Now going viral: Meeting online friends in real life VIEW
The pandemic has radically transformed relationships. Some old friendships have withered after a lack of in-person interaction, and people have forged more online connections. A...
Job-hunters, have you posted your résumé on TikTok?
Feeling limited by LinkedIn, some Gen Z-ers are now applying for jobs using TikTok resumes. And employers are paying attention.
The app with the unprintable name that wants to give power to creators
Fed up with the pay and power imbalance between online influencers and the brands they promote, Lindsey Lee Lugrin and Isha Mehra created a platform...
YouTube begins paying out $100 million to creators using its short-form video feature
YouTube will soon notify the first batch of creators who have earned money through its Shorts fund. The $100 million fund is separate from YouTube’s...
Instagram bans hundreds of accounts with stolen usernames
Accounts operating under rare “O.G. user names” obtained through hacking were banned on Thursday from Instagram after a monthslong investigation.
‘Dumb money’ is on GameStop, and it’s beating Wall Street at its own game
GameStop shares have soared 1,700% since December as millions of small investors, egged on by social media, employ a classic Wall Street tactic to put...
For these people, working from bed is actually great
There are a range of reasons people have chosen to stay tucked in all day — and none of them have to do with laziness.
Pro-Trump mob livestreamed its rampage, and made money doing it
A site called Dlive, where rioters broadcast from the Capitol, is benefiting from the growing exodus of right-wing users from Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
Zillow surfing is the escape we all need right now
Millions of people have spent far more time at home than they expected to this year. It’s made many of them daydream about what it...