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Clubhouse is an application that has now been gaining widespread popularity - it is an invitation-only social media app for iOS and Android where users can communicate in voice chat rooms that accommodate groups of up to 5,000 people. The audio-only app hosts live discussions, with opportunities to participate through speaking and listening. Of late, many fake accounts of popular actors have increased on the newly introduced app, and being one of those, Prithviraj Sukumaran had time and again come out with clarifications that there is no official account of his in that app. Now, after the imposter has apologized, here's Prithviraj's latest acknowledgement post with such kind words that has won the hearts of many-  Here's what he has to say: "Dear Sooraj. It’s alright. I understand that it was all meant to be a harmless joke. But I hope by now you’ve realised that something like this could have very serious repercussions. At one point, I believe more than 2500 people were listening in to you and that a good majority of them thought it was me speaking.  » Read More

Vimeo Inc (NASDAQ: VMEO) shares gained 0.9200% to end trading Monday at $44.96 per share - a net change of $0.41. Visit Vimeo Inc’s profile for more information. About The Nasdaq Stock Market The Nasdaq Stock Market is a global leader in trading data and services, and equities and options listing. Nasdaq is the world's leading exchange for options volume and is home to the five largest US companies - Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet and Facebook. To get more information on Vimeo Inc and to follow the company’s latest updates, you can visit the company’s profile page here: Vimeo Inc’s Profile. For more news on the financial markets be sure to visit Equities News. Also, don’t forget to sign-up for the Daily Fix to receive the best stories to your inbox 5 days a week. Sources: Chart is provided by TradingView based on 15-minute-delayed prices. All other data is provided by IEX Cloud as of 8:05 pm ET on the day of publication. DISCLOSURE: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors, and do not represent the views of equities.com. Readers should not consider statements made by the author as formal recommendations and should consult…

Cathie Wood-led Ark Investment Management on Monday sold 107,900 shares, estimated to be worth about $26 million, in DocuSign Inc (NASDAQ: DOCU), a day after instilling confidence in the company’s ability to draw customers beyond the COVID-19-induced transition to online electronic agreements. The New York-based investment firm sold the shares of the San Francisco, California-based company on a day its shares closed 3.31% higher at $240.97.  Wood’s firm sold the shares in DocuSign via the Ark Innovation ETF (NYSE: ARKK). Ark also holds a stake in the company via the Ark Next Generation Internet ETF (NYSE: ARKW). See Also: Ark Invest On DocuSign Says Confident Pandemic-Induced Transition To e-Agreements 'Not A Temporary Shift' The popular investment firm still holds about 2.56 million shares in DocuSign, whose worth is now lifted to about $596.9 million based on Monday’s closing price.  Ark Invest said on Friday, after market hours, DocuSign appears to be gaining traction in international markets, and the growth in its Agreement Cloud amid COVID-19 is not a temporary shift.  The investment firm also sold 101,294 shares, estimated to be worth about $6.22 million, in Snapchat parent Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP). Shares of the social media company closed 0.61% higher at…

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Influencers today have multiple platform options when they want to grow their followings and Instagram wants to make sure it’s a big part of their consideration set.Today is the start of Instagram’s first Creator Week. Around 5,000 creators are expected to be invited to the three-day, streamed event, which comes as competition to woo creators heats up as influencers become a core pillar in brands’ marketing strategies. Instagram will offer sessions hosted by Instagram execs such as Alex Cook, part of Instagram’s strategic partnerships team, and Besidone Amoruwa, part of the content and creator partnerships team, as well as folks from the creator economy like Adam Wescott, head of content studio at Creator+, a film studio and streaming platform. Panels will cover topics ranging from algorithm myth busting to how to manage finances and talking to the press. And to keep the (virtual) room engaged, the platform is holding two pitch-like competitions, one to fund a participant’s merchandise line, and another to fund video a series. Some programming will be available on Instagram’s account for creators, aptly named @creators. Instagram, like other platforms, is hoping to capitalize on brands’ growing interest in influencer marketing after the pandemic kept people home…

This image, provided by YG Entertainment on Tuesday, marks 1.2 billion YouTube views for K-pop act BLACKPINK's music video "Boombayah." (YG Entertainment) K-pop act BLACKPINK has achieved another YouTube milestone, with the music video for its song "Boombayah" racking up 1.2 billion views on YouTube.The 2016 hit broke the milestone at 10:29 a.m. Tuesday, becoming the four-piece act's third music video to break the 1.2 billion mark, according to YG Entertainment.The record came nearly five years after the all-female band released its debut single album "Square One" with the two tracks "Boombayah" and "Whistle" in August 2016.The song has earned nearly 300 million streams on the music streaming platform Spotify, YG added.BLACKPINK boasts one of the world's biggest fan bases on YouTube with more than 61.9 million subscribers, the second most among musicians after Justin Bieber.It has 28 videos with over 100 million views, including four music videos that achieved the 1 billion view milestone. Its most-watched music video is "Ddu-du Ddu-du" with 1.6 billion views. (Yonhap)

Posted: Jun 7, 2021 / 06:36 PM PDT / Updated: Jun 7, 2021 / 06:37 PM PDT BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Students were reportedly disciplined after an incident that sparked an online petition, a viral TikTok video and multiple Snapchat posts alleging students were harassed at the start of Pride Month at Centennial High School. The TikTok, which has over 144-thousand views, was posted Friday and references Snapchat videos of students clad in Trump flags, and accused them of harassing non-straight students. The woman says her son (who recently came out to her as transgender) told her about the incidents, while saying teachers did nothing. A separate post by the local activist group 661VoicesHeard says students screenshotted another snap, showing a pride flag in a urinal. According to posts, at least one student urinated on it. In a response to KGET-17, the Kern High School District wrote “The Kern High School District and Centennial High School recognize that students have varying viewpoints and opinions. One of the goals of the educational process is to teach students how to communicate respectfully with each other. Last week, students were informed of the expectations for peaceful expression on campus. School administration investigated reports of…

YouTube has been working on improving its comment section on the best Android phones, and the latest look shows how the app might plan to incorporate comments while viewing a full-screen video. Multiple users have reported a "bug" (via Android Police) in the YouTube app that shows the comment section in a scrollable side panel while in landscape mode. The panel appears to allow users to hide or bring up the comment section at will, with the video adjusting in size to accommodate. The transition looks fairly smooth and provides an uninterrupted viewing experience for anyone brave enough to scroll through the comment section. It would save users having to exit out of fullscreen mode in order to leave a comment on a video. It appears that users can also get rid of the side panel by hitting the "X" on the top right corner of the panel. The new view also appears different from the live chat feed that appears when watching a live video feed. If this is a test, it wouldn't be the first time we've seen YouTube messing around with the comments section. In March, the app was spotted testing out a few different layouts for…

Despite her Jewish-sounding last name, Pennsylvania teenager Brandi Levy, whose expletive-filled remarks on Snapchat are the center of a case soon to be decided by the Supreme Court, is not Jewish. Her father thinks the Levys are Pennsylvania Dutch. “I was going to do one of those DNA things you see online, on TV, but I never got around to it,” Lawrence Levy said. But civil rights and Jewish groups are following Levy’s case closely, worried that a ruling against her could curtail students’ speech — especially the speech of students from marginalized groups. The Anti-Defamation League has signed onto a brief supporting Levy. The case, B.L. vs Mahanoy Area School District, hinges on a public school’s ability to punish a student for online, off-campus speech. In Levy’s case, the speech is a selfie with a caption in which she expresses her dismay over failing to be chosen for the varsity cheerleading squad when she was a high school sophomore in 2017. The message, sent on a Saturday from a convenience store to about 250 people, included an image of Levy and a friend with their middle fingers raised, along with a string of words expressing the same sentiment. Using…

LinkedIn has seen a steady increase in content engagement over the past few years, and with that, it's also sought to lean into evolving user behaviors by adding new options like improved Lead Gen ads and content analytics, designed to provide more insight into key trends and shifts, and help marketers make the most of their on-platform efforts. And those tools can have a big impact, as reflected in this case study, which LinkedIn has outlined in a new infographic. As explained by LinkedIn:  "Thoughtworks launched Perspectives, a digital publication designed to deliver practical, actionable advice to senior executives. In order to build its readership and subscriber base, the company needed to find a way to stand out in an already cluttered content landscape." The case study provides some interesting insights into how you can use LinkedIn's various tools to promote your content, and boost awareness in the app. And while this example has been hand-picked by LinkedIn, the points are still worth noting, and considering in your own approach. Check out the infographic below.  Follow Andrew Hutchinson on Twitter