TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The AI industry is progressing at a terrifying pace, but no amount of training will ever prepare an AI model to stop people from making it generate images of pregnant Sonic the Hedgehog. In the rush to launch the hottest AI tools, companies continue to forget that people will always use new tech for chaos. […]

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The Verge

MARCH 11, 2021

It’s certainly getting quicker and easier to make AI-generated fakes, but the more convincing they are, the more work is needed. In the short term, at least, deepfakes are going to be obviously fabricated and instant meme-bait. Each clip features exaggerated facial expressions and uncanny, sometimes nightmarish animation.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 22, 2020

In the ad, Nickelback lead singer Chad Kroeger mercilessly makes fun of himself, fully leaning into the “Photograph” meme and its usefulness in explaining all sorts of graphs and in illustrating framed copies of other memes , as Kroeger instructs viewers to “look at them” in his unmistakable, raspy voice.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Its been gradual, but generative AI models and the apps they power have begun to measurably deliver returns for businesses. offers a web app that enterprises use to monitor how their brand name is portrayed in social media posts, videos, links, and memes. Numerous AI startups found traction offering such solutions during 2024.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The meme didn’t really take off until the video, uploaded on February 16th, 2001, was posted to Newgrounds. The video presents the original Sega Genesis graphics, dubbed over with monotone, machine-generated speech reading each phrase,” Machkovech writes. “‘You Now, you have to advance the meme to participate.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Since time immemorial, when a new generation enters the workforce, they are met with high levels of judgement and apprehension. Like most people, I was once part of the new generation entering the workforce. Ushering a new generation into the workforce is hard work. Its a pattern seen in every decade.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Rivian’s hotly anticipated public debut is finally here , but the electric vehicle company is not generating the same kind of feverish online posting as its rival Tesla or other EV startups — and that’s probably a good thing. Which is not to say being a meme stock is a safe space to occupy. Don’t get me wrong. What a crazy year.”.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2010

We still use Twitter a bit to talk about our programs, we participate and create our own memes like “ #felinefriday ”, but we focus on listening and responding to what people are already talking about. We started out by listening and found many people asking questions about us or our issues. Who maintains your social media campaigns?

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 16, 2022

AI image generators can create realistic images of people or things that don’t exist. If you’re struggling to come up with high-quality imagery for your social media posts, AI image generators can help. Generate Images for Blog Posts. AI image generators can help with that, too! Generate Imagery for Fundraising Materials.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2023

Stability AI , the startup funding a range of generative AI experiments, has released a new version of Stable Diffusion , the text-to-image AI system that was among the first to rival OpenAI’s DALL-E 2. SDXL is supposedly better at generating text, too, a task that’s historically thrown generative AI art models for a loop.

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The Next Web

JULY 15, 2018

That tiny piece of audio drove more than 10 million views, inspired countless memes, created conflict between friends, and even re-surfaced the Greek composer Yanni for a new generation. You probably noticed the recent video that asked people whether they heard “Yanny” or “Laurel.” It would have been hard not to.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The Generosity Commission Report suggests incentivizing participation by “offering perks such as service hours or free promotional items to engage younger generations who may be motivated by immediate, tangible rewards.” I’m talking about something more fulfilling for your constituents, such as specific acts that involve emotional commitment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2008

Alex Steed is a self-described millennial activist and he has just announced his Millennials Changing America: The Next Generation of Organizing where he will visit over 30 cities across the United States to meet, interview and report how young people are using the Internet to leverage their social and political power. s Alex Steed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2007

This is a fun meme for user=generated content -- Take a photo of yourself with sign or message related to our campaign or cause. I read a post about user-generated content from the fresh+new blog which is focused on new media in museums. This has also been done by NTEN and Netsquared. Not sure if this includes a cash prize.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Naturally, the program has become something of a meme-generator on Twitter, with users trying to push the AI to its limit. I have clients waiting for work today, how can I tear myself away from this and from #RootsTechConnect pic.twitter.com/op6cMjcXXH — Nicole Lascelle (@pedigreetales) February 25, 2021.

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The Verge

MAY 17, 2021

The company plans to try to generate buzz for the show with its own brand-new NFT company dubbed Blockchain Creative Labs, THR reports. NFTs of some well-known memes have proven lucrative for their creators, including Bad Luck Brian , Grumpy Cat , and Keyboard Cat.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

For better or for worse, Robinhood helped inspire a new generation of investors to enter the stock market. ” Staax thinks peer-to-peer payments can onboard a new generation of stock investors by Anita Ramaswamy originally published on TechCrunch.

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TechNode

JULY 9, 2024

Kuaishou, one of the main rivals to TikToks China sibling Douyin, showcased several fresh features for its text-to-video model Kling AI at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai last week, including the ability to generate videos up to 10 seconds. billion in 2019 to RMB 12.3 billion in 2023. billion in 2019 to RMB 12.3

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 26, 2008

Alex Steed will be there as a stop on his Millennials Changing America: The Next Generation of Organizing tour (which you can donate to, like Beth Kanter did). Brazen Careerist bloggers will be there as well.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

million times on Instagram, but a Brat Generator was visited more than 5 million times as fans built their own brat memes for the season. Rather than build a traditional promotional website, the firm created dynamically generated pages across 52 markets worldwide, tailoring these AI demos to a users own interests and inputs.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

Qui Diaz posted a 3-question Changeblogging Meme , which I'd like to participate in, and I hope you'll pass it on: What is one change - big or small, local or global - you want to see in your lifetime?

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Candid

JUNE 7, 2023

As a member of Generation Z (Gen Z), or today’s 11- to 26-year-olds, I have been curious about the advice given to nonprofits on capturing younger audiences’ attention. But other suggestions, like using pop culture slang and memes to catch Gen Z’s shorter attention span, feel a little off.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Despite popular memes that social media is “Free!” premium services (WordPress themes, Flickr Pro, Facebook custom Tab generators, etc.), That’s not acceptable in the 21st Century. Even if it is only a small raise, this is the year that all nonprofit social media managers (female and male) should ask for a raise.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2022

Some sections of Zikoko’s website still revolve around this coverage, but the publication has evolved to become a chronicler of a lot more serious stuff — telling stories about the everyday life of young people in Nigeria via content, video, images and memes. The publication’s newsletter has an audience of more than 100,000 readers monthly.

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Digital Trends

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Spider-Man actors from three generations united to recreate a classic meme as Sony revealed the digital and Blu-ray release dates for Spider-Man: No Way Home.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The graphics and visuals weren’t quite as impressive as you might expect from a next-generation game (the demo was running on a PC “that is representative of the experience that players will have on Xbox Series X”), and one vacant-looking enemy even became the infamous Craig meme.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

When I wrote in March about non-fungible tokens , or NFTs, I tried to dazzle you by rattling off some of the more impressive sales numbers from the time: $600,000 for the Nyan Cat meme, $5.8 First, of course, people started drawing pictures of the Loot bags: some by hand , and some by artificial intelligence-generated pixel art.

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TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2021

And after doing that obviously stupid thing, my Twitter feed became chock-full of ass-related imagery, memes, and $ASS coin stans breathing on me. Earlier today I tweeted about $ASS , a cryptocurrency named after a dog. In this case, Australian Shepherds. save me pic.twitter.com/CtmjcfeWdX. — alex (@alex) May 20, 2021.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2022

The best example of this reversion is Robinhood, a company that became synonymous with consumer trading and investing activity , and the meme stock craze in particular. Users — monthly active users, or MAUs — help the company generate payment for order flow and other incomes.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Now, the campaign says it plans to use the account to boost user-generated content from Biden supporters, whether it’s videos or screenshots of tweets. Staff from the Markey campaign frequently interacted with their supporters and the memes they created throughout his 2020 primary run against Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-MA).

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In the days leading up to the release of “Pink Friday 2,” Nicki Minaj’s fifth studio album and sequel to her debut record “Pink Friday” that dropped on Friday, Twitter was flooded with AI-generated images of pink-toned cityscapes. Gag City, the dreamy […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 29, 2013

A popular internet meme goes something like this: ‘It’s 2013: where’s my flying car?’ Forget flying cars: data is already enabling scientists to cure disease, predict when we’ll get sick, and generate higher crop yields to feed our expanding population.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 21, 2020

But the central hook of Quibi — bite-sized entertainment for a generation of smartphone-toting millennials and teens on the go — appeared to falter when met with reality. The company hired many talented people to build its app, and then it hired many other talented people to make the stuff that would stream through it.

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2021

But the fact that rude people on Nextdoor is a meme stems from the same scale that the company was just crowing about. The unicorn will merge with Khosla Ventures Acquisition Co. II, taking itself public and raising capital at the same time. The company wants to bring people together.

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Care2

JANUARY 27, 2014

Upworthy is a great example of how compelling content can generate a lot of shares and comments on Facebook too. Should your organization adopt a similar model and share popular memes and videos with your audience on Facebook to generate more engagement? However, memes and videos should not be your only source of content.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This post includes real-life examples of predictive LTV decisions that can help generate higher returns on ad spending or identify underperforming campaigns that can be stopped in their tracks. Submit a title and a description for the topic you’d like to talk about before April 21.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

According to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , BitConnect convinced people to invest a total of $2 billion by telling them that it had a bot capable of generating incredibly high rates of return from crypto trading. He said that he had earned what was then valued at $24 million by his participation.

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