Twitter unveils paid Super Follows: popular profiles can charge for tweets
Twitter is planning to launch a new “super follow” feature which will let account holders charge for exclusive additional content.
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Facebook launches shopping tool in the UK and Canada
Facebook has expanded its ecommerce features with a new ‘Shop’ bookmark that gives users in the UK and Canada the ability to browse virtual storefronts.
TikTok user spending ‘shot up nearly 400% in January 2021 to $128m’
According to the research data analyzed and published by Comprar Acciones, TikTok was the top-grossing non-game mobile app globally in January 2021. Users spent $128 million on the app, up by 380% from its January 2020 revenue. 82% of the revenue came from China through its domestic app version Douyin and 8% from the US. … [Read more…]
WhatsApp to cut off messages for all who reject new data terms
WhatsApp is making a second attempt to get its users to accept an updated privacy policy after the initial effort in January sent many people to rival messaging apps.
Interview with Joshua Schachter: the man who invented bookmarking and hashtags
Joshua Schachter, founder of the phenomenon, Delicious, speaks to Aaron Dinin about how he came up both social bookmarking and hashtags mainly by accident, and how he managed to sell his company to Yahoo! after just eight months in the business.
Facebook blocks Australian users from viewing or sharing news in legal row
Facebook has blocked Australian media organisations and users from sharing news content on the platform, following a row between tech firms and the Australian government over licensing payments.
Social vs search: 39.5% of Brits still use search engines to discover brands
Brits are still using search engines more than social media to discover brands, according to new research.
TikTok becomes official UEFA EURO 2020 partner
Short-form mobile video app TikTok has been announced as a Global Sponsor of UEFA EURO 2020.
Bumble dating app tops $13bn in market debut
Dating app Bumble, famous for putting women in charge of making contact with potential matches, has soared to a market value of more than $13bn after listing shares.
Biden ‘pauses’ US TikTok and WeChat bans proposed by Donald Trump
US president Joe Biden administration will suspend former president Donald Trump’s proposed TikTok ban, as it assesses whether the short-form video app really poses a national security threat.