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Facebook usage has soared during the pandemic, but the company warns of ‘significant uncertainty’ ahead

The Verge

Facebook’s business was largely unaffected by its decision in October to temporarily ban political advertising following the US election. The company extended the ban by one month in December, but exempted advertising for the Georgia Senate races.) But it’s not all good news for Facebook looking ahead.

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Snapchat is growing faster than it has in years

The Verge

Its stock price bottomed out around $5 after a disastrous redesign that slowed user growth and confused advertisers. Twitter reported 206 million daily users in the second quarter, by comparison.) Just a couple of years ago, there were concerns that Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, wouldn’t survive as a standalone company.

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5 Reasons Online Publishing Platforms Are the Future

Kitaboo

This has been proven to be more flexible and utilitarian in comparison to printed content. In comparison, digital publishing provides a novel avenue to circulate content without having to print it. These platforms have removed virtually all restrictions on creativity from the length of the work to its presentation.

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What is the metaverse, and do I have to care?

The Verge

Neal Stephenson famously coined the term “metaverse” in his 1992 novel Snow Crash , where it referred to a 3D virtual world inhabited by avatars of real people. The protagonist is a master hacker who gets in katana fights at a virtual nightclub. But wait, now Ready Player One isn’t a metaverse and virtual worlds don’t have to be 3D?

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Five Ways IT Can Help Business Owners Cut Expenditure

Galido

One way that business owners are finding cheaper insurance is through the use of comparison websites, which compare the best deals and allow you to find the appropriate policy to suit you. Virtual Communication. However, even more, advantageous is the access to instant expert advice on insurance policies that the internet provides.

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Social media used to be free. Not anymore.

Vox

The saying implies that you, the user, aren’t paying for apps like Instagram and Twitter because you’re giving away something else: your attention (and sometimes your content), which is sold to advertisers. But now, this free model of social media — subsidized by advertising — is under pressure. The service launched in November.)

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Apple Music’s terrible year in review is giving me serious Spotify Wrapped FOMO

The Verge

And so while virtually everyone I know on Twitter and Instagram is spending the entirety of today putting their personal taste in music on blast, I get. With a few exceptions like Microsoft’s recent 20th anniversary Xbox retrospective , there are still virtually no takers on following Spotify’s lead here.

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