Clubhouse

Doctors are using the Clubhouse app to encourage people to take the COVID-19 vaccine. But numerous doctors told Insider they were harassed and bullied after discussing the vaccine. Black doctors in particular have faced substantial pushback, adding to the biases they already face. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. In the midst of a turbulent COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the United States, the internet has seen a flurry of misinformation about the shots.Now, doctors and healthcare professionals are speaking out publicly about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine. One platform they've zeroed in on is Clubhouse, the invite-only voice-app that has attracted prominent users like Kevin Hart, Oprah Winfrey, and Tiffany Haddish.The app allows people to create rooms around specific topics where anyone can join as an audience member. If someone wants to be a part of the conversation, they can virtually raise their hand and be added as a speaker.But this format, coupled with a dearth of moderation, has opened the door for harassment against Black doctors who are fighting a battle against vaccine distrust, particularly in the Black community, according to five healthcare professionals who spoke with Insider. When doctors have spoken out about the vaccine and…

Two breaches of the audio-based social media app reinforce privacy, security concerns. At nearly a year old, the invitation-only, audio-based social-media platform ClubHouse is grappling with security issues on multiple fronts, but the consensus among researchers is coming into focus: Assume your ClubHouse conversations are being recorded. The company confirmed to Bloomberg that over the weekend a user was able to breach “multiple” ClubHouse room audio feeds and stream them on a third-party website. A company spokeswoman told Bloomberg the user has been banned and that “safeguards” have been put in place. Another user, located in mainland China, meanwhile wrote code that allows anyone to listen in on ClubHouse conversations without the required invitation code, and posted it on GitHub, Silicon Angle reported. That, along with other malicious code designed to breach Clubhouse, have been blocked, according to the outlet. Clubhouse’s Agora Platform The heart of Clubhouse’s security woes is its backend “real-time voice and video engagement platform” provided by Shanghai-based startup Agora. Clubhouse web traffic is directed to Agora’s server in China, including personal metadata, without encryption, according to the Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO), which was the first to raise the alarm about ClubHouse’s privacy and security protections on…

Jaime Smith is media manager at Edge. Remember the Houseparty app? A video-centric social networking platform that invited groups to chat in private or ‘open’ rooms via desktop and mobile, Houseparty was big for a hot minute during the pandemic. But its popularity was rather short-lived. Why? Could it be our growing impatience with visual social video, our increasingly short attention span, or simply the effort it requires to make ourselves ‘camera ready’ just to communicate with our mates?   Enter audio. The medium that gives people the option to tune in or tune out, to multi-task or focus, to be active or passive.    While Australia has experienced slower adoption of audio formats such as podcasts compared to other markets like the US and UK, it is still growing in popularity – and the pandemic has been a major catalyst for growth, with people having more time up their sleeves and demanding frequent content to keep them entertained. The rise of audio has created invaluable opportunities for marketers and brands to engage with consumers for longer periods of time through topical, relevant and entertaining content. We’ve seen brands like Sephora collaborate with the Girl Boss Radio Network to create its own podcast called #LipStories and Vodafone create their own podcast 'Speechmark' all about all things technology.     So what do you get when you combine ‘open’ rooms and drop-ins with the convenience of audio? ‘Clubhouse’. The…

Back in January, Musk sent out a tweet urging his followers to use the encrypted messaging app Signal, which ended up prompting an army of inattentive retail investors to pile into a completely unrelated non-profit company baring the same name. Now it appears that Musk has done it again: after posting numerous tweets about using the Clubhouse app, shares of an unrelated company, named Clubhouse Media Group Inc, were sent soaring by a whooping 1,200%. Clubhouse Media, which was previously called Tongji Healthcare Group Inc, trades under the symbol CMGR, and describes itself as a “marketing and media firm targeting social media influencers.” The company shares the name of the conversation app Clubhouse, which is supported by Andreessen Horowitz, a venture-capital firm that is not publicly traded. Musk has flocked to Twitter on numerous occasions to relay to his followers that he has been using the Clubhouse app to communicate. In fact, Musk is so fond of the app, that he has even invited Vladimir Putin to join him in a conversation, to which the Russian president even seemed receptive to. However, it appears that Musk’s numerous tweets about the Clubhouse app sent shares of unrelated Clubhouse Media surging, ballooning its market…

Joe Biden and the chairman of Chinese propaganda chief have met in 2013 Clubhouse is out to hook the cool ones first; the rest they know will follow in soon. The invite-only audio social network is emphasizing on artists that are clearly less than celebs but are a lot more than influencers. Axel Mansoor's picture on the app's logo, set many social media users into search engine mode. Who's that guy? For starters, he's the guy who believes in the potential that live-audio start up Clubhouse holds for musicians. Who is he? The rising singer/songwriter is based out of Los Angeles and since the end of 2020, Axel Mansoor has been running his 'Lullaby Club' room in Clubhouse. Tuned in slash joined in by users every night at 9pm. If the reports are anything to go by, sometimes there are as many as 1000 people in the 'room' listening to it at once. His debut single Wasted My Love boasts of a million streams on Spotify and that's how he landed a major sync on General Hospital which further led to an Emmy nomination. In 2018, he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in the category of Best Original…

After garnering an estimated 8 million downloads since its launch, Clubhouse’s popularity continues across the world and even outside of its original tech-focused seed community. The latest news comes from East Asia, where Korean media reported this morning that the country’s current prime minister, Chung Sye-kyun, has officially joined the social audio app under the username @gyunvely, making him among the most senior political leaders worldwide to join the burgeoning app. His account was created on Valentine’s Day (February 14th) and was “nominated” by a user using the name of TJ Park (Clubhouse does not have verified profiles). South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Clubhouse this weekend. Screenshot by Danny Crichton. So far, the prime minister has garnered slightly fewer than 500 followers and is following a bit fewer than 200 accounts, perhaps indicating the app’s current reach in one of the world’s most mobile and connected digital economies. His Clubhouse bio reads “노란잠바 그 아저씨” or “That Yellow Jacket Guy,” a reference to the Korean civil defense uniform worn by politicians in times of crisis (such as throughout the COVID-19 pandemic) and which currently serves — in cartoon form — as Chung’s profile picture. South Korean politicians often…

Why Everyone Wants an Invite to Clubhouse CryptoAt approximately 1 a.m. ET on Jan. 30, somewhere outside New York City, a CoinDesk reporter came across what could be crypto’s next craze. Or perhaps its latest trial. While searching the annals of Clubhouse, the increasingly popular audio-only app, I stumbled across a dark conspiracy: A group of men masquerading as lizards building a new cryptocurrency. A lounge of men masquerading as lizards had gathered as tokens teleported from an originating contract into their digital wallets. And here, basking in the light of public display, they discussed how to get the word out. A full-on, unfettered conversation.“Are we on 4chan yet?” one asked, mentioning the pseudo-anonymous messaging board known as a font of memes and anti-social messages. They weren’t, but things apparently had gone awry anyway.“What do you mean we got rugged again? Did someone add more liquidity?”“No, no one even sold yet.” “Don’t say that in the chat.”“I’ve screenshotted this chat, so if we get rugged I know it’s one of you guys.”“I still have more questions.”“I still have no lizard.” “Only 666,666 lizard. Few understand this.”That’s not the type of commentary one would imagine coming from, say, Satoshi Nakamoto when unveiling Bitcoin…

This year for International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Adam Swig wanted to do something different. The S.F.-based philanthropist, known in large part for organizing giant Jewish-themed parties and fundraisers, had recently joined Clubhouse, a new invitation-only app that allows users to talk (or just listen) in group conversations. Topics range from entrepreneurship to electronic music to coping with ADHD, and in December, Swig had a positive experience with the app, organizing an event called “Matzo Ball” in which attendees were asked which type of matzah ball they prefer: sinkers or floaters. Adam Swig So when the Holocaust commemoration day came around on Jan. 27, Swig decided to use Clubhouse to highlight the voice of Sami Steigmann, a survivor who lives in New York City. Jewish rapper Kosha Dillz was included in the program, and Swig advertised it as “The First Holocaust Survivor on Clubhouse.” The conversation turned out to be a major hit, as roughly 15,000 people joined the room over the course of more than a dozen hours, Swig said. Steigmann shared his story and took questions for five hours, and after he left, the conversation about the Holocaust and Jewish history lasted another 11 hours (note: some Clubhouse sessions…

Thursday, February 18, 2021 Memphis on New Social Media App Clubhouse Posted By Christen Hill on Thu, Feb 18, 2021 at 1:42 PM click to enlarge Christen Hill Clubhouse app on cell phone Clubhouse is a new social media audio platform where listening is key. There are no pretty photos to post (other than your profile picture), or videos. Users can’t post long monologues in writing. This audio-only social media has endless chat rooms where users can hear from others on any topic they choose. One can only join if they are invited by a current user, however, each user only gets two invites to start.   Influencers from around the globe have joined. People like Oprah, Drake, Elon Musk, and more. Discussions can last hours. Typically, moderators schedule discussions where they host experts or influencers to join.  You can peruse at random or focus your attention to clubs that engage in specific conversations. In Memphis, the number of clubs are growing.  Bluffing on Beale is a roast club for what the youngster might call “roasting” or “checking” people. The club warns to not take offense at any of the things said in the room. It’s just for kicks and giggles. …

Here are three ways the new social audio media app is impacting you, your business and society as a whole through transparency and education. February 18, 2021 4 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As entrepreneurs, we’re knowledge-seekers and networkers by nature. When Twitter launched, we jumped at the opportunity to hear thoughts from mentors and start forming real-time conversations. When podcasts started gaining traction, we had a chance to hear advice and learn about the backgrounds of inspiring entrepreneurs.Now, Clubhouse has entered the scene. For those who are unfamiliar, Clubhouse is an audio-based social network that’s invite-only for iPhone users (as of now). This new social network has combined the best parts of old-school talk radio and podcasts, bringing peer-to-peer, transparent conversations to the entrepreneurial world. And it couldn’t have come at a better time.Related: How to Get Invited to ClubhouseAfter a year of public demands for more transparent media, Clubhouse has found its niche as the solution to ultimately help democratize the mainstream media. Conversations taking place are transparent, conversational, knowledgeable and inspiring – making it the perfect platform for us knowledge-seekers to actively participate.So, what does this mean for you personally, as a…