Clubhouse

PCMag editors select and review products independently. If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing. Learn more. Tired of your favorite apps grabbing your personal data and selling it to third parties? Take a look at these privacy-focused alternatives. A study by pCloud concluded that social media and food delivery apps sell the most personal data to third-party advertisers. But a recent survey showed that four out of five people don't want their personal data collected or shared without their permission. If you're sick of invasive data collection, what are the best alternatives? Surfshark compared the data collection activities of 200 apps to find out which services harvest the most data in a given category, and which apps actually leave your data alone. The study compared 18 app categories and found that the more popular an app, the more data it likely collects. Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger—all owned by the same company—collect all 32 segments of personal data that Apple's App Store flags.  » Read More

Director of the play ‘Lakshadweepam’ Hazim Amaravila speaks of the possibilities and challenges of the platform.There is a television discussion going on, the topic is Lakshadweep. Arnesh is the host and Sumeshji, a ‘Dweep observer’, is also part of the show. As they talk, however, two strange voices somehow seep into the discussion. The connection has gone haywire and you hear these two voices of fishermen in Lakshadweep talk in misery about what’s going on in their homeland. Two worried, scared voices amid angry sea waves. When the voices are finally cut, Arnesh assures Sumeshji that there shall be no more of such voices in their show.You don’t, however, see any of these participants or fishermen, except as icons on a phone screen. They are the characters of a first-of-its-kind drama hosted on Clubhouse by Kanal Samskarika Vedi, a Kerala-based group of theatre persons. Directing the drama Lakshadeepam is Hazim Amaravila, who also played the role of a programme producer in it.“For more than a year now, we have not been able to have any theatre performances.  » Read More

How do you seek social opportunities after work when there is no coffee shop or drinking den open? When you are afraid to even step into your neighbour's house or call a friend over for a heart-to-heart? When an incessant stream of stories on grief and loss leaves you drained and inert? “You know, there is a darkroom led by these fashion-industry experts every Sunday at 11pm. I walked into one called fashion and fat tax. Clubhouse really comes alive after dark,” says Anamika Misra, 31, an interior designer who lives alone in Delhi. It was in January that she got an invite to Clubhouse, Silicon Valley's latest social media show-stopper, which is racking up millions of followers around the world. Misra considers herself a bit of a Clubhouse expert as she was invited to join when it was only meant for an iOS clique. On May 21—when word-of-mouth curiosity around its addictiveness and exclusivity was already quite high—Clubhouse, a drop-in, audio-only app, became available globally on Android. “I think that's when it really started getting interesting,” says Misra with a laugh.  » Read More

Despite all its growth, Clubhouse is still a young app. If you manage to become the go-to destination for discussions about your location or relevant topic, you will likely remain on top for as long as the app is in active use. The hot new social media app Clubhouse has been made famous by celebrity users like Elon Musk, Drake, Oprah and Ashton Kutcher. The fact that the one-year-old app is already worth a billion dollars may also have gotten your attention. Perhaps even some of your clients are using it.  If you are looking for a new and authentic way to profitably network, market and learn, then Clubhouse might be right for you. I have been experimenting with the app since joining earlier this year, and here are my insights on how real estate agents can make the most of this fast-growing platform. What is Clubhouse? Clubhouse started exclusively for insiders. It was only available by invitation, and the first users were the wealthy and powerful investment bankers,  » Read More

Over time, Clubhouse has turned into a popular audio social network app used by millions across the globe. Initially available only for iOS, the app is now available even for Android users. It’s quite polished and works well for the most part. However, lately, many users have complained that their Clubhouse app says “Poor connection. Try to find a stronger signal” with no audio. For some, the app works only when connected to Wifi. If you’re facing any such issues, do not worry. Here are some quick ways to fix the poor connection error in the Clubhouse app on Android and iPhone. Related | 11 Clubhouse App Tips & Tricks to Get the Most Out of it! Fix Poor Connection Issue in Clubhouse App Every @joinClubhouse room I join is showing me this error and I'm getting no audio. Is this just happening to me? "Poor connection. Try to find a stronger signal." My last speedtest had 217/119 Mbps up/down. /cc @pdavison pic.twitter.com/MCX9e7fu7u — ⌗ChrisMessina (@chrismessina) February 24,  » Read More

Aarthi RamamurthyClubhouse, the invite-only social audio app, has roped in former Facebook executive Aarthi Ramamurthy as head of international."I’m thrilled to be joining @clubhouse as Head of International and focus on building global communities on Clubhouse," Ramamurthy tweeted."Coming from India, I’m excited to bring a different perspective, and work with the small + mighty, exceptional team that @pdavison and @rohanseth have hired at Clubhouse. Let’s gooooo!," Ramamurthy wrote. Update - I’m thrilled to be joining @clubhouse as Head of International and focus on building global communities on Clubhouse — Aarthi Ramamurthy (@aarthir) June 1, 2021 Prior to this role, Ramamurthy was leading the product efforts at Facebook's communities product group, responsible for helping people build healthy, sustainable communities on the platform.Earlier this week, Clubhouse said it now has more than 2 million users on Android within a month of its launch and they are also working on bringing feature parity between its Android and iOS apps.  » Read More

Social media stocks got a big boost last year as people sheltered in place amid the global pandemic. But with life slowly returning to normal, the group is facing its moment of truth.   At the peak of the pandemic in the U.S., social media app downloads spiked between the months of March and May across most of the major players, including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter.    As a result, the stocks of those companies also shined. Snap and Twitter were the strongest performers, rising a respective 207% and 69% in 2020. Facebook was up 33%, while the S&P 500 gained 16%.   However, after staying resilient through March of this year, social media app downloads have slowed significantly over the past two months. Since having more than 10 million app downloads in the U.S. in May of 2020, the TikTok app saw just 4.4 million downloads in May of 2021.    Facebook went from 5.4 million U.S. app downloads last March to 3.1 million, Snapchat from 3.2 million to 1.7 million and Twitter from 2.2 million to 1.4 million app downloads one year later.     » Read More

A new collective is trying to solve the live audio monetization problem. A group of primarily tech-focused hosts are launching a shared podcast feed that’ll round up the many social audio chats they’ve started, with plans to run ads across the collected feed. The group, which is being spearheaded by Techmeme Ride Home host Brian McCullough, will initially involve nine total contributors, including Alex Kantrowitz of the Big Technology newsletter and product designer Chris Messina. They’ll share a podcast feed where they can publish audio they’ve recorded live across various social audio platforms, like Clubhouse and Twitter Spaces, and that feed, which is already live but hasn’t been publicly announced, is called SpaceCasts. Anyone who participates can publish their live audio on the feed and profit from whatever ad sales are made. (The team says anyone can apply to participate and says people can get in touch through their website. They also say they’ll ask all live room participants to say they’re okay with being recorded.) The big idea is that this solves two problems: one is that dedicating resources to putting together social audio rooms is hard to justify when there’s no major,  » Read More

Including iOS, the total downloads of Clubhouse in India are estimated to be over two lakh. May 31, 2021 / 02:59 PM IST Clubhouse icon seen on a smartphone screen (Image: AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Android downloads in India for the invite-only drop-in audio social network Clubhouse crossed a lakh within days of its launch, giving it a much-needed boost.According to app analytics platform Sensor Tower, as of May 25, Clubhouse had 1.03 lakh downloads on Google Playstore in India since its launch on May 21. Including iOS, the total downloads of Clubhouse are estimated to be over two lakh. Its global downloads stood at two million.Clubhouse's local peer FireSide, launched by Tiktok clone Chingari, said on May 14 that its beta has crossed 1 lakh downloads. Vikas Malpani, CEO, Leher, another drop-in audio social network, in March said the platform so far had 1.7 lakh downloads. According to Sensor Tower, downloads stood at 3,100 between April and May 12.Clearly, Clubhouse is seeing much-needed traction amid stiff competition from Twitter Spaces,  » Read More

Aadhaar PVC Card: Aadhaar is a 12-digit unique identity number that serves as proof of identity and address in India. However, earlier Aadhaar was a paper card. But, in 2021, UIDAI has given a new appearance to the Aadhaar card which is known as the PVC Aadhaar card. The card is equipped with the latest security features. Its security features include a hologram, Guilloche Pattern, ghost image and Microtext. It is more durable, convenient to carry, instantly verifiable offline.Any individual can easily apply for Aadhaar PVC Card using the registered mobile number. In case, one does not have the registered mobile number he/she can also use a non-registered mobile number to order Aadhaar PVC Card.However, users have to pay a nominal charge of Rs 50 and the Aadhaar will be delivered by Speed post. Here is the step-by-step guide to order Aadhaar PVC Card online.How to order ATM-like Aadhaar cardSteps you can follow to order an ATM-like Aadhaar card online.Step 1: First, open any browser and visit UIDAI's website (uidai.gov.in or resident.uidai.gov.in).  » Read More