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Slack took the workplace communications landscape by storm after it launched its integration-friendly, GIF-tastic chat platform in 2013. Within the space of a decade it entered into the pantheon of Big Tech: First with massive growth and usage, then a series of giant VC rounds and valuations, spawning controversial competition from incumbents, followed by a public listing and ultimately a $27.7 billion acquisition by Salesforce. Now that the cycle is complete, the decks are clear for a Slack disruptor! Today, a new app quietly launched out of stealth called Quill, available by way of apps for the web, MacOS, Windows, Linux, Android and iOS. Like Slack, Quill is a messaging app for co-workers to update each other on what they are doing, have conversations about projects and more. It is (also like Slack) priced as a freemium service, with a $15 per user, per month tier giving users more message history and storage. An enterprise tier is also on the cards. Unlike Slack — the implication seems to be — the difference is that Quill is about delivering messaging in a nondistracting way that doesn’t take up too much of your time, your concentration and your energy. Quill bills itself…

Paul Davison, CEO of Clubhouse.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesClubhouse, the rapidly growing social media audio app, has hired an Android software developer, signaling that the startup has begun development of a version of its app for the popular mobile operating system created by Google."Today was my first day at @joinClubhouse," Mopewa Ogundipe tweeted on Monday. "If you know me, you probably know I have *opinions* about iOS only apps so I'm v. excited to be joining the team to bring the party to Android."Clubhouse launched in March 2020, and since then, the company has quickly become one of the hottest consumer apps out of Silicon Valley. On Clubhouse, users can gather in audio-only virtual rooms, where they will often discuss topics about emerging tech, socialize over pop culture or listen to speakers like Elon Musk.Thus far, the app has only been available to iPhone users who receive an invite to the app. Despite the Apple exclusivity, the app has reached more than 10 million weekly active users, Clubhouse Co-founders Paul Davison and Rohan Seth announced on Sunday on the app. That's up from 2 million weekly active users on Jan. 24.The company's development of an Android app…

Twitter is running a new test that will ask users to pause and think before they tweet. According to the company’s announcement, when Twitter detects what appears to be a potentially harmful or offensive reply to someone else’s tweet, it will prompt you to consider revising your text instead of tweeting. Users whose tweets are flagged in this way will see a pop-up message appear on their screen, which asks, “Want to review this before Tweeting?” There are three buttons to then choose from: one to tweet the reply anyway, an Edit button (this is as close as we’ll get, apparently), and a delete button to discard the tweet entirely. There is also a small link to report if the system got things wrong. This is not the first time Twitter has run a test like this. In May 2020 and again in August 2020, Twitter ran variations on this same experiment. In those cases, the text on the pop-up screen was largely the same, but the layout of the three buttons looked different and were less colorful. The earlier tests ran on Android, iOS and web, but this current iteration is only on iOS in English, for the time…

YouTube is a useful video platform that provides thousands of free exercise videos to help you stay in shape.However, with so many people claiming to be fitness experts, you may wonder who you should listen to for proper and safe workout advice.This article reviews our picks of the free YouTube fitness channels that cover all types of exercise, from weight training to yoga to cycling.Remember…The qualifications of YouTube trainers vary widely, from those who have studied for years and hold many certifications, to fitness enthusiasts who aren’t certified by an official organization. Be sure to do your research when you find a channel you enjoy. Always consult with a medical professional or certified personal trainer if you have injuries, or before starting a new program.1. Krissy CelaIf you’re looking to build muscle, strength, and gain confidence, then you’ll want to check out Krissy Cela on YouTube. She offers a wide set of exercises ranging from intense weight training sessions to bodyweight workouts. Her unique, fun personality brings a fresh breath of honesty that has transformed the way many women approach fitness. Her goal is to show women that they can lift weights, eat delicious and nutritious food, and achieve the…

When prospects see and hear you on YouTube, they get to experience you, which is a huge trust ... builder. getty If you create YouTube videos, create great ones. The road to hell is paved with good-intentioned YouTube videos. Too much is at stake to settle for good. YouTube has 2 billion users worldwide. According to YouTube, 79 percent of internet users have their own YouTube account. YouTube viewers watch over a billion hours of video on the platform every day and generate billions of views. If your YouTube videos tell prospects real truth, it can make turnstiles turn and cash registers ring. But how can you be a trusted voice on YouTube? “Trust is truly the missing key to unlocking business and personal success,” says Russell von Frank, author of the book The Trust Factor. “Trust is the very foundation upon which working and personal relationships are made and conducted.” In his book, von Frank shares research on behaviors that can build trust and behaviors that kill trust. Four important trust builders are empathy, integrity, listening and transparency. How do you manifest the trust builders in your YouTube videos? YouTube expert Drew Hitchcock has thoughts on the subject.…

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 25: Piers Morgan attends the 2019 British Academy Britannia ... Awards presented by American Airlines and Jaguar Land Rover at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 25, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/BAFTA LA/Getty Images for BAFTA LA) Getty Images for BAFTA LA British television presenter Piers Morgan has been accused of bullying in an open letter to broadcaster ITV from almost 1200  professional U.K. television workers. The letter was disseminated after the Good Morning Britain host was involved in a Twitter exchange with a former researcher, on Piers Morgan’s Life Stories, Adeel Amini.  Amini has gone on from his tenure at Life Stories to start mental health support group The TV Mindset, manage the pan-broadcaster Coalition for Change and was also industry champion at last year’s prestigious Edinburgh TV Festival.   Industry response British broadcaster Channel 4’s head of creative diversity Angela Chan criticised Morgan’s conduct in the exchange.  Chan said: “Adeel has achieved more positive change for this industry in the space of the last year than most do in a lifetime.   “You have it in your power to amplify voices like his. Your petty bullying on Twitter is just…

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Hey, guys.There’s been a lot of backlash about why I, an esteemed twenty-eight-year-old life-style Insta influencer, was able to get the COVID-19 vaccine by calling myself a teacher. I’d like to sincerely apologize if I offended anyone. But I’d also like to say that I did nothing wrong.First of all, there should be no question that I am, in fact, a teacher. Have I not taught you, my one million followers, how to improve your style by posing in new outfits every day? Have I not taught you how to make chocolate- chip cookies free of gluten and dairy and guilt? Have I not taught you how to improve your skin by buying creams, serums, and oils that will change your life as long as you’re willing to spend the necessary thousands of dollars on them? Have I not taught you how to work out by going live while I ride on my Peloton? And, most importantly, have I not taught you how adorable my fiancé and I are by posting my daily ussie? I’m pretty sure that those are all things you would not have learned without me.But I’m sorry. Sorry that I got vaccinated so I could continue…

February 23, 2021 - Staff@seenituk TV manufacturer Vestel is bringing Twitch to its smart TVs, including those made under the Hitachi, JVC, Telefunken and Techwood brands. Roll-out of the livestreaming service’s app will allow owners of Vestel-manufactured Smart TVs produced from June 2018 onwards to browse Twitch channels and watch live streams. “We are extremely proud to be able to launch Twitch on our Smart TVs,” said Barış Altınkaya, Deputy General Manager of Marketing and Product Management, Vestel.  “With this addition to our app line-up, we can connect everyone at home to an endless library of live entertainment that covers everything from games, sports, and travel to cooking and talk shows.  “Whatever their interests, thanks to this app collaboration, we can offer viewers more of the content they love, whilst also maximising their Twitch viewing experience with cutting-edge, big-screen TVs.”  Sajjad Rehman, Director of Business Development at Twitch said, “Twitch is first and foremost a community which comes together to experience live entertainment, based on their passions and fuelled by interactivity.  “And there is no more important community than a family. Bringing Twitch into the living room through the Vestel TV’s will make it even easier for even more communities to…

Mark Zuckerberg's company has been going on a hashtag crackdown but ones linked to QAnon and Covid-19 conspiracy theories remain live, even if Facebook and Instagram are removing some after being alerted by Forbes. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Over the last two months, Facebook has pledged to use artificial intelligence and human moderators to crack down on misinformation spread across its platforms by QAnon and Covid-19 conspiracy theorists. But in some ways it’s struggling to live up to that pledge. This month it has been forced to block one hashtag on its own site and another on Instagram that were hugely popular amongst QAnon and Covid-19 conspiracy theory spreaders, not because moderators or Facebook AI discovered them, but after being alerted to them by Forbes.  The first was #DarkToLight on Facebook. As many as 30,000 people were posting about it just before it was taken down last week. It included a large number of posts containing what appeared to be QAnon-linked conspiracy theories, those that suggest an elusive deep state of the super-rich and hyper-powerful are trying to control the masses through myriad machinations and are sexually…