⚡️ Dimple's Digital Digest: 30 July ⚡️
This week, we cover why the Internet is rotting, the Olympians going viral at Tokyo, how TikTok figures out your deepest desires and the teen tycoons of Depop. ⬇️
READ ME (PART ONE):
💻 Must-read: the Internet is a collective hallucination
📱 The social media manager job is coming of age
✊🏾 A people’s history of Black Twitter, part 1
📹 Instagram says it’s no longer a photo-sharing app…
📉 …And influencers are frustrated as their engagement drops
READ ME (PART TWO):
🎧 Shortform audio could be the next big social trend
🗣️ TED Talks are soon coming to Clubhouse
🤔 Can Twitter build more ethical AI?
🤑 Facebook finally wants to court creators
A SPOTLIGHT ON TIKTOK (PART ONE):
📈 TikTok becomes first non-FB app to hit 3bn downloads…
⏳ …And Americans now spend more time on it than YouTube
😮 Investigation: how the algorithm figures out your desires
🎵 New study reveals its growing impact on music and culture
💼 It’s now betting on the future of video resumes
A SPOTLIGHT ON TIKTOK (PART TWO):
👟 Olympians go viral for showing behind the scenes at Tokyo
🌎 Meet the climate change activists making change on the app
🏛️ The Black Country Museum will become your favourite account
🌽 These livestreaming farmers are earning millions in China
🕒 How the platform exploits our gnat-like attention spans
HEY THAT’S COOL:
🥇 Channel 4’s Paralympics campaign film will leave you inspired
👏 #ExpertEngine: Olympics educates armchair sports commentators
WINS OF THE WEEK:
⛵ The RNLI hits back at haters with powerful film about saving migrants
😂 ESPN receives hilarious replies after asking simple Olympics question:
UH OH:
🚫 Pinterest bans weight loss ads in first for major social networks
🧘 California’s wellness community has a QAnon problem
🩺 Subreddits are giving people unqualified medical advice
💰 TikTok bans profiles from promoting cryptocurrencies
💉 Influencers offered money to spread COVID-19 vaccine lies
BONUS!
🎉 Long live party invites via Instagram Close Friends
✨ We all have Main-Character Energy now
🛍️ These are the teen tycoons of Depop