Earlier this month, Twitter posted a job listing for a new position working on a project called ‘Gryphon’ which, the ad explained, would be focused on “building a subscription platform, one that can be reused by other teams in the future.” Subscriptions for tweets? How would that work? Twitter has since confirmed that it is indeed working on … Read more
The suggestion alone that the US could be close to putting that level of pressure on ByteDance is significant – but then, just over an hour later, Bloomberg followed up with a report that Microsoft is now considering an acquisition of TikTok’s operations in the U.S. Now, this would be something. Earlier today, Bloomberg reported that the US … Read more
After Twitter yesterday provided an updated overview of how its recent high-profile, Bitcoin-scam hack occurred, in which various celebrity accounts were taken over by the hackers, the FBI has today announced that a man in Florida has been arrested over the incident, while two others have been charged with assisting the crime. As reported by The Verge: “Early … Read more
Are we close to saying goodbye to TikTok? On Friday evening, speaking to the press pool, US President Donald Trump said that TikTok would soon be banned in the US, sparking an outpouring of emotional responses from the app’s users, and a major surge in downloads of alternate video apps. The speculation prompted a response from … Read more
That’s pretty much what Facebook has created – in order to more accurately test for security vulnerabilities and potentially harmful actions, Facebook has developed a new system called WES (Web-Enabled Simulation) which uses bots modeled on human behavior to replicate usage patterns. This feels… concerning. Robots have their own social network now? As per Facebook: “Bots are trained … Read more
Amid rising speculation about the future of the app, with authorities in several regions calling for potential restrictions due to its links with the Chinese Government, TikTok is looking to deepen its economic roots, in order to make it harder to justify removing it from circulation. Earlier this week, TikTok announced that it plans to hire 10,000 staff in … Read more
Twitter has released its latest performance update, showing a significant increase in users in Q2, along with a largely anticipated reduction in ad spend. Twitter’s lower revenue results, given the pandemic, are largely in line with expectation, but the growth in users should better place the company moving forward. Here are the key highlights. First off, … Read more
As reports suggest, this year, people are spending more time than ever using their mobile devices, using various popular apps. But how much time, exactly, are people spending on their phones and which apps are seeing the most attention? That’s where the latest report from app analytics firm App Annie comes in. App Annie has this week … Read more
Coming up with good quality content, consistently, is a difficult task. You have to create something that reads, looks, and sells well – but waits, as they say in infomercials, ‘that’s not all’. A huge part of a webpage’s success in the long term is also about which search queries the content ranks for, and … Read more
While the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, and it may feel like the end is constantly over the horizon, and beyond our line of sight, at some stage, it will end. Vaccines and treatments will be developed and implemented; cities and sporting venues will re-open. It may take longer than anyone would have hoped, but things … Read more