TikTok videos may soon be coming to a gym or restaurant near you. On Wednesday, the maker of the popular short-form-video app announced a partnership to provide curated videos to venues such as Taco Bell eateries, Texas Roadhouse restaurants and Westin hotels. The deal, with Atmosphere, a streaming TV platform for businesses, marks the first …
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2021 had its share of unconventional moments, but mobile apps continued to be reliable tools for work, entertainment, communication and shopping. While people spent leisure time using TV streaming services like Netflix or scrolling through social media sites such as Instagram, they also stayed connected with Zoom and Facebook. But TikTok solidified itself as the most popular app of the …
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Google’s domain is a powerful force thanks to the company’s range of services, from Maps to Photos to Flights. But the search giant has just been humbled by new kid on the block TikTok, which nabbed the spot for No. 1 most popular domain of late 2021, according to tech-security company Cloudflare. Google.com closed out 2020 as the most popular domain …
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Who had TikTok delivery on their 2021 bingo card? If you did, congratulations and please let me in on your fortune-telling secrets. On Friday, Virtual Dining Concepts announced it was partnering with the social video app to launch hundreds of delivery-only locations in 2022, according to Bloomberg. Though it may seem like a strange pairing, menu and restaurant-development company Virtual …
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Short-form video app TikTok has come a long way since its 2016 launch, reporting 1 billion active monthly users in September, despite its conflicted history with the US government. TikTok’s popularity skyrocketed in the US during the pandemic and the app seems to have found a permanent place in our cultural zeitgeist. Hubspot reported that 96% of surveyed consumers said …
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Law enforcement agencies and school districts across the country said they were aware of anonymous posts on short-form video app TikTok that alleged school shootings would take place in the US on Dec. 17 but concluded the threat wasn’t credible. The alleged threats prompted school districts across the country to take precautions. Police departments around the country also said they’d keep …
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TikTok is making tweaks to how it recommends videos on the app in attempt to make sure it doesn’t inadvertently reinforcing negative experiences. On Thursday, the popular social video app said it’s testing changes to avoid showing people too much of one type of content that when viewed as a single video might be fine but that could be “problematic …
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TikTok shared a handful of new features Thursday, including the option to use GIFs within its green screen effect. That means you can virtually project a GIF, instead of just a still image, behind you while shooting a video. Other updates include a visual enhancement tool to improve exposure and incorporate color correction, higher quality uploads and new musical and …
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Instagram has launched its first Instagram Trend Report Monday, with the annual report to act as a guide predicting what will likely be the biggest social media trends that it says “will shape culture” in 2022 and beyond. Instagram said it connected with Gen-Z and Millennial users to learn about the most compelling rising trends across numerous categories like beauty, fashion, shopping, …
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Thinking back on 2021 — the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, billionaires going to space, NFTs — I can’t help but feel tired. And Duolingo agrees. Duolingo released its 2021 Language Report Monday, and “I am mentally exhausted” is its phrase of the year. The company said it chose the phrase, featured in its Japanese course, “to reflect the tone and overall …
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