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Click here to read the full article on SPIN.Normally, it’s right about now when we’d tell you what to expect next week on SPIN’s Untitled Twitch Stream. But seeing as next Friday is Christmas (and no one wants to spend their Christmas reading a Twitch schedule), we’re providing you with the next two weeks all in one place. Don’t forget, we still have Maxine Ashley’s set later today, so be sure to tune in for that as well.Since we’re taking a short break for the holidays, next week consists of four livestreams in three days. You’ll get the double shot of Jack Name and Jeris Johnson performances on Monday, a little Tiki Lau on Tuesday, and Merci playing video games with us on Wednesday. The next week figures to be equally busy, as the good folks at Quadio will be hosting a showcase of their favorite artists on Monday, awfultune bringing the charm on Tuesday, and closing out the year with the Canadian punks in We Were Sharks on Wednesday.More from SPIN: SPIN’s Untitled Twitch Stream Gets One More Full Week in Before the Holidays Concerts, Voting, and More Next Week on SPIN’s Untitled Twitch Stream The Mowgli’s, Eivør, and…

Dear Sam: I am a recently retired design engineer. I created an LLC to do freelance design engineering in retirement. In this era of COVID-19, I feel that it’s not practical or safe to get out there and make contacts face-to-face. So, I thought that a better idea would be to gain exposure using digital social media, but I’m not sure the best way to go about it. Friends and colleagues have mentioned various social media platforms, such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, and creating a website. I’m not very fluent in all of that, and frankly, the options are rather dizzying to me. I don’t want to get dragged into the social media “weeds.” I feel that I might end up spending a considerable amount of time on all of that rather than actual design engineering. Can you provide your thoughts and suggestions? — KenDear Ken: You are not alone. So many individuals leverage their expertise to engage in a second-act career. Deciding how to promote your engineering venture would undoubtedly be dizzying if trying to engage across each of those social media platforms. Not only would you need to build your profile on each of those platforms, but…

If a picture is worth a thousand words, Vogue’s Instagram metrics are just as telling. What makes a photo and the moment it captures stand out from the rest—especially when “the rest” is a compilation of some pretty standout images (even if we do say so ourselves)?In the year 2020, it appears there were three clear categories of Instagram photos that ranked on our “Most-Liked” list: The triumph of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris; the commemoration of lives lost and the celebration of new births; and all things Harry Styles. Yes, the Democrat’s presidential win (which Vogue celebrated by posting our very own portraits of Biden, shot by Annie Leibovitz in 2017, and Harris, shot by Zoë Ghertner in 2018) earned the place as our single most-liked post, but coming in at second, third, and fourth were all photos of Styles from his fashion-filled December cover story, shot by Tyler Mitchell and penned by Hamish Bowles. (Even off Instagram, the story was such a success, the issue went into a second printing.) The proof is in the pudding; the world just can’t get enough of Harry Styles.Also on the list were major moments from popular culture this year. Pictures commemorating…

While many debate about oatmeal raisin and chocolate chip cookies, Instagram’s data show that the former is the winner of the two. Cookies famously tied to the holidays — including sugar-dusted chocolate crinkle cookies, soft and chewy cinnamon-sugar dusted snickerdoodles and clove and molasses-filled gingerbread men — can be found on the map. Georgia favored gingerbread as did California, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Utah. ExploreAnalysis reveals Georgia’s most generous counties as holidays ramp-upAlthough gingerbread is known as a cookie today, it wasn’t linked to desserts until the 15th century. Before then, gingerbread didn’t mean a cookie — in medieval England, it meant preserved ginger, PBS reported. Grecians developed the first known gingerbread recipe in 2400 B.C. and Chinese recipes followed in the 10th century. Europeans developed their version of gingerbread by the late Middle Ages. ExploreThese are the best cookies in Atlanta, AJC readers sayAs for how the hard cookies came to be decorated, historians credit Queen Elizabeth I with the idea after she reportedly had some made in the likeness of the dignitaries who visited her court. English colonists brought gingerbread to the Western Hemisphere and the first American cookbook, Amelia Simmons’ “American Cookery,” has recipes for three…

Snap, Inc. (SNAP) is a leading camera applications and social media company, widely known for its technological tools and services like Snapchat, Spectacles, and Bitmoji. In addition, the company offers Snap Map, which provides live maps of individual locations, showing nearby friends and popular Stories. Every user of Snapchat has a “Story” to which they can post image and video Snaps. Anyone on their “Friends” list can see their Story, The idea of social media evolving into entertainment platforms is nothing new. But the COVID-19 outbreak has shifted the focus away from users passively consuming content to their actively creating it. Creating and uploading videos on platforms like SNAP is another example of online behavior that has been accelerated by the pandemic. We think SNAP should continue to see increased engagement in the coming months because the total daily time spent by Snapchatters on its distinct platforms is on the rise. SNAP’s strengthened ad platform and its growing user-base have helped the stock gain 216.3% year-to-date. This impressive performance, combined with several other factors, has helped SNAP earn a “Strong Buy” rating in our proprietary rating system. Here is how our proprietary POWR Ratings system evaluates SNAP: Trade Grade: A SNAP is…

As we say goodbye to the weird year that 2020 has been, Snapchat is doing so too with the unveiling of ‘Snapchat year in review’. The social media application has rolled out its yearly review, allowing users to look at their 2020 highlights. You can basically have a look at your highlights of the year in one snap video.To have a look at your highlights of 2020, first make sure your app is updated, then do the following:You can save the story to your ‘memories’ by clicking ‘Save’ and share with your friends by hitting the arrow icon.Tell us what your Snapchat memories look like. Get breaking news on your Mobile as-it-happens. SMS ‘NEWS’ to 20153

Snap tethers Snapchat to Unity's growing ecosystem of game and ad technologies. Snap (NYSE:SNAP), the parent company of Snapchat, recently partnered with Unity Software (NYSE:U) to bolster its ad and game platforms. Snap will integrate Unity's game engine -- which powers over half of the world's mobile, PC, and console games --- into its Snap Kit SDK (software development kit) for developers. It will add support for Snapchat's Bitmojis, which allow users to play as their virtual avatars, next year. Snap will also integrate the Unity Ads platform, which lets developers insert ads into their games and apps, into the Snap Kit's Audience Network, which allows Snap's advertisers to purchase ads on third-party apps and websites. Let's dig deeper and see how this deal could benefit both companies. Image source: Getty Images. The story thus far... Unity's Create Solutions platform provides cross-platform rendering, lighting, physics, sound, animation, and user interface tools for developers. Bundling those tools has made it easier to create games, since developers previously created those features individually for different platforms -- which was an expensive, buggy, and time-consuming process. Popular video games like Super Mario Run, Among Us, and Monument Valley were all built with Unity. Unity's…

The Indian eCommerce space is still maturing – majority of the consumers, especially the tier 2 and 3 residents, still prefer brick and mortar stores, and are suspicious of online stores. There are multiple news reports suggesting how consumers were duped by marketplace sellers and their suspicion is not unwarranted.  Then there is another class of consumers willing to go the extra mile and order online but are not technically equipped to do so. In collaboration with Statista, UAE based eCommerce company YourLibaas conducted a survey to understand the Indian consumer’s pain points within the ethnic apparel space and tried to understand what are the hurdles they face shopping online. They introduced AI-based chatbots for WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger to facilitate the ordering process as the major pain point turned out to be ‘inability to order online’. Founded by Khalid Raza Khan and Akram Tariq Khan in 2014, YourLibaas features international designers within the ethnic apparel space. “The Indian designer apparel eCommerce space is vibrant and growing at an herculean pace with an influx of new consumers,” said Akram Tariq Khan, cofounder of YourLibaas. Akram, who was born and brought up in the middle east, said that similarities within cultures…