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Instagram is really weird right now. I think I've figured out why.

Sat, 08/10/2024 - 15:15

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A old man on Instagram reels with comments hovering above him, on a blue background. — Getty Images; Chelsea Jia Feng/BI

Tech, Media, meta, Instagram, instagram-reels, Reels, mythical-reel-pull

Gen Z would rather take a chance on a new app than use 'embarrassing' Instagram if TikTok gets banned

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 06:41

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Gen Z social media — If TikTok is banned in the US, young people will need somewhere else to go.
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culture, Media, gen-z, Instagram, tiktok, tiktok-ban, social-media

Mark Zuckerberg did not see the GenAI wave coming. He prepared anyway.

Mon, 04/22/2024 - 16:22

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pointing — Mark Zuckerberg
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Tech, AI, meta, AI, generative-ai, mark-zuckerberg, Reels

A TikTok ban would be a win for Mark Zuckerberg

Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:23

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MArk Zuckerberg cheering — Meta's Mark Zuckerberg cheers at a UFC fight. He's likely watching any possible TikTok ban or sale very closely.
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TikTok is kind of bad now, right? The emphasis on shopping really bums me out.

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 05:00

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Tech, Media, tiktok, Reels, Instagram, tiktok-shop, TikToker

TikTok Is Destroying Itself From the Inside Out

Mon, 02/05/2024 - 17:20

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At the beginning of 2023, TikTok was one of the weirdest and most delightful places on the internet. An app with a reputation for memes and 30-second dances had become the front page of the internet, and it seemed TikTok was only getting better as the platform matured. A year later, TikTok’s growth finally appears to…

tiktok, tiktokers, youtube, entertainment culture, Internet Culture, mobile applications, Bytedance

Mark Zuckerberg says people spent 24% more time on Instagram after Meta launched AI-powered Reels

Thu, 04/27/2023 - 06:12

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tiktok instagram reels mark zuckerberg — Mark Zuckerberg says people spent 24% more time on Instagram after Meta launched AI-powered Reels.
Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto via Getty Images;Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images;Chesnot/Getty Images

Tech Insider, Markets, meta, Earnings, AI, Reels, Instagram Reels

Banning TikTok would be an early Christmas gift to Mark Zuckerberg

Thu, 03/16/2023 - 15:28

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Mark Zuckerberg — Meta could stand to benefit from a TikTok ban.
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Meta Isn’t Paying Influencers for Reels Any More

Fri, 03/10/2023 - 13:04

Gizmodo

Facebook and Instagram influencers are losing access to a big moneymaking program that was previously paying out thousands of dollars per vid. It was an effort to get more Instagram users interested in watching the social network’s short-form video format Reels.