Category: social networks
Sweet Streams are made of this
A few weeks back, I posed the question: Is “stream” as a design paradigm over? I asked because of some behavioral changes that have become prevalent on the internet. First, most of the internet is now algorithmically organized by large platforms, so we are increasingly predisposed to receive information in atomized form. With those two trends in…
Why Kylie is mad at Instagram?
The Internet has been abuzz following a post by Kylie Jenner, an influencer famous for being the sake of being a famous person. On Instagram, where 360 million Instagram accounts follow her, she said Instagram must stop trying to copy TikTok and remain Instagram so she can see cute photos of her friends. First, to…
Everyone Loves Wordle! Why?
This post is by Om Malik from On my Om Earlier this morning, I read a piece about Wordle in the New York Times and decided to find more articles about the red-hot word game. Even Google has an easter egg that would make you believe: Wordle is a cultural phenomenon. But why? Matt Baldwin,…
Polywork gets $3.5M to blend professional and social networking
This post is by Natasha Lomas from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch Life is complicated and so — increasingly — is work-life. That’s the premise underpinning Polywork, a new professional social network founded by Lystable/Kalo founder, Peter Johnson. It’s announcing a $3.5 million seed round today, led by by Caffeinated Capital’s Ray Tonsing (who it…