Truth Social SPAC could pay Trump’s astronomical legal bills – if board OKs it
Donald Trump’s beleaguered SPAC deal is finally going through, and just in time to pay nearly half a billion dollars owed over several legal actions — if the board agrees to let him sell. Let’s get all the acronyms out in the open. Digital World…
Social Media Storm: Actress Makes Shocking Allegation Against ‘Manjummel Boys’ Director
In the middle of the grand success of the Malayalam movie “Manjummel Boys,” directed by Chidambaram, the allegation posted on social media came as a shock. On social media, Instagram sensation and actor Prapti Elizabeth accused director Chidambaram of atrocity, which set the tinsel town…
Social networks are getting stingy with their data, leaving third-party developers in the lurch
2023 was the year social networks realized that they were sitting on massive troves of data. And some companies, such as Twitter (now X) and Reddit, decided to change their terms to shut out third-party experiences on these platforms. In the process, they also put…
Day One gets more social with a new collaborative ‘Shared Journals’ feature
Journal app Day One is introducing Shared Journals, a new social feature that lets you share stories and memories with your friends and family. Shared Journals are a private space where you and your friends can share life updates with each other. It’s kind of…
Claim, a social network that lets users earn and trade rewards with friends, raises $4M
Claim, a platform that is both a rewards app and a social network, has raised $4 million in a seed funding round led by Sequoia Capital. The startup is on a mission to make shopping fun, rewarding and social. The app launched on an invite-only…
With Amo, the founder of Zenly wants to make social apps social again
In 2018, I wrote a TechCrunch article stating that 2018 was “the year social networks were no longer social.” Reflecting on that article, I’m not sure that 2018 was the turning point. But the premise of the article still holds up well. At some point,…
Sustainability and Social Responsibility: Integrating CXO Principles for Impact
In an era where businesses are expected to be more than profit-driven entities, CXOs (Chief Experience Officers) have a unique opportunity and responsibility to integrate sustainability and social responsibility principles into their organisations. The role of CXOs has evolved beyond delivering exceptional customer experiences; they…
Recs is a social ‘wallet’ for stashing and sharing your favorite places
The most popular apps suck us into the technological equivalent of couch lock, but it’s easy to imagine how things might have gone differently. Rather than idly scrolling and mindlessly issuing likes into the void, social media could — and, at its best, does —…
Deal Dive: The future of social media is vertical
Discussions about what the future of social media might look like have become increasingly common over the last year. Elon Musk’s acquisition — and gutting — of Twitter, a slew of new social media startups, and Meta’s launch of Threads have made it clear that…
Social media giants urged to tackle data-scraping privacy risks
A joint statement signed by regulators at a dozen international privacy watchdogs, including the UK’s ICO, Canada’s OPC and Hong Kong’s OPCPD, has urged mainstream social media platforms to protect users’ public posts from scraping — warning they face a legal responsibility to do so…
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