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In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: Twitter launch a new consumer-focused subscription service called “Twitter Blue”; Netflix are reportedly looking to expand their podcast catalogue; and MobiTV are set to be acquired by competitor TiVo.Twitter trial “Blue” subscription serviceTwitter have launched a paid subscription service in Canada and Australia. Named “Twitter Blue”, the service allows users to undo tweets, manage their bookmarked content on the platform, and change the colour of their app icon. What Blue doesn’t offer, however, is a completely ad-free service, with subscribers still set to receive sponsored posts.Blue is Twitter’s first ever paid-for subscription offering, as well as the first to consumer-centric to emerge from any of the world’s top social media platforms. On top of the additional features, subscribers will have access to “dedicated subscription customer support”, although Twitter have stated that this won’t stretch to increased content moderation.Currently priced at CAD $3.49 (£2.04) and AUD $4.49 (£2.46) per month, Blue comes as Twitter explore new revenue streams, including their “tip jar” and “Super Follow” offerings. However, this launch is not the end for the original, free version of the platform, say product managers Sara Beykpour and Smita Mittal Gupta. “ free Twitter is not going…

Florida dealmakers needed to hustle to stay ahead of the pandemic. Photo: Adobe Stock. Hobby stores, like so many retailers, experienced their fair share of challenges during the pandemic-led recession of the last year. So it is not surprising that a small retailer in this category approached signing a new lease at a South Florida mall with caution. The owner of the mall, Beth Azor of Azor Advisory Services in Weston, understood. So she gave the owner a sweetheart of a deal: free rent for October, November and December. Want to continue reading?Become a Free ALM Digital Reader. Benefits of a Digital Membership: Free access to 1 article* every 30 days Access to the entire ALM network of websites Unlimited access to the ALM suite of newsletters Build custom alerts on any search topic of your choosing Search by a wide range of topics Click here to access the Public Notices and the Courts sections of the The Daily Business Review in PDF format.  » Read More

Welcome to the Clubhouse: Why are brokers flocking to this new app? by Timothy Inklebarger June 07, 2021 With new apps designed for real estate professionals entering the market every day, the idea of adopting another one — especially one not necessarily for brokers — might seem daunting. But agents are swearing by the year-old Clubhouse app that allows more than 10 million users to host town hall-style audio-only forums on various topics. Carrie Jo Little, designated managing broker/owner of CarMarc Realty Group, started using the app in December — you still need to be invited by an existing member to use Clubhouse — and found herself immediately hooked. Little soon began hosting her own forums, focusing on various aspects of real estate, and has since amassed more than 1,700 followers. She hosts a weekly real estate forum and runs three clubs: “Real Estate Live,” “Coffee with Carrie” and “Real Estate Conference,” all of which discuss various aspects of the industry. Little frequently hosts conversations with Chicago-based real estate coach and keynote speaker Marki Lemons-Ryhal — one of their most recent forums focused on what’s happening with the real estate business after COVID.  » Read More

Reliance's hyperlocal commerce platform JioMart now gets more than half its orders from India's Tier II and III cities. The platform, which launched in May 2020, has seen an accelerated rollout in the pandemic to help people 'shop from home'. Interestingly, at launch JioMart was more focused on metros and Tier I cities. However, with digital commerce gaining traction across the country, JioMart's audience demographic also went through a shift. From grocery and essentials, the platform expanded to selling apparels and electronics as well. JioMart Kirana partnerships also expanded, reaching over 33 cities by the end of March 2021, Reliance stated in its FY20-21 annual report. At a media event in December, Jio Platforms CEO Kiran Thomas had revealed that JioMart was averaging over half a million orders per day. Much of this growth was being driven by WhatsApp, which connected merchants and customers."Customers are transacting seamlessly on JioMart and the conversational nature of the service enabled by WhatsApp has made people adapt to it intuitively," Thomas said. JioMart also fulfils Reliance Digital and Reliance Trends orders, with the latter's assortment shipped to over 3,000 pin codes across the country. "New Commerce partnerships have over a million merchants across consumption baskets," RIL shared.Reliance wrote…

WhatsApp is reportedly developing a Flash Call feature that helps users to log into their accounts quickly. When a user tries to log in to WhatsApp, a 6-digit code is sent on their phone for verification. A new alternate method is reportedly being developed, wherein WhatsApp will make a flash call to the user for the purpose of verification. This will enable users to log in quicker than the SMS verification process and should prove to be useful once multi-device support is rolled out and users can log in to multiple devices simultaneously.More details were shared by WhatsApp features tracker WABetaInfo about the flash call feature that was first spotted in WhatsApp beta version 2.21.11.7. Through this method, “WhatsApp will call your phone number and then automatically end the call, verifying that the last phone number in your phone's log is equal to the number that gives you the 6-digit code. This phone number is always different, so there is no way to trick this method, ensuring a safe experience,” WABetaInfo says.For this feature to work, WhatsApp will reportedly ask the user for permission to make and manage calls and access the phone's log. WhatsApp is reportedly working on an…

A disgraced Ohio doctor has been sentenced to 22 years in prison on Thursday, June 3, for allegedly luring underage girls to hotel rooms for sex through the popular messaging app Snapchat, the Justice Department confirmed.Albert Aiad-Toss, 53, a former emergency room doctor from Canfield, Ohio,  reportedly pleaded guilty in February to three counts of sex trafficking of a minor under the age of 14, three counts of sex trafficking of a minor under the age of 18, and one count of production of child pornography.The pedophile Toss has been sentenced to 22 years in prison and charged with a $50,000 fine, and a special assessment fee of $40,800, Daily Mail reported.In June 2019, Aiad-Toss allegedly used Snapchat to lure six underage female victims, between the ages of 12 and 15, into his hotel room. He reportedly offered them money, alcohol, new clothes, and other valuable items in exchange for having sex with him, according to the Justice Department.Aiad-Toss allegedly spent around $2,000 every month to pay for hotel rooms and to buy gifts for his underage victims. He's also said to have bought the minors lingerie and sex toys, and in one instance paid a 12-year-old girl $200 to sleep with him. …

Popular Twitch streamer Dennis ‘Cloakzy’ Lepore is actively looking to join another esports organization after his planned Florida move, following his high-profile split from gaming giants FaZe Clan earlier this year. Cloakzy has spent the last two years trying to get out of his 2017 deal with FaZe, after Tfue’s drawn-out battle with the org revealed Lepore’s agreement was actually also “illegal” and ill-favored for the star. Like Tfue’s situation, Cloakzy claimed he was in a “really bad contract” and attempted to cordially split with FaZe. The planned exit dragged on for almost two years, however, with Lepore “trapped” ⁠— according to the star creator ⁠—  by several contract clauses that favored FaZe in the dispute. That all finally came to an end on March 9. Now Cloakzy is a free agent on the very busy content creator market, and the Twitch star plans to take full advantage of his “freedom” to join another popular org. Twitter: CloakzyCloakzy and Tfue both battled through high-profile FaZe Clan splits in the past two years. The former Fortnite pro admitted he “really wants to join a new org” midway through his June 6 stream, and revealed he’s already sent his agency to feel…

WhatsApp is working on a new feature to help you automatically verify your account. This feature is called Flash Calls and it allows WhatsApp to verify your account login by calling your phone number. This feature is used by the popular caller identification app Truecaller. WhatsApp could soon call you to verify your account with a new method called flash calls. When you switch to this method, you will no longer have to manually enter the 6-digit verification code that is sent via an SMS. This feature, called Flash Calls, was spotted by WhatsApp tracker WABetaInfo, in the latest beta version of the Android app. It is still under development but could become available in a future update. Flash calls for verifying an account or login are not new. For instance, Truecaller, a caller identification app, already uses this method to automatically verify your account. WhatsApp will verify your account using flash calls.WABetaInfo According to the post, if you choose the Flash Call verification method, WhatsApp will require permission to make and manage calls, and access your call logs. Alternatively, you can choose to receive a one-time password (OTP) via SMS. WhatsApp automatically detects and verifies your account via this…

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One of Adin Ross’ Twitch moderators has been banned from the streaming platform after allegedly hurling abuse at QTCinderella amidst an ongoing internet feud. One of the hottest social media feuds of 2021 still appears to be raging on. Adin Ross has quickly become one of the most popular streamers on Twitch, in large part due to his beef with the likes of Ludwig and Sodapoppin. Ludwig’s partner and fellow internet personality QTCinderella were forced into the drama on June 5, which rages on despite FaZe Banks stepping in to keep things civil. QTCinderella especially has been caught in the crossfire; most recently, Adin Ross fans successfully disabled her Instagram account via “mass reporting.” Now, one of Adin Ross’ Twitch moderators, a fan by the name of ‘OGRoyce,’ has been banned from the platform for repeatedly targeting the Twitch streamer. ❌ Twitch Partner “OGRoyce” has been banned! ❌https://t.co/V3kV11koEe#twitch #ban #firstban #partner #twitchpartner 😨 — StreamerBans (@StreamerBans) June 6, 2021 “She fat as HELL,” the moderator spammed in chat for thousands of viewers to see in the latest Ross broadcast. This comment allegedly targeted QTCinderella. It didn’t take long for the partnered Twitch account to be banned in light of the harassment:…