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David Karp never imagined building “the easiest way to share yourself” platform that supports small bits of every type of media, albeit as an experimental challenge, would win him laurels today. In 2010, this technology keen boy was among the top 35 innovators in the world in the under-35 age group on the MIT Technology Review TR35 list. And he was just 24 then. Today at 35, David Karp is worth $200 million. He struck gold after Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) acquired Tumblr – Karp founded – for $1.1 billion. Unfortunately, things didn’t go as per plan and after a year since struggling Yahoo! sold itself to Verizon in mid-2016 David Karp also decided to leave Tumblr in November 2017. In the absence of any leadership, Tumblr started slowly turning into a joyless black hole for many. However, in 2019, Verizon decided to get rid of it and sold it for a throwaway price of just $3 million to Automatic, the owner of WordPress. Name: David KarpDate Of Birth: July 06, 1986Occupation: Founder & Former CEO – Tumblr It all began in 2005 when David stumbled upon Projectionist, a tumblelog that was at that time tracking all tumblelogs and provided a brilliantly aesthetic alternative while solving…

Ramesh Rajandran has returned to Accenture Interactive as MD. According to his LinkedIn, he is based in Singapore. Previously, Rajandran (pictured) was CMO of SEEK Asia for more than a year. SEEK Asia is an extension of SEEK Group and combines online employment marketplaces JobStreet and jobsDB under one roof. Before that, he was also with Accenture Interactive as MD for more than two years based in Malaysia, his LinkedIn said. During his time with the Malaysia operations, Rajandran was responsible for helping clients create great digital experiences, his profile added. Before joining Accenture Interactive in 2017, he had a short stint with Apple as its iOS business manager. Prior to that, he was with telco Telenor for six years from 2011 to 2017. He first joined as the head of department of Digi and was based in Selangor, Malaysia before being promoted to VP of digital and distribution in 2015 at Telenor, and was based in Bangkok. As VP, he was responsible for both physical and digital channels across 13 global markets, his LinkedIn said. Before Telenor, Rajandran also has more than a decade’s experience working at Microsoft, Kuala Lumpur, helming roles such as product marketing manager and technology solution…

Monash University has exposed the murky nature of Facebook's 'dark' ads. (Source: Getty)It’s fairly common knowledge that Facebook feeds you ads depending on what your interests are and what you’re browsing online – but these ads may be much more insidious than you think.Facebook ads have been accused of encouraging fake news and reinforcing discriminatory, harmful stereotypes that leave users feeling “anxious” and “powerless”, new research has found.A study by Monash University researchers found that Facebook’s hyper-targeted advertisements, driven by data collected on the individual, allows the social media juggernaut to evade accountability for potentially harmful impacts.Also read:Facebook exposed for using minors’ data for targeted adsFacebook’s early antitrust win doesn't let it or Big Tech off the hookHow Aussie entrepreneur uses Facebook groups for business successHow do ‘dark ads’ work?In older forms of advertising,  » Read More

Hannah Yasharoff  |  USA TODAYBlake Shelton and Gwen Stefani, the musical couple who got to know each other while serving as judges on the reality singing competition "The Voice," officially tied the knot on July 3. Stefani ended wedding speculation with a July 5 Instagram post wearing a robe and flipping back a wedding veil with a white ribbon. "July 3 2021," she wrote in the caption with a heart emoji, tagging Shelton."The Today Show" reported that that the ceremony took place on Shelton's Oklahoma ranch, in a chapel that Shelton built for Stefani on the property. There were 40 guests at the intimate wedding, with "Today" and "Voice" host Carson Daly serving as the officiant.Stefani posted a gallery of couple photos, including one revealing her Vera Wang gown beneath a brilliant sky with the hashtag #married. The post featured a photo of the happy couple driving off in a festive cart as Stefani appeared to throw a bouquet of flowers. Another photo showed the two kissing in front of a multi-tiered wedding cake.Stefani, 51, hinted at the wedding early June on Instagram with a photo of herself drinking a glass of wine and holding a present with the caption "SHE'S GETTING MARRIIIEEEEED"The couple connected on set at "The Voice" in 2015 when both were…

Potluck at the park brings Eating Through the Pandemic Facebook friends together in real life 1 of 2 Kim Hough of Roseburg, Oregon (left), and her mother, Rachel McGuire of Lincoln, dig into the dishes at the Eating Through the Pandemic Facebook group's potluck on Saturday at Antelope Park. Alisa Kushner, who started the Eating Through the Pandemic Facebook group called the potluck "pretty amazing," and estimated that 110 to 120 members of the group showed up to break bread in person at Antelope Park on Saturday. Claire Larson brought her sourdough bread — and her parents — to the Eating Through the Pandemic potluck on Saturday.They made their way through the line of homemade everything laid out on a long table at Antelope Park.Pasta salads and three-bean delights, deviled eggs and scones and fruit crumbles and chocolatey concoctions.“Your sourdough is beyond awesome,” said Darren Keen, the guy in line behind Larson,  » Read More

Instagram will no longer be a platform for sharing photos, according to the head of the company. Adam Mosseri, Head of Instagram at Instagram shared the insights in a series of social media posts outlining a shift away by the business from their original core function and instead see the space as a place people come “to be entertained”. “We’re no longer a photo-sharing app or a square photo-sharing app” said the Instagram exec, signalling a dedication to building features for its four key areas: Creators, Video, Shopping and Messaging. Changes are coming to video on Instagram 📺 At Instagram we’re always trying to build new features that help you get the most out of your experience. Right now we’re focused on four key areas: Creators, Video, Shopping and Messaging. pic.twitter.com/ezFp4hfDpf — Adam Mosseri 😷 (@mosseri) June 30, 2021 The news is part of a broader commitment by the Facebook ecosystem to have a greater focus on these areas as well. At the end of June, Facebook announced it was launching four new ecommerce features, saying it was focused on introducing new ways for online retailers to get their products discovered by more customers and increase sales. The features would…

Americans now spend more time on TikTok than YouTube. At least, according to analytics firm App Annie’s latest State of Mobile report, which tracks trends in consumer behavior on a wide range of mobile apps from 2019 to 2021. The report found that in the U.S., people who use Android phones now spend an average of 24.5 hours in TikTok per month, compared to 22 hours per month in YouTube. Two and a half hours may be a slim difference, but judging by App Annie’s data, that gap will widen: In December 2019, the beginning of the firm’s management period, Americans were spending just 16 hours per month on TikTok versus around 21.5 in YouTube–meaning TikTok’s user engagement has grown significantly, while YouTube’s has grown very little. TikTok also leads YouTube in the U.K., where users spend around 26 hours per month on TikTok and around 16 per month on YouTube. However, it’s not ahead in all countries. In South Korea, users spend more than double the amount of time on YouTube (around 40 hours per month) as they do on TikTok (17 hours/month).  » Read More

According to a Microsoft engineer, Windows 11 users would be able to sideload Android applications into the operating system, which appears to be an answer to one of the most pressing issues we had when Microsoft revealed that Android apps will be available via the Amazon App store for Windows 11. This implies that whenever Windows 11 is released, you won’t have to limit yourself to Amazon’s applications, but it does pose some new issues about how Android apps will operate on Windows. It is good news for bettors and gamers as they will have a broader platform when applying Betway app download for Android.For example, the procedure for launching or installing a sideloaded app is unknown. Sideloaded programs are technically possible on Chrome OS, but the procedure isn’t straightforward, since it necessitates activating Linux and performing some command-line work. When we approached Microsoft for further information regarding running Android apps outside of the Amazon App store, it responded with the following statement: Customers will be able to discover Android apps on the Microsoft Store and acquire them through the Amazon App store. We’ll have more to share at a later date. It’s likely that if Microsoft featured Google’s Play…

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