Clubhouse

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

Just over a year ago, the music streaming giant Spotify announced a new addition to its services: an innovation called Artist Fundraising Pick, which would allow people to send musicians the online equivalent of a tip. The move came just as controversy began to snowball about the often pitiful returns from streaming, something that reached a peak in April this year, when such big-name musicians as Paul McCartney, Kate Bush and Stevie Nicks signed a letter calling on the UK government to finally get to grips with the issue.At around the same time, there was rising speculation about the Spotify co-founder and CEO Daniel Ek – whose net worth is put at £3.3bn – leading a consortium that wanted to buy Arsenal football club. In the context of that potentially vast deal, what Spotify had launched highlighted the tendency of big business to offer its detractors and complainants mere crumbs, but there it was: an acknowledgment that many musicians needed some extra financial help, coupled with an apparent attempt to shift the onus on to their fans.  » Read More

Iranian President Hassan Rohani has dismissed the head of the country's central bank, Abdolnaser Hemmatti, because he is running as a candidate for president in an election in June. Reuters quotes Hemmatti as saying during a meeting late on May 29 via the Clubhouse social media app that Rohani told him: "If you stand in the election, you cannot remain the central bank chief because it affects monetary and exchange rate policies." Hemmatti said he told Rohani that he "had no problem with his decision." Meanwhile, Iranian state media outlets say the deputy chief of the Budget and Planning Organization, Hamid Pourmohammadi denied reports on May 30 that he has replaced Hemmati as the central bank governor. Hemmatti is one of seven candidates approved recently by Iran's hard-line Guardians Council to run in the June 18 presidential election. Rohani himself cannot seek reelection after having served two consecutive four-year terms. Based on reporting by Reuters, Fars, Tasnim, and Iranian state TV  » Read More

Robinhood; Samantha Lee/Insider I opened brokerage accounts with three trading apps this week and compared the experience of using each. Robinhood by far has the best looking app. But if you want more resources to help you make investing decisions, use WeBull. Robinhood launched in 2013 and is now seeking to go public. WeBull and Public both launched in 2017. See more stories on Insider's business page. Robinhood launched in 2013 and quickly gripped new and young investors wanting to try their hands at retail trading. The trading app, which is seeking to go public with a valuation as high as $30 billion, had about 13 million users at the end of 2020. But the app came under intense scrutiny from lawmakers, regulators, and customers after it halted trading of GameStop as retail traders drove up the stock price to all-time highs in January. Some have said the app makes investing too much like a game,  » Read More

The play, ‘Lakshadeepam’, will be staged on Clubhouse by Kanal Samskarika Vedhi on May 30 Clubhouse is taking over social media in a big way. The invitation-only, audio-only app is emerging as a popular space to host events, discussions and more ever since it had a beta launch for Android early this month. A group of theatrepersons in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, is all set to host a play on the platform on May 30.“This is perhaps be the first Malayalam play to be staged on Clubhouse. The app allows participation of up to 5,000 people, which is a big audience for a play. The ongoing tussle between the Government and social media platforms has seen more people flocking to Clubhouse. There have been events on the app that has had participation of 4,000 members. We did a rehearsal and the result was encouraging. It is like a radio play,” says Hazim Amaravila of Thiruvananthapuram-based Kanal Samskarika Vedhi that is presenting the play.The drama, Lakshadeepam, written and directed by Hazim, is based around the current controversy over the Union Territory of Lakshadweep following a slew of reforms announced by newly-appointed Administrator Praful Patel.  » Read More

C&M Travel Recruitment has teamed up with the Global Travel and Tourism Partnership to launch a regular news and advice event on social networking audio app Clubhouse.The move follows C&M’s recent Get Set For Travel’s Restart webinar in which experts discussed the need for firms to offer flexible working policies and carry out Covid-risk assessments in the workplace as well as the current market, as travel firms begin to rehire following the pandemic.C&M director Barbara Kolosinska and HR and talent professional Claire Steiner will be joined on the sessions every other Thursday by a variety of special guests to answer questions from attendees on HR, legal and recruitment trends in the industry.Clubhouse is based on audio-chat and users are invited to listen in to hear the topics being discussed, similar to a podcast, and ask questions.Kolosinska said: “We’ve hosted a number of webinars to help the travel industry since the start of the pandemic and we’re thrilled to now be able to offer regular advice and support through this fortnightly Clubhouse event.  » Read More