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E-commerce
TikTok, known for its addictive short-form videos, has taken a bold step into e-commerce with TikTok Shop. By integrating shopping into its platform, TikTok is reshaping how consumers discover, interact with, and purchase products online. Here’s how TikTok Shop is changing the e-commerce arena. 1. Seamless Integration of Content
Media
In a world increasingly fragmented by multiple social media platforms and endless RSS feeds, a new app called Tapestry promises to simplify how users consume content online. Created by Iconfactory — the team behind the beloved third-party Twitter client Twitterific — Tapestry aims to bring news, blogs, and social media into a
Decentralization
Fourteen years after debuting as a “social magazine,” Flipboard is back with a new app: Surf. Designed for a decentralized social web, Surf enables users to create and share custom content feeds drawn from platforms like Mastodon, Bluesky, Threads, RSS feeds, podcasts, and YouTube videos. A New Kind of Social
Media
Threads, Meta’s social media platform, now boasts over 100 million daily active users, according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement on Monday. This marks a significant milestone for Threads and is the first time Meta has publicly shared a daily active user count for the app. View on Threads
Mobile Apps
Chinese shopping app Temu has reclaimed its spot as the most downloaded free app in the U.S., according to Apple's year-end rankings released Monday. This marks Temu’s continued dominance after taking the top position in 2023, pushing TikTok, which held the crown in 2022, down to
Media
Xiaohongshu, the Instagram-style app that gained massive popularity among younger Chinese during the pandemic, is on track to double its profits to over $1 billion in 2024, sources familiar with the company’s operations revealed. This milestone signals a strategic shift from user growth to profitability as the app prepares
Finance
Credit card debt in the United States has reached unprecedented levels, with significant variations across different states. As of the third quarter of 2024, the average credit card balance per cardholder was $6,380, marking a substantial increase from previous years. Top 3 States With the Highest Credit Card Debt
Startups
Jay Graber, born in 1991 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is the CEO of Bluesky, a decentralized social media platform redefining how people connect online. Her upbringing reflects a mix of cultural and intellectual influences that have shaped her visionary approach to technology. Graber's mother, an acupuncturist who emigrated from
Media
Bluesky, the fast-growing decentralized social network and alternative to X (formerly Twitter), revealed its plans to revolutionize account verification during a recent livestream. Unlike the traditional pay-for-verification models adopted by Meta and X, Bluesky aims to create a decentralized, flexible system involving multiple verification providers to serve diverse community needs.
Mobile Apps
Sill is a new application designed to enhance user experiences on decentralized social platforms like Bluesky and Mastodon. Developed by Tyler Fisher, Sill aggregates and curates the most popular links shared within a user's network, offering a streamlined way to stay informed about trending content. Similar to the
Media
Bluesky, a social media platform similar to X (formerly Twitter), has experienced rapid growth, adding over 1 million users daily since the U.S. presidential election on November 5, 2024. This surge has propelled its user base to more than 20 million, positioning it at the top of the U.
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ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has recently valued itself at approximately $300 billion, marking one of its highest valuations to date. This valuation emerged from a recent share buyback offer, indicating the company's confidence in its continued growth. Despite facing potential regulatory challenges in the United States,