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It's not that easy to delete your direct messages on Twitter . Private communications sent between individuals or to groups through Twitter's "Messages" system, commonly known as direct messages, can only be eliminated if all the people involved in the conversation delete those messages, according to Twitter's system. That means users looking to delete their DMs will need to make sure all of their counterparts do so as well. Twitter has never encrypted its direct messages, despite calls from cybersecurity activists to do so. Cutler recommended that Twitter users proceed with caution.
But he said older VCs he's interacted with mostly tend to disagree and stick to emails when interacting with founders. Nathwani strayed into venture capital after finishing his A-Levels, as it looked like a good way to marry his interests in social impact and investing. He spoke with a few investors and a founder as part of his job as a summer associate at Social Impact Capital. He spent most of the morning working on an impact report for Social Impact Capital. 2:30 p.m.Nathwani used some time after lunch to do more work for Social Impact Capital and wade through his 30,000 unread emails.
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and former CEO of cryptocurrency platform FTX, resigned on Friday. In an alleged DM exchange with a Vox reporter, Bankman-Fried said "fuck regulators" and that "they make everything worse." The exchange offers a window into Bankman-Fried's unfiltered views on regulators, his regrets, past statements he says he made for "PR," and what happened with the collapse of FTX. It includes eyebrow-raising quotes, like Bankman-Fried saying "fuck regulators," and that "they make everything worse." FTX, meanwhile, took to Twitter to say that Bankman-Fried doesn't speak for the company anymore since resigning from his role.
Being a YouTube video editor can be lucrative and become a full-time job, with the right tricks. The jobs in the YouTube space range from "YouTube producer," to "thumbnail designer," or "video editor." How to become a YouTube video editorBecoming an established editor often depends on building the right connections. Rhyze explains how he sets his rates as an editorA good video editor also knows that editing for YouTube is very different than editing other forms of video entertainment. Read how much Vulpis he makes per month, and the differences between filmmaking and YouTube editingOther YouTube jobs: Thumbnail designerBeing a video editor is not the only way to build a career working "behind the scenes" of a YouTube video.
It has been reported that more than 200.000 new users flocked the social media app after the takeover of Twitter by Elon Musk. One of the fastest growing alternatives is Mastodon, which looks and feels a lot like Twitter. In the 12 days after Musk bought Twitter, Mastodon app downloads on Apple App Store and Google Play for Android surged more than 100 times previous rates to 322,000 installs during the period, according to analysis by Sensor Tower, an app analytics firm. That's still a lot lower than the over 245 million daily active users of Twitter that CEO Elon Musk tweeted about this week. Davide Bonaldo | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesBecause anyone can set up their own Mastodon server, there's no central place to sign up like twitter.com.
Micro influencers are landing lucrative paid partnerships with brands by pitching themselves. Several micro influencers on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube shared the templates they use. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyThe creator economy has grown so much that there are now different tiers — nano influencers, micro influencers, macro influencers, and more. Insider spoke with 15 micro influencers who have all pitched brands and landed paid collaborations using unique templates and documents. Micro influencer media kit examples:Email templates creators use to pitch brands:How influencers DM brands on social media:Other types of documents creators use for brand deals:
You can close your Twitter DMs to people you follow in the Privacy and safety section of settings on the website or mobile app. How to close your Twitter DMs on desktopYou can close your DMs to allow messages from only the accounts you follow with just a few clicks in the Twitter website in any browser. To stop spam cold in its tracks, don't allow people whom you don't follow to message you. Dave JohnsonHow to close your Twitter DMs on mobileYou can also close your DMs to allow messages only from accounts you follow using the Twitter mobile app. Go to the Direct Messages settings to stop people you don't follow from messaging you.
Crypto lender BlockFi said Monday that it had "significant exposure" to the bankrupt exchange FTX. FTX had given BlockFi an emergency $250 million loan in June after the summer's crypto crash. Even so, the company said, "the rumors that a majority of BlockFi assets are custodied at FTX are false." A crypto investor told Insider that Alameda Research requires several of those portfolio companies to hold assets with FTX. Alameda Research is not a BlockFi investor, but the firms are closely tied because of BlockFi's loan with FTX.
FTX US, led by Sam Bankman-Fried, was set to buy the assets of the bankrupt crypto-lender Voyager. Bankman-Fried tweeted Thursday that FTX US, which is a separate company from FTX, was "100% liquid." FTX US' bailout was set to offer some relief to Voyager's customers, who faced the complete loss of their crypto assets, with claims of about $1.8 billion in total. Furthermore, some FTX customers had reported issues making withdrawals from their accounts, raising concerns about FTX's liquidity. On Thursday, Bankman-Fried estimated that FTX only had 80% available in liquid assets of the roughly $5 billion in assets customers withdrew on Sunday.
The company slowed hiring earlier this year, Insider previously reported. The company told CNBC this week that it had let some employees go recently. Unfortunately, that can lead to some leaving the business, and we support them through their transition," a company spokesperson told Insider in a statement. In May, Salesforce slowed hiring and put a hold on recruiting for some open roles to control expenses, according to an internal memo obtained by Insider. Contact Ellen Thomas via the encrypted messaging app Signal : 646-847-9416 or email ethomas@insider.comOr Julie Bort via email at jbort@businessinsider.com or on encrypted chat app Signal at (970) 430-6112.
The company's content moderation team is expected to be a target of the cuts, tweets from Twitter employees suggested on Friday. Twitter employees vented their frustrations about the layoffs on the social network, using the hashtag #OneTeam. User Rachel Bonn tweeted: "Last Thursday in the SF (San Francisco) office, really the last day Twitter was Twitter. The company's office in Piccadilly Circus, London, appeared deserted on Friday, with no employees in sight. Employees told Reuters they were left to piece together information through media reports, private messaging groups and anonymous forums.
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Mark Zuckerberg said Reels on Instagram and Facebook were becoming more popular. Celebrities such as Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner said they wanted more "cute photos" on Instagram. Reels, a short-form video feature on both Instagram and Facebook, have been compared to the format of Chinese video platform TikTok. "Make Instagram Instagram again (stop trying to be TikTok. In comparison, TikTok users were scrolling through the app for nearly 200 million hours every day, per the Journal.
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I moonlighted as a financial dominatrix on Twitter to see if I could make money from a "pay pig." A pay pig is told by a findomme to send them cash in return for nothing other than the humiliation of doing so. Sensing the opportunity, I replied: "Is this a pathetic attempt to be my pay pig?" He said what he liked most about being a pay pig was how easily a findomme could take his money. But I'll admit, I did feel a little sorry for my pay pig.
Insider spoke with 11 "micro" influencers about how they price their rates for paid sponsorships. Some "micro" influencers — those with between 10,000 and 100,000 followers on Instagram — are making thousands of dollars from brand sponsorships. Still, micro influencers face some obstacles without huge followings and business teams behind them. One method two micro influencers said they used to combat this was setting standard rates as a starting point for brand negotiations. The micro influencers are listed below, with the most recent interview first.
Some influencers will start building relationships with brands by cold-DMing them on social media, like Instagram. While some influencers pitch PR reps or influencer-marketing contacts on LinkedIn, Lazerson goes straight to the top by DMing CEOs. "You get a lot of no's when you first start to pitch brands, but then you sort of fine-tune your approach," Kovach told Insider. To land her first paid deal, Lauren used a media kit. Here's how 21 influencers pitch brands, from email templates to media kits.
Stadium Live is a fan-engagement app that's focused on Gen Z sports fans. He thought those pillars could also engage Stadium Live's Gen Z users. Stadium Live closed in March a Series A round worth $10 million, bringing its total funding to around $13 million. Stadium Live StudiosNext, Stadium Live is adding more sports leagues and ways to monetizeMoving forward, Stadium Live plans to expand the number of sports that fans can follow. For users, Kim said the startup will experiment with adding premium items and memberships, potentially as soon as Q1 2023.
Scott Disick and Kim Kardashian are being sued for hawking an Instagram "loop giveaway" in 2021. Celebrity influencers Scott Disick and Kim Kardashian are facing a $66 million potential class-action lawsuit that claims their 2021 Instagram lottery was a total sham. To enter, users had to follow a list of 75 accounts Disick was following at the time, and comment on his post promoting it. Why 'loop giveaways' are controversialThis type of Instagram lottery, also known in the industry as a "loop giveaway," has become a lucrative growth hack for top tier creators. The lawsuit alleges that the winners of the loop giveaway were not made public enough.
That’s because Wang’s notoriety has just increased substantially, following his first-ever Netflix comedy special, “Sweet and Juicy.” Then again, Wang admits that it’s pretty easy to recognize him these days thanks to his look. But on “Sweet and Juicy,” Wang sports a goatee and a shoulder length mane of black hair. As Wang puts it, “It’s a look!” His hair grew out during the pandemic and he just didn’t cut it. And yet, he’s still surprised at how much his comedy special has resonated, not just with other Asian Americans, but with a diverse array of people. “It’s just all kinds of people at different ages, different careers, different parts of society, parents and their children, from grandmas to porn stars,” says Wang.
Actor Constance Wu opened up about her suicide attempt in a tearful conversation on Jada Pinkett Smith’s show “Red Table Talk,” divulging what led to the incident. Wu said she felt like she couldn’t speak up about the harassment. Nadia Kim, a professor of sociology and of Asian and Asian American studies at Loyola Marymount University, said on the panel that the lack of Asian American representation makes it harder. “Because there are so few Asian American stars, there is incredible pressure put on these actors, like Constance Wu, to be perfect,” she said. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255, text HOME to 741741 or visit SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for additional resources.
TikTok creator Lillian Zhang landed her first paid brand deal when she had only 10,000 followers. Success came fast for Lillian Zhang, a TikTok micro influencer, after she went viral on the platform. At the same time, brands' TikTok accounts began commenting on her posts and following her. This is the DM Zhang sent, which landed her first paid brand deal:Zhang sent a job-search company this DM after its TikTok account began interacting with hers. Lillian Zhang.
Adam Levine's alleged Instagram DMs to a model have become the internet's latest meme, with many people both criticizing and mocking the Maroon 5 singer for being "cringe." The "Adam Levine Cheating Scandal" meme first went viral earlier this week after Instagram model Sumner Stroh posted a TikTok alleging that she had had a year-long affair him, according to meme database Know Your Meme. After their communication ended, Stroh alleged Levine had asked her if he could name his child after her. "the most embarrassing thing about adam levine cheating, even more than the cheating, is the insanely cringe flirting," one person tweeted. Meanwhile, others made jokes about the alleged "truly unreal how f-----g hot you" are message.
The cloud provider had given me a better offer financially, but I chose VMware because it offered me a dream job. It was an opportunity to work in a leadership role and VMware had a better culture from what I had seen. Ten days in, the news breaks about Broadcom buying VMware for $61 billion. This new role will be a great role, and it might be a steppingstone to another role within the company. Do you work at VMware or Broadcom and have an insight to share?
Manasi Arya started posting artwork on Instagram and TikTok after she graduated college. Arya's ArtwithManasi accounts now have 40,100 followers on TikTok and 19,000 followers on Instagram. Around the same time, she hit 10,000 followers on TikTok and applied for the platform's Creator Fund. She earned $9,000 to create one video for DirecTV that was posted on TikTok and Instagram. Although her videos about art remain popular, she branched out into posting about fashion, identity and representation, and dating.
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