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Making Real Instagram Connections

2 years ago
InternetNews

Trying to grow a following on Instagram? Could chasing new followers be negatively impacting your connection to current followers? To discover a strategy for growing and sustaining an engaged and responsive community on Instagram, I interview Jonny Keeley.

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Twitter Continues to Test New Topic-Based Listings for Spaces, Which Could Improve Discovery

2 years ago
InternetNews

Twitter’s still working on improving Spaces discovery, which is a key step in maximizing Spaces take-up.

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New Study Highlights the Usage of Social Media Platforms for News Content Around the World

2 years ago
InternetNews

The report looks at how many people in each region now rely on social platforms for news content.

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Facebook Shuts Down its Live Commerce Push, Which May Reflect Broader Disinterest in Live Shopping

2 years ago
InternetNews

Live commerce has been a key growth lever for Chinese apps – but western audiences seem less enthused by the option.

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YouTube Launches Updated Editing UI to Help Creators Move into Shorts, New Analytics Features

2 years ago
InternetNews

The new option will provide another way to lean into the short-form content trend.

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VR Headset Usage On Steam Once Again Jumps To Anomalous All Time High

2 years ago
InternetNews
The Steam Hardware Survey shows a near quadrupling of VR users in July – but as with May, this data is almost certainly erroneous.
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Requisition Devs Talk Release Date, Home Alone, Quest Port

2 years ago
InternetNews
We sat down with the developers of Requsition VR to get an update on the upcoming VR zombie game!
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First Hand Offers Gravity Gloves With Quest Hand Tracking

2 years ago
InternetNews
If you’ve got Quest 2, you’ll want to check out the new First Hand free hand tracking demo from Meta.
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Quest’s Most Popular Basketball Game on App Lab ‘Gym Class’ Secures $8M

2 years ago
InternetNews
IRL Studios announced that Gym Class, its popular VR basketball game on Meta Quest App Lab, has raised $8 million in a seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) with participation from Y Combinator. Other participants include Founders Inc., Todd and Rahul’s Angel Fund, Balaji Srinivasan, Zaza Pachulia, and a number of other angel investors. Named […]
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Crew Readies Free-Flying Robots, Prepares Sample Returns, and Transfers Cargo

2 years ago
InternetNews
The Expedition 67 crew kept busy aboard the International Space Station today readying free-flying robots, preparing sample returns, and transferring cargo. NASA Flight Engineer Kjell Lindgren set up Astrobee’s free-flying robots for a student robotics competition. For the competition, students write software to control one of the station’s Astrobee free-flying robots. Finalists have their code downloaded …