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If you’re reading this, there’s a pretty good chance you have a LinkedIn profile with your digital resume and hundreds — if not thousands — of professional connections. But how many of those people do you actually know well, and, more importantly, do you ever connect with them and meet others from their networks? “You […]

Upstream, a Miami-based professional networking platform, raises a $2.75M seed ...

This entry was posted in alex taub LinkedIn Social social networking Startups TC on May 19, 2021 by Marcella McCarthy

An early Snapchat employee who once architected the “Our Stories” product, Chloë Drimal, has now launched her own social app, Yoni Circle. Described as a membership-based community, the app aims to connect womxn using storytelling — including through both live video chat sessions as well as with pre-recorded stories that are available at any time. […]

Early Snapchat employee debuts Yoni Circle, a social storytelling app ...

This entry was posted in Apps iOS apps networking Social social networking Startups TC and tagged snapchat social media on January 28, 2021 by Sarah Perez

There’s no doubt that modern social networks have let us down. Filled with hate speech and abuse, moderation and anti-abuse tools were an afterthought they’re now trying to cram in. Meanwhile, personalization engines deliver us only what will keep us engaged, even if it’s not the truth. Today, a number of new social networks are […]

Hands on with Telepath, the social network taking aim at ...

This entry was posted in Apps Mobile social networking TC and tagged social media on October 11, 2020 by Sarah Perez

For decades, Burning Man has represented an escape from the current reality. An event for free-er spirits to rethink new age ideals inside a stateless entity where art, music and partying reign supreme on the desert plains. Over the years, the Bay Area-founded event has dealt with an internal clash as the gathering has grown […]

Digitizing Burning Man

This entry was posted in Airbnb london San Francisco Social social networking TC Virtual reality on August 12, 2020 by Lucas Matney

Black Lives Matter may be the largest movement in U.S. history, according to four different polls cited recently by the New York Times that suggest anywhere from 15 million to 26 million people in the U.S. have participated in demonstrations over the death of George Floyd and others since Floyd’s death in late May. Blavity, […]

Blavity has a big opportunity with Black millennials, despite struggling ...

This entry was posted in Diversity Media Social social networking TC on July 8, 2020 by Connie Loizos

Crowdsourced navigation platform Waze, which is owned by Google and yet remains a separate, but intertwined product relative to Google Maps, just got one of its biggest UI and design overhauls ever. The new look is much more colourful, and also foregrounds the ability for individual drivers to share their current emotions with Moods, a […]

Waze gets a big visual update with a focus on ...

This entry was posted in Alphabet App Apps Maps Mobile navigation social networking TC Transportation waze and tagged google on June 29, 2020 by Darrell Etherington

Facebook’s Collections, which allow users to organize content found on Facebook — like posts, photos, videos, and more — are now becoming more broadly shareable. The company says it’s currently testing a feature in the U.S. market that will allow Facebook users to share curated collections with friends, contributors, or even the public. Prior to […]

Facebook tests the ability to share collections of curated content ...

This entry was posted in curation Social social networking and tagged facebook social media on June 17, 2020 by Sarah Perez