More meme accounts are going private. Their owners say it’s a new way to gain followers on a crowded platform.
Over the past six months, some of Instagram’s biggest meme pages—like Shithead Steve, with more than 2.5 million followers, howitlook.s (8 million), couplesnote, (8.2 million) greatercomedy, (5.3 million), Pubity (5.1 million), and more—have locked down their accounts, forcing non-followers to request access in order to view their content.
A new strategy to get more followers.
Skype 8.0 launches on desktop with HD video, and soon encryption & call recording | TechCrunch
Skype’s redesign launched last year was met with mixed reviews, but the company is forging ahead by rolling out a number of its new features to other platforms, including the desktop.
Microsoft today is launching Skype version 8.0 that will replace version 7.0 (aka Skype classic), the latter which will no longer function after September 1, 2018. The new release introduces a variety of features, including HD video and screen-sharing in calls, support for @mentions in chats, a chat media gallery, file and media sharing up to 300 MB, and more.
It will also add several more features this summer, including most notably, supported for encrypted audio calls, texts, and file sharing as well as built-in call recording.
#Microsoft #VirtualTeams
Amazon’s share of the US e-commerce market is now 49%, or 5% of all retail spend | TechCrunch
— Read on techcrunch.com/2018/07/13/amazons-share-of-the-us-e-commerce-market-is-now-49-or-5-of-all-retail-spend/
Amazon dominates.
IHOP said on its IHOB Twitter account that the new name was just a gimmick to promote its burgers.
— Read on fortune.com/2018/07/09/ihob-ihop-rebranding-gimmick-scam/
You’ve been punked!
Under rules for the new archive that strives for transparency in politics, all sorts of organizations with names linked to presidents are finding their promotions blocked.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-02/facebook-s-algorithm-blocks-ads-for-bush-s-beans-singers-named-clinton
Say what?
7 Secrets To Producing Engaging Podcast Content
— Read on www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/jonlevy/2017/12/18/7-secrets-to-produce-engaging-podcast-content/amp/
Produce engaging podcast content, from Forbes
Why advanced freelancers shouldn’t use bidding websites to get work. And employers shouldn’t either. medium.com/workroll/why-advanced-freelancers-shouldnt-use-bidding-websites-like-upwork-freelancer-com-8c04c2a7d9dd
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