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Why Airchat Is The Next Big Social Media Platform You're Not On (Yet)

Naval Ravikant and Brian Norgard built something special Social media is broken. We all know this. At this year's Eth-Denver I was introduced to the app that will fix it.

Apr 18, 2024 10:44 PM EDT

Tech Titans Urge Senate: The Case for a TikTok Ban

Recently, Vinod Khosla, a luminary in venture capitalism, alongside Jacob Helberg, a senior advisor at Palantir, escalated the discourse by penning a compelling open letter to the U.S. Senate. Their message? It's time for a TikTok Ban.

Apr 11, 2024 4:08 PM EDT

Dave Portnoy's Big Win: Turning $600K into $2.7 Million on UConn Victory

In the high-stakes world of sports betting, Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy just made headlines with a massive win, turning a bold $600,000 bet on UConn to win the NCAA men's championship into a whopping $2.7 million.

Apr 09, 2024 3:19 PM EDT

The Next Generation of Video Streaming Is Vertical: Short Film Creators Monetizing the Dopamine Addict in Us All

Described as "TikTok-style short soap operas" with scripts adapted from web novels, short films are optimized for vertical viewing on mobile devices and to get viewers hooked fast. Free for the first few episodes, just enough for you to get a taste - and a dopamine rush - and boom, you're hooked.

Apr 09, 2024 8:49 AM EDT

The Red Glare of the Baltimore Bridge Collapse Conspiracy Theorists

The collapse of the Baltimore bridge bearing Francis Scott Key's name following a collision with a 948-foot-long cargo ship on Tuesday killed six construction workers and snarled port traffic into the East Coast. Almost immediately, conspiracy theories surrounding the events that led to the tragedy ran rampant.

Apr 02, 2024 3:03 PM EDT

A Modern Neo-Feudal State, The Tech Lords Ushering in a Return to the Medieval

If ever such tech lords decide that their will should supplant that of the majority's, or that through their influence they might alter the course of history by sustaining one country's war of aggression on another or by manipulating the political landscape, democracy will be the casualty - in America and throughout the world.

Mar 26, 2024 3:28 PM EDT

TikTok is Slowly Destroying a New Generation

What MTV, Hollywood, and Warner Music tried to do over two decades of internet marketing TikTok was able to do in one year. TikTok has taken final control of the two-thirds of society that Aldous Huxley said were susceptible to hypnosis, and has put them into a state of psychosis.

Mar 14, 2024 2:37 PM EDT

Reddit IPO: Everything You Need to Know

The million-dollar question, or should I say, the $6.5 billion question is - should you buy Reddit stock? As an investor, I've learned that answering this question requires a careful analysis of the company's fundamentals and growth prospects.

Mar 06, 2024 12:54 PM EST

How much does social media influence our investing?

Social media is such a huge part of living in the 21st century, so is it positive or negative... We like to think that our social media accounts genuinely reflect our personalities and identities.

Feb 13, 2024 11:46 AM EST

Why Elon Musk Now Fires Employees Every Day

Elon Musk is a ruthless savage when firing his employees. Last year Elon wielded his power as the new owner of Twitter axing 6000 employees including HR workers, marketers, and even a handful of high-ranking executives.

Jan 23, 2024 8:00 AM EST

Social Media Giants Rake in $11 Billion from Kids' Ads, Study Says

According to a research released on Wednesday by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, social media corporations generated over $11 billion in advertising income from children in the United States last year.

Dec 28, 2023 5:48 AM EST

How Entrepreneurs Utilize the Advantages of Social Media

Here are three techniques on how entrepreneurs could use social media on a healthier approach. Several entrepreneurs started venturing into social media marketing, while some are still learning its vast significance.

Oct 26, 2020 8:17 AM EDT

Facebook Plans to Monetize Messenger; Will Allow Businesses to Send Ads

A leaked document revealed Facebook’s plan to start monetizing on of its fastest-growing and most popular product, the Messenger. The document stated that in the second quarter this year, a new feature would be launched, allowing businesses to send advertisement chats via Messenger.

Feb 19, 2016 9:25 AM EST

Facebook at Work: A Facebook App that Your Boss Wants You to Use

Facebook has released details of its newest app called Facebook at Work. The app is focused on becoming the social network of the workplace.

Dec 10, 2015 10:59 PM EST

Facebook plans to set up its first Asian data center in Taiwan

Facebook plans to build its first Asian data center in Changhua County, Taiwan. The company plans to invest $300 million for the data center that will sit on 20 hectares of land.

Dec 02, 2015 10:42 PM EST

Sales Promotion Through Social Media: Best Revenue Generating Trend

Social media helps to generate revenues by promoting sales. Today, the social media is the most reliable way of gnerating the company sales.

Nov 27, 2015 3:50 AM EST

Tesla is Showing New Ways of Recruitment Through Social Media For Their Autonomous Vehicle Division Project – Join Twitter to Know More

Time is changing and so is people’s approach towards life. Who have imagined getting job offers through social media like Twitter? Well, Tesla Chief Elon Musk is the one who is now trending in Twitter for announcing the recruitment offer of their autonomous vehicle projects via Twitter.

Nov 20, 2015 4:47 AM EST