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Hulu officially launches its co-viewing feature Watch Party

Hulu’s social viewing feature, Watch Party, has now launched to all on-demand subscribers, the company announced today. The co-viewing feature was first introduced during the earlier days of the pandemic in 2020, allowing Hulu users to watch shows together from different locations, as well as chat and react to what they’re watching in a group chat interface on the side of the screen. Initially, the feature was only made available to Hulu’s “No Ads” subscribers before being tested with Hulu’s ...
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At the Sunrise Café...

... you can talk all night.  And please think of supporting this blog by doing your shopping through the Althouse portal to Amazon, which is always right there in the sidebar. Thanks! [Author: [email protected] (Ann Althouse)]
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More Than 1.9M People Took Part in Season of Giving on Facebook, Instagram

Facebook's Season of Giving campaign reached its high point with #GivingTuesday, and the social network shared some results. Over 1.9 million people took part via Facebook and Instagram, raising more than $135 million--including $7 million in matching donations from Facebook--for roughly 107,000 nonprofit organizations. Facebook
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What influencers should know before signing with a talent manager and red flags to look out for, according to industry experts

Youngoldman/Getty Images Many influencers sign with managers to help grow their careers and land brand deals. But there are several things industry experts say influencers should known before signing with a manager and red flags to look out for. One red flag is a manager asking for an up-front fee or "deposit," the experts said. "You're never asked to pay a deposit," said Erin Cutler, a talent manager and the founder of the influencer talent-management agency Neon Rose. Here are the other...
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Bon Appétit is facing internet backlash and hundreds of one-star reviews for its version of the traditional Haitian dish soup joumou

A volunteer serves Joumou soup to guests during the 11th annual "Haitian Community Thanksgiving Brunch" at the Caribbean Market Place in 2017. Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service/Getty The internet is after Bon Appétit again for a recipe of soup joumou, a traditional Haitian dish, that many say is inaccurate. The food magazine updated its recipe after hundreds of one-star reviews, along with critiques on Twitter and Instagram. The byline was also adjusted after Yewande Komola...
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Teen banking service Step raises $50M, adds TikTok star Charli D’Amelio to investor list

Step, a mobile banking service aimed at teens, announced this morning it has raised $50 million in Series B funding after growing to over 500,000 users only two months after its official launch. The round was led by Coatue, with returning investors from Stripe, Crosslink Capital, Collaborative Fund, and Will Smith’s Dreamers VC. The startup also added some celeb investors to this round, including Charli D’Amelio, Justin Timberlake, The Chainsmokers, as well as big names from the world of sports,...
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Muhammad Ali flattens Cleveland Williams: Neil Leifer's best photograph

‘I gambled on Ali getting a knockout, fastening my camera to the lights way above the ring. And Williams landed flat on his back in a good spot’Everyone assumes the picture I took of Ali v Liston in 1965 is my favourite – it has even been called the greatest sports photograph of all time. But my favourite photograph I ever took is Ali v Williams, no question about it. It’s the only one of my photographs hanging in my home. I’ve shot everything in my career, from Charles Manson to the pope, but I...
Tags: Photography, Sport, Culture, Art and design, Williams, Miami, Boxing, Charles Manson, Muhammad Ali, Ali, Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Neil Leifer, Liston, Cleveland Williams

Social Commerce: A Guide to Shoppable Features on Social Media

Now more than ever, people are online shopping rather than making a trip to their local store for many reasons. Mainly, it’s easy and you can shop from the safety of your home and the comfort of your own couch. From newbies, like TikTok, to the popular Pinterest, our favorite platforms are making social commerce easier than ever with even more ways to purchase. Read on for a roundup of some of the shoppable features available on each platform. Facebook & Instagram Facebook and ...
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Check Out This New Poem from DB Leighton! Loving “Nothing But Time”!

From my good friend, DB Leighton, here is  another poem. I LOVE this one. It’s definitely one relevant poem.. given the current climate of  Covid 19 and quarantine.. and yet it fits many other situations and “times” of our lives when things either move far too quickly or is moving as slow as molasses in […] The post Check Out This New Poem from DB Leighton! Loving "Nothing But Time"! first appeared on LA-Story.com.
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Strictly's Janette Manrara and Aljaz Skorjanec stun fans with very racy photo

Janette Manrara took to Instagram on Wednesday with a risque photo of herself and husband,...
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Best Cyber Week Deals 2020: Last-minute sales to shop today

Cyber Monday was bigger and better than ever. Here are the Cyber Week deals you can still shop.
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I tried hacking my life with Instagram gadgets. Did it work?

Over the course of the pandemic, I’ve been assailed by targeted ads for ‘life-changing’ products – so I put a selection of them to the testIf, like me, you’ve been involuntarily participating in this wild ride people are calling “the pandemic”, you may have experienced the same embarrassing urge as I have. Which is to fill the wide, empty void in your life with things: gadgets, gizmos, subscriptions, speakers, a little brush for your facial hair. Buying stuff online is, simply put, something to ...
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Hotels fit for a KGB officer: Soviet cities in the twilight - in pictures

Many modernist buildings from the Soviet period are being destroyed, but Russian photographer Arseniy Kotov hopes to preserve their memory with these shots of sloping cinemas and rooms under surveillance Continue reading...
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