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Friend.tech hype grows, Tornado Cash founders go for a spin and FBI’s monitoring North Korean hackers

TechCrunch

Follow me on Twitter @Jacqmelinek for breaking crypto news, memes and more. But that’s ok, we dove deep into the hype and looked at what skeptics are worried about for the new application. We discussed how the current macroenvironment is impacting Bitcoin-focused businesses and where Erik sees the most opportunities for startups today.

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10 Facebook Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Perhaps they can not get a Facebook ad budget approved or they are simply stuck in the outdated “social media is free” meme. In discussions with small and medium-sized nonprofits, there’s a lot of hype about stories (which disappear 24 hours after posting), but very little ROI and stories can be time-consuming to create.

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The Real Housewives of Social Media: Cooking up Recipes for Nonprofit Success

NTEN

Neff and Jordan Viator -- had the great opportunity to lead a session entitled " The Real Housewives of Social Media " Funny Photoshopped pictures were displayed of us, we sported aprons to hype the theme, and we shared information and case studies on various aspects of social media campaigning. What's this all about"?

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Doing shots with true believers at Ethereum’s biggest party

The Verge

People are urged to BUIDL, pronounced “biddle,” a play on Bitcoin’s HODL meme. Godfrey was primarily at ETHDenver because he was curious about social impact DAOs, especially because they are “inherently a leaderless, egalitarian model.” To that end, Polis hyped Colorado’s history with cooperatives to the crowd.

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There’s never been a better time to play video games

The Verge

Genshin Impact. Virtual reality is not the mainstream format that the hype around the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR might have led you to expect all the way back in 2016. That’s if, like viral reality, the technology can find its footing when it becomes more than just betas and hype. Destiny 2 is free. Jay Peters.

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Geek Heresy

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

He’s a geek (former Microsoft Research guy) who is making the case that technology doesn’t make the kind of social impact it claims to deliver. A mentor is going to have a more powerful impact over somebody than YouTube videos. There’s often more value to me in reading iconoclastic books than feel-good affirmations of popular icons!

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2021: A year in art on The Verge

The Verge

In part because it feels like doomscrolling — a constant in our lives thanks to COVID — but also because it felt so tied to the passive nature of people seeing some meme on a social feed and just believing it without any validation. The podcasting hype house from hell. Out of all the sketches Tyler shared, these resonated immediately.

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