Ben Anderson, CEO and co-founder of Amino Apps, discusses the growth of his company and the app's impressive user statistics. Amino Apps allows users to create an online community dedicated to one topic.
Anderson says members have created over one million communities in the last 18 months. He says one of the largest communities is for Korean pop music, or K-Pop. On average, users spend 70 minutes a day on the app.
Amino Apps is introducing Avatar Chat, which allows users to video chat using animated avatars.
Merriam-Webster has fully revised its popular “Collegiate” dictionary with over 5,000 new words. They include “petrichor,” “dumbphone” and “ghost kitchen.” Also “cold brew,” “rizz,” “dad bod,” “hard pass,” “cancel culture” and more.
YouTube will offer creators a way to rejoin the streaming platform if they were banned for violating COVID-19 and election misinformation policies that are no longer in effect.
Lukas Alpert of MarketWatch explores how networks, brands, and ad buyers absorb the shockwaves when late‑night show hosts are suddenly cut — and brought back.
