effort” to encourage users to allow ads or try YouTube Premium, YouTube communications manager Christopher Lawton says in a statement provided to The Verge. If you run into YouTube’s block, you may see a notice that says “video…
The world has changed a lot since 2011. We’ve been through a pandemic, a new King in England, and the death of Twitter. And through all of that, the only constant that’s remained is Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto V. The first trailer for Rockstar’s genre-defining game was released 12 years ago, and since then,…
Reading Time: 31 minutes How do you successfully scale a partner ecosystem with hundreds of partners? We talked about starting a marketplace of partners for your business in a previous episode, but what happens when your early success translates into increased demand and a slew of new partners? There are app ecosystems in the MarTech…
WhatsApp is rolling out a new update through the Google Play Beta Program, bringing the version up to 2.23.24.11.What’s new in this update? WhatsApp is restoring the muted status section within the Updates tab for those users who do not follow any channels, and it’s available to some beta testers! Common questions Answers Name of…
Thursday on X (Twitter), all users saw the same pinned topic under the “What’s happening?” sidebar. As part of a “timeline takeover” — which gives advertisers “priority access to logged-in users’ first impression of the day” — conservative media nonprofit PragerU is promoting the hashtag “#DETRANS” to advertise its new film about “the stories of…