Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios A new era of short videos is sweeping the internet, forcing all types of creators – from podcasters to photographers and editors – to adjust their media strategies. why is it important: There have never been more opportunities to create content online, but commercial incentives are driving all kinds of creative individuals …
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Not long ago, while browsing her For You page on TikTok, Riley Leach, 25, of Cloverdale, Indiana, found the answer to a question she hadn’t even known how to ask – it turns out. that the Zillennial and her sisters had grown up in what users of the social media site are calling an #ingredienthousehold. …
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Photo: Studio Kick (Shutterstock) Just like you maintain your car to keep it running smoothly, an annual checkup of your iPhone can prevent many long-term problems. Phones accumulate a ton of digital junk, and since a more organized device works better for longer, take advantage of the start of a new year to wipe it …
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At some point around May of this year, everyone seemed to get a lot sadder. Everyone on social media suddenly seemed beyond the point of crying. Weeping hideous faces populated every platform. Yes, the world is in dire straits these days, but the real reason everyone looked so upset was a brand new filter that …
ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns popular video app TikTok, said it discovered after conducting an investigation that some of its employees had improperly accessed user data, including two journalists. The company launched the investigation in response to a Forbes article published in October which indicated that ByteDance intended to use TikTok data to track …
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Photo: M.I.A. Studio (Shutterstock) Science fiction author Stephen R. Donaldson said that “everything dies, from the smallest blade of grass to the greatest galaxy”. A few years ago, I might have told you that was true, about everything but Google and Meta’s advertising business. My, how times change. Google and Meta control less than 50% …
Duopoly over: Google and Meta get less than 50% of online advertising money Read More »
Photo: A Chiwi (Shutterstock) In a sweeping settlement announced Monday, the Federal Trade Commission Epic Games fined a whopping $520 million after accusing the Fortnite maker of various unsavory business practices. The complaint touches on a range of issues from alleged violations of children’s privacy to tricking users into unwitting purchases, but there is one …
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Brad Podray is angry with the internet. Better known by the nickname Scumbag Dad, Podray is a comedian who has channeled his seemingly limitless creative energy into nearly every form of media. He has done short videos, long videos, music, cooking shows and even dentistry. The videos that Podray takes his pseudonym from, his Scumbag …
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Another year in the books. Or ebooks. Or TikTok. I do not know. I’m older now, so I can’t keep up with all of your cutting-edge accounting gadgets and tools. What I do know is that this year is almost over. So now we can look to Metacritic to see what game critics have collectively …
A woman who says she’s ‘tired of being pretty’ has opened up about the negative impacts being beautiful has had on her life. Model and business owner Emily Adonna says she was told throughout her life that she was “beautiful” and admits her “beauty” helped propel her modeling career. While she acknowledges that she’s benefited …
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