Job listings show Xiaohongshu is rushing to hire English-speaking moderators to help manage the unexpected influx of English videos and posts on the platform
a sign of wider censorship. Earlier this week, China's Cyberspace Administration warned Xiaohongshu to “ensure China-based users can't see posts from US users.” [image] Stuart Gilmour / @drstuartgilmo...
OpenAI reaches a deal in principle for Sam Altman to return as CEO, with an initial board of Bret Taylor as chair, alongside Larry Summers and Adam D'Angelo
4 key takeaways Jason Dorrier / Singularity Hub : OpenAI Mayhem: What We Know Now, Don't Know Yet, and What Could Be Next New York Times : Explaining OpenAI's Board Shake-Up CNBC : Sam Altman's back. ...
TikTok's networks effects, largely driven by remixability of content and features that interconnect, cannot be easily cloned by rivals to recreate the ecosystem
I promised one final piece on TikTok, focused primarily on the network effects of creativity. And this is that, in part. Tweets: @eugenewei , @sarthakgh , @joshelman , @johnbattelle , @patrick_oshag ...
TikTok's video recommendation algorithm shows that machine learning can overcome cultural ignorance, a boon for companies operating in foreign markets
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Apple rejects HEY appeal, noting email apps must work without paid subscription; Apple suggests offering in-app sub or to reconfigure app as IMAP and POP client
Ever since the story broke … Mikey Campbell / AppleInsider : House antitrust committee ready to subpoena Apple CEO Tim Cook for big tech investigation Kara Swisher / New York Times : Is It Finally Ham...
Profile of Mixhalo, a live-music app being offered by bands like Aerosmith as a VIP experience, to let fans hear the music at live shows as the band intended
Think back to the first time you saw a high-definition TV program. — After a lifetime of looking at standard-definition shows … Tweets: @mcwm , @eugenewei , and @dangillmor Tweets: Mike Murphy / @mc...
Slack isn't becoming the “central nervous system” for all the workflows of its users because it's just filling cracks left by productivity apps, not fixing them
The arc of collaboration is long and it bends in the direction of functional workflows. Tweets: @kevinakwok , @caseynewton , @caseynewton , @carnage4life , @akothari , @saammotamedi , @sachinrekhi , @...
A close reading of the S-1 of the soap opera that is The We Company, a “tech company” whose mission “is to elevate the world's consciousness”
Fruit Water and Financial Arbitrage Shira Ovide / Bloomberg : WeWork IPO Shows It's the Most Magical Unicorn Byrne Hobart / Medium : What is We!? Understanding the WeWork IPO Gabriela Barkho / Observe...
How Instagram became the default way some connect with new friends: it's more casual than LinkedIn, while offering more info and less risk than phone numbers
The app has become the default way to connect with new friends, dates, or business contacts. — When Chris Rackliffe … Tweets: @johnwilson , @kyaxcheeks , @theatlantic , @eugenewei , @sopandeb , @dhh...
An in-depth analysis of social media platforms through the lens of social capital theory and why we should think of them as “Status as a Service” businesses
Editor's Note 1: I have no editor. — Editor's Note 2: I would like to assure new subscribers to this blog that most my posts are not as long as this one. Tweets: @eugenewei , @ingridlunden , @sriram...