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Reddit Buys Dubmash in Bid to Compete With TikTok
Adweek
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Reddit's past had little to do with video, but its future may depend on it. The social media platform, best known as a place to discover text-based news, unusual insights and niche sub-communities, is buying Dubsmash, a TikTok-like socia...
Coca-Cola spurs 42% revenue growth after returning to pre-pandemic marketing spend
Marketing Dive
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The Coca-Cola Company reported net revenues grew 42% to $10.1 billion in Q2 2021, per an earnings report. The company partially attributed the growth to the ongoing recovery in markets where the pandemic is abating. The company doubled i...
Spotify introduces 'Greenroom' — a live interactive audio app
Spotify
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At Spotify, we’re constantly iterating and innovating the future formats of audio in order to enable creators and their fans to connect in new ways. So in March, when we announced the acquisition of Betty Labs, the creators of Locker Roo...
Webflow raises $120M Series C at $4B valuation led by YC Continuity
Forbes
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Vlad Magdalin says he’s been getting odd looks at Starbucks in recent weeks when he tells the baristas his first name. But he has no reservations about the war in Ukraine initiated by the man who shares that name—the day the invasion beg...
TikTok Starts $200 Million Fund to Pay Users for Content
Search Engine Journal
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TikTok is introducing a $200 million “creator fund” which will be distributed to US users over the coming year. TikTok is taking the first steps toward paying users for content with the launch of a $200 million “creator fund.” The fund w...