YouTube, Substack, TikTok and others spearheading a generation of new voices and influencers
Six months ago, reports the Associated Press, Jennifer Rubin had no idea whether she’d make it in a new media world. She just knew it was time to leave…
Billions of login credentials leaked: “It’s a blueprint for mass exploitation”
More than 16 billion login credentials have been leaked, researchers said this week, in what they believe to be one of the largest data…
Time spent by adult users on social networks should peak this year, predicts new report
Total users of social networks in the U.S. will continue to grow in 2025 and through 2029, while time spent among adult users…
WhatsApp adds ads in parts of app
WhatsApp said users will start seeing ads in parts of the app, as owner Meta Platforms moves to cultivate a new revenue stream by…
Meta sued for allegedly tracking Android users’ web browsing, reports Media Daily News
Meta was hit with a privacy lawsuit for allegedly secretly tracking users’ browsing activity on mobile websites that embed Meta’s analytics pixel, and…
YouTube “dominates” April Nielsens, gains 29% year-over-year, states report
YouTube continued to see stronger results compared to other media companies in TV viewing share — 12.4%, up from 29% from a year ago…
Skype, the pioneering online video calling service, ended May 5
Skype, the pioneering online video calling service that has been around for more than two decades, ended service May 5. According to NPR, Microsoft,…
Sign of the times: QVC moving beyond TV “to find growth”
In a sign of the times for cable TV, the legacy home shopping brand QVC Group says that it is laying off approximately 900…
Maryland and Virginia are two of the most social media-obsessed states, states new study
Maryland and Virginia were named as two of the most social media-obsessed states in a study, reports FOX 5 DC. According to the…
Google to keep third-party cookies on Chrome
Google will keep third-party cookies on Chrome and abandon its previously publicized plans to introduce an opt-out mechanism that would have allowed…
Teens wary of social media’s impact on their peers, states new report
A new Pew Research Center report finds teens are growing more wary of social media’s impact on their peers. According to the report,…
@xAI acquires @X
From Elon Musk on @X. In an all-stock transaction. The combination values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion ($45B less…
TikTok launches “old-school” campaign to sway Washington
The embattled app TikTok, “in the face of a looming survival deadline, has launched an old-school campaign to sway Washington,” reports POLITICO, blanketing…
LinkedIn now top social platform for professional networking, thought leadership and brand engagement, states session by PRSA-NCC and Vanguard Communications
By James Minichello When was the last time you logged into LinkedIn—not just to update your resume, but to engage with your network?…
State of Wikipedia report for March 2025
The Wikipedia Chaos Index sits at 65 to begin the month, a decrease of 8% from February. This decline is primarily due to a…
