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The popularity of audio-only social networking app Clubhouse has grown exponentially in the recent past. This despite the fact that the app is only available for iOS users at the moment. The app developer had recently hinted that it will soon launch the Android version of the app. Clubhouse even hinted that the app for android was already under development. Clubhouse Co-founder and CEO Paul Davison too had confirmed the reports. However, recent reports have suggested that the date for the launch of the android version has been finalized. As per the information teased on Twitter, the app is likely to be ready in May this year. The information was teased by Mopewa Ogundipe, the developer of the app. In a recent tweet, it was said that Mopewa has been working on the Android version for the past six weeks. Ever since Clubhouse announced it plans to launch the Android version of the app, several other players have stepped in to bring similar social media platform. Microblogging site Twitter has already launched a similar platform. It has named the platform Spaces and is available for both Android and iOS users.  » Read More

Community Posted Yesterday at 12:00 AM increase font size Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the founding of the state and the 250th anniversary of the incorporation of the town of Hallowell with months of free activities. Hallowell, like many other cities and towns in the Pine Tree State, was preparing to “party hearty” in celebration of the state’s Bicentennial last spring when all activities were abruptly canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ron Kley Contributed photo With everything in place, the city’s Historic Hallowell Committee decided to instead feature the planned presentations in a video program instead. “Hallowell salutes Maine’s Bicentennial” is a 35-minute presentation in celebration of Maine’s Bicentennial. Ron Kley, Vaughan Woods and historic homestead archivist, discusses how Maine’s state seal was designed and its connection to Hallowell. Earle Shettleworth Jr., Maine state historian, explains how Hallowell was almost the state capital. The program has been uploaded to the state’s Digital Maine Repository and can be viewed on demand at https://vimeo.com/534998291 Larry Davis, president of Row House, Inc., opens the program. Kate Termblay, executive director Vaughan Woods, introduces Kley, and Bob McIntire, chairman of the Historic Hallowell Committee, introduces Shettleworth. Segments were recorded on location at Hallowell’s Old…

“Miss,” a short film that debuted on Vimeo on Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, at first seems like a British version of Lena Dunham’s “Girls”: Two young female roommates, Nina and Olive, share a London flat and appear to have something of an uneasy relationship. Nina tells Olive that she wants to compete in an online beauty pageant and would like her photographer roommate to take some pictures for it. After a photoshoot, Nina steps out and Olive peeks on her computer, only to find that Nina’s contest is the infamous “Miss Hitler” pageant — an annual neo-Nazi event full of SS regalia that has gotten some of its contestants arrested.The title of the 12-minute film, like its plot, refers to how antisemitism can fester under the surface of everyday life. Yael Roth, the film’s London-based co-director, spoke with us about her journey as an up-and-coming filmmaker and how the project shines the light on a shocking form of modern-day antisemitism. (The film is now free on Vimeo.)JTA: Tell me a little about your background, and what brought you to this film.Roth: I grew up in Belgium, Antwerp, and I was there until I was 18. Then I went to…

Twitter has a large number of audiences on its platform and therefore, Twitter wants the businesses to grow on and connect to the powerful and passionate audiences, and these businesses can make an impact and drive strong results from this platform. Twitter has recently rolled out a live test of its new ‘Professional Profile’ that can provide an opportunity for creators and brands to represent themselves in front of millions of people, with dedicated instruments and features aligned specifically with work use on this platform. Twitter has elaborated that this professional profile is the latest tool that will enable brands, non-profits, publishers, creators, and anyone who is using this platform for work to display particular information about the nature of their business directly on their business profile. Twitter further said that this small ground of business in the US and will provide further access to other accounts to this professional profile soon. The professional profile has more options including the profile frame, an updated layout, address, and contact information of the business so that more audience can easily connect with the business. As it is a great occasion for businesses that want to start or grow their existing business online…

Steph is America's MVP pick, according to Twitter data originally appeared on NBC Sports BayareaThe Internet always is correct. OK, that’s completely untrue, but it might have gotten it right this time.According to a map created by SportsInsider about who fans across the U.S. believe should earn 2021 NBA MVP honors, most of America believes it should be Warriors star Steph Curry.And who are we to argue?The map is based on geotagged Twitter data from the past month, which measured 300,000 tweets. Steph dominated with 31 states saying he deserved the top honor. Right behind him was Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokić, who has 14 states vying for him.Joel Embiid, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard also all received some votes.But on to Steph’s numbers. He’s averaging an NBA-best 31.1 points per game this season. In addition to that, he's putting up 5.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game with a .922 free throw percentage and .609 effective field goal percentage. He also tallied 30-plus points in 11 straight games before cooling off Wednesday vs. the Washington Wizards.You know who else believes he’s deserving of his third NBA MVP? Steph himself.While Steph said he's "gotta be" the MVP, he conceded “I probably won’t get it,” on an episode of The…

On Thursday, while discussing his new Call of Duty commercial, we covered how some of the best moments of the time Dennis Schröder has spent with the Lakers have come while he was streaming with fans on Twitch. Well, add another one to the pantheon, because Schröder did not mince words when a commenter on his latest stream predicted that the Brooklyn Nets would sweep the Lakers in a hypothetical 2021 NBA Finals matchup between the two contenders: “My boy said in the chat ‘Nets in four.’ I told him ‘Nets if four my ass.’” Now, a lot of people are going to take this as just the perpetually competitive and candid Schröder being as unfiltered as ever, but what if this goes deeper than that? What if this is just part of Schröder’s plot to alpha Kevin Durant, and by extension, the Nets? Sound convoluted? That’s because it is, but stay with me here. Where is Durant the strongest? For those of you answering “on a superteam,” congrats on being wrong. Where Durant is really on his home turf is not when he’s trying to stack the championship odds ever in his favor, but when he’s on the internet.…

James “PhantomL0rd” Varga has reportedly won his lawsuit against Twitch, which began more than two years ago in San Francisco. The former streamer, who sought damages after he was banned from Twitch in 2016, claimed on Twitter he had won the suit “on all counts,” and that his victory was a win for “ALL streamers.” I WONNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!I WON MY LAWSUIT VS TWITCH ON ALL COUNTS!!!!!Twitch LOST EVERYTHING, including the fraud claim against me for the CSGOShuffle allegations!!!This is a win for ALL streamers! Twitch can’t bully, lie & treat streamers unfairly the way they have for years!!! pic.twitter.com/G0gxqiBkRQ— PhantomL0rd (@PhantomL0rd) April 23, 2021 Streaming reporter Zach Bussey tweeted that Varga was awarded nearly $21,000 in the verdict, although this figure, Bussey says, “seems like a bit of a win financially” because Twitch could have lost more after a ruling in October 2019 that removed the $50,000 cap for damages. Twitch banned Varga on July 19, 2016. Varga was reported to have owned CSGO Shuffle, a website that allowed players to gamble on weapon skins. Varga allegedly obtained betting percentages and house money to use on the website without disclosing this to his viewers on Twitch or YouTube. Varga claimed in…

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Director Shawn Hobbs of KCEN's Director’s Chair put together a guide on where you can watch all of the 2021 Oscar nominees. TEMPLE, Texas — This handy guide will help you watch the 2021 OSCAR NOMINEES (almost all of which are available to see at home!) THE BIG 6 CATEGORIES Picture, Director and the Acting categories ANOTHER ROUND - on Hulu / VOD / Disc Best Director, International Feature BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM - on Amazon Prime Video Best Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay THE FATHER - on Premium VOD / in Select Theaters Best Picture, Actor, Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Production Design, Editing HILLBILLY ELEGY - on Netflix Best Supporting Actress, Make Up/Hairstyling JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH - on Premium VOD / in Select Theaters Best Picture, Supporting Actor x2, Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Song MANK - on Netflix / in Select Theaters Best Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actress, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design, Music Score, Sound, Make-Up/Hairstyling MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM - on Netflix Best Actor, Actress, Costume Design, Production Design, Make-Up/Hairstyling MINARI - on Premium VOD / in Select Theaters Best Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay, Music ScoreNOMADLAND - on Hulu / VOD / on Disc Tues…

Earlier this year we reported on how Snap had acquired Berlin-based Fit Analytics, an AI-based fitting technology startup, as part of a wider push into e-commerce services, specifically to gain technology that can help prospective online shoppers get a better sense of how a particular item or size would fit them. A 10-Q filing from Snap today has now put a price tag on that deal.Snap paid a total of $124.4 million, covering technology, IP, customer relationships and payouts to the team. The filing also noted that Snap spent a total of $204.5 million on acquisitions in 2020, but did not break them out.The news comes ahead of Snap -- whose flagship app Snapchat now has 280 million daily active users -- preparing for its Snap Partner Conference in May. Sources say the company plans to announce, among other news, deeper commerce features for Snapchat -- specifically tools to make it easier for Snapchat users to interact with and buy items that appear in the app, either in ads or more organically in content shared by other users.While the exact details of those commerce tools, and the timing of when they might come online, are not yet known, Snap has…