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German teens went crazy for this ‘compliments’ app, and now VCs are backing its next phase

TechCrunch

Equally, teens are going through a stage in life where almost every social interaction seems to carry portent of some kind of other. This would explain in part why apps like SendIt, NGL, and Nocapp (some are Snapchat connected tools) took off as ways for teens to anonymously comment on each other. Just ask Snapchat.

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Backed by former Facebook and Twitter execs, Tagg launches social branding app for Gen Z

TechCrunch

A “social branding” app for creative teens and twenty-somethings, Tagg is announcing a $2 million seed round today from Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, Facebook’s former VP of International Growth Ed Baker, TripAdvisor founder Stephen Kaufer, Pillar VC and more. . “ Profiles can look like anything, that’s the beauty of it.

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Amid controversy, Dispo confirms Series A funding, high-profile advisors and investors

TechCrunch

Despite the backlash against Dobrik, which resulted in the app’s product page being bombarded with negative comments, the app still hit the top 10 in Germany, Japan and Brazil, according to their press release. Other notable names involved in the project include high-profile photographers like Annie Leibovitz and Raven B.

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HBO Max is taking on Netflix with human curation instead of solely relying on algorithms

The Verge

HBO Max will include messaging addressing the imagery and language, but Lyons didn’t comment on whether edits would be made like Disney has done with some of its titles in Disney Plus.). Those profiles are locked with pins (similar to Netflix), and parents can filter content by rating.

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Missing Data Demystified: The Absolute Primer for Data Scientists

Towards Data Science

Data Quality Chronicles Missing data, missing mechanisms, and missing data profiling Missing Data prevents data scientists to see the entire story the data has to tell. This would be the case of teens that refused to report their number of smoked cigarettes per day since they smoked a very large quantity. Image by Author.

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MySpace and Nonprofits: A couple of articles on how-to

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I set it up so I could help some friends with teens who are it and hopefully by the time my kids are teens there will be a different technology use pattern to master.) " Invite friends to post comments to your blog; visit your friends' pages and leave relevant and valuable comments; host events; and continue to add friends.

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Jayne Cravens to Serve as Advisor to UN program in Afghanistan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

She suggests that if organizations are targeting young people, particularly teens and 20 somethings that platforms like Myspace can be a good tool. She offers some strategies ideas, including asking current volunteers to put information about volunteer service into their profiles on OSN platforms in the employment sections.