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Jan
26
2022
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By Ellen Britt
YouTube Is Hinting They Will Embrace NFTs

YouTube Is Hinting They Will Embrace NFTs

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Ellen Britt for CNT #NFT  The CEO of YouTube just published a letter saying the company is thinking of NFTs as a way to add revenue for its content creators.  Although they are not yet saying how NFTs would be integrated into the platform, we can take some clues from Twitter, which recently added the ability for its Twitter Blue users to add an NFT that they own as their profile pic, which will be hexagonal in shape, rather than round. Twitter and Meta Leading The Way Plus we are sure that YouTube is looking at what Facebook is doing as well, with its name…
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Jan
22
2022
By Ellen Britt
NFTs Conquer The Twitterverse

NFTs Conquer The Twitterverse

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Ellen Britt for CNT #NFT Four months after the company announced an exploratory phase, the little blue bird over at Twitter announced the availability for some people to begin using an NFT as their profile pic.  Twitter joins Coca-Cola, Crocs, Mercedes-Benz, Walmart, Facebook and Instagram, plus the NFL with its embrace of all things non-fungible! Exclusive To Twitter Blue Users Not everyone who uses Twitter will have access to this profile feature. First of all, you have to be a subscriber to Twitter Blue, the company's $2.99 a month service, to get in the NFT door. This allows you to connect…
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Dec
16
2021
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By Troy Warren
“TikTok Made Me Buy It”: Live-Stream Shopping Heats Up Amid Holidays

“TikTok Made Me Buy It”: Live-Stream Shopping Heats Up Amid Holidays

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BY  ALEX WEPRIN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Digital NBCUniversal joins YouTube, Twitter and others in exploring an emerging market that may hit $11 billion this year. Jason DeRulo was frosting some cookies. He just didn’t know how to decorate them. So he turned to his viewers. “Should I decorate them with an ornament? A present? Or a snowflake?” he asked. The singer-songwriter wasn’t performing any music, nor was he acting in a TV show, per se. Instead, he was live on Twitter on Nov. 28, as part of a live-stream shopping event the platform hosted with Walmart. DeRulo’s…
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Nov
29
2021
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By Troy Warren
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to Step Down, Parag Agrawal Named Successor

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to Step Down, Parag Agrawal Named Successor

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BY ALEX WEPRIN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Business  #Digital Dorsey, who co-founded the social networking site, will remain on the company's board of directors through his current term, then leave the company entirely in 2022. Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey will step down as the tech company’s chief executive. Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s CTO, will succeed Dorsey as the company’s new CEO, effective immediately. Twitter announced the news Monday, with the company’s board unanimously approving of Agrawal as Dorsey’s replacement. Dorsey will remain on Twitter’s board of directors through his current term, which runs into 2022. Once his term ends, Dorsey told staff in…
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Sep
24
2021
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By Troy Warren
Twitter Rolls Out Tipping Feature to All Adult Users, Adds Bitcoin as Payment Method

Twitter Rolls Out Tipping Feature to All Adult Users, Adds Bitcoin as Payment Method

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BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Digital #Technology Tips are now available for all 18+ users on iOS, with Android expected to follow in the coming weeks. Twitter is rolling out its tipping feature to all users 18 and older beginning Thursday and has added Bitcoin as another accepted form of payment. The social media platform began testing its Tips feature earlier this year with a select group of users, and payments could be processed via Bandcamp, Cash App, Chipper, Patreon, Razorpay, Wealthsimple, Venmo or GoFundMe, depending on the user’s choice. With Thursday’s updates, U.S. users will also get to…
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Jul
22
2021
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By Troy Warren
Twitter Tops 206M Users, Soars Past Revenue Expectations

Twitter Tops 206M Users, Soars Past Revenue Expectations

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BY ALEX WEPRIN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The social media company reported revenue of $1.19 billion in the quarter (up 74 percent year over year), led by a reinvigorated advertising business. But its U.S. user base declined slightly. Twitter on Thursday reported that it now had more than 206 million monetizable daily active users, and revealed its Q2 earnings, which easily topped Wall Street expectations. Twitter reported revenue of $1.19 billion for the quarter (up 74 percent year over year), beating the $1.07 billion expectation, and earnings per share of $0.20, versus an expectation of $0.07. The company had GAAP operating…
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Jul
07
2021
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By Troy Warren
Trump files lawsuits against Google, Facebook and Twitter

Trump files lawsuits against Google, Facebook and Twitter

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Erin Carson,  Queenie Wong | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT After being banned earlier in the year, the former president is on the offensive. Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday he's filed lawsuits accusing Google, Facebook, Twitter and their CEOs of First Amendment violations for alleged censorship. The three lawsuits, which specifically name Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, come after Trump was banned from major social media platforms earlier this year. Facebook, Twitter and Google-owned YouTube booted Trump in the wake of the deadly US Capitol riot on Jan. 6, citing concerns that he would incite more…
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