The Verge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

For example, the once-hyped Genius was bought by MediaLab earlier this month for $80 million, reportedly less than what it had raised in venture capital over the years. It was founded in 2009 as a “ gift to Reddit ,” and its fortunes have risen and fallen along with this partnership. Imgur itself has had a strange ride as a company.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 1, 2022

And also this hot session: What Does Product-Market Fit Mean When Hype Tanks — with Pali Bhat (Reddit) and more: We’re still finalizing this panel, but Pali Bhat is coming to Disrupt to help founders hone their definitions of product-market fit (PMF). This tricky concept is not easily defined for all startups at once.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2021

But since then it has quietly picked up some interesting customers, including Reddit, Yubo, Chatroulette, Omegle and Tango, along with NBCUniversal, Interpublic Group, Walmart, Visa, Anheuser-Busch InBev and more. MIT professor wants to overhaul ‘The Hype Machine’ that powers social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

In " The Social Web Ain't Rocket Science " Worldchanging blogger Jon Lebkowsky reminds us that blogs, wikis, and social networking sites may not be appropriate for all nonprofits and that hype and pressure shouldn't drive adoption decisions or they may not be successful. I wholeheartedly agree !

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Non Profit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

We dont have digital data for a lot of human intelligence, because people werent valuing the people who produce those books, or the people who produce that artit didnt get digitized, didnt get celebrated, didnt receive comments on Reddit or Facebook. And most machine-learning researchers actually value honesty about what theyre building.

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The Verge

JULY 30, 2020

First, there’s the hype factor. Indeed, the wild-eyed boosterism got so intense that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman even stepped in earlier this month to tone things down, saying: “The GPT-3 hype is way too much.”. The GPT-3 hype is way too much. Users keen to create new businesses from GPT-3 are overlooking its weaknesses.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 17, 2021

And it’s only grown as Twitter (and to a larger extent, the entire internet) has been around and entwined with the hype cycles of these movies. The problem isn’t a new one: people either intentionally or inadvertently spoiling major twists and turns in big films or TV shows is inherent to the idea of surprise reveals in media.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

But there’s more; she also explores how Twitter’s usage has been impacted by a spate of, critical yet loud, press, and how Reddit and Discord fit into the conversation. According to The Information, Reddit is aiming for an IPO this year. Remember the public markets? Let’s hang on campus? Book your pass ASAP!

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The Verge

AUGUST 25, 2021

His show has declined as a hype vehicle for guests, and Rogan’s presence as a mainstay in the news has plummeted. In April , it said Rogan’s show had “performed above expectations” in regards to adding new users to the platform and engagement.

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The Verge

AUGUST 3, 2020

The game is a PC VR staple, having first come out in Early Access in 2006, soon after the original Oculus Rift and HTC Vive headsets kicked off the first round of VR hype. The developer apologized on Reddit and pledged to improve the PC version in future updates. As VR experiences go, it’s pretty intense.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 25, 2022

According to Abbott, the web3 development community is approaching “an inflection point where our own tools are becoming quite powerful,” but “that doesn’t mean Reddit is moving off its Web 2.0 cloud servers.” Most of web3’s early use cases don’t interest me.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 13, 2021

Here are a few suggestions specifically for nonprofit marketing: Save-the-date emails: This type of email could be a complete save the date or a fun “hype” email announcing that something big and exciting is coming. Look into these popular social media platforms: Facebook YouTube Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Snapchat TikTok Reddit.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

We’ll unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines, and wade through the hype to keep you up to date on the world of business, tech and VC. What Does Product-Market Fit Mean When Hype Tanks? with Pali Bhat (Reddit), Avlok Kohli (AngelList) and Annie Pearl (Calendly). Live On Stage: TechCrunch’s Equity.

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Futurism

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The backlash was so fierce that Y Combinator a startup incubator that's backed ventures like Reddit, Doordash and Instacart pulled its announcement and demo video down, and deleted some Optifye videos on social media. see page 461 of Scientific Management in American Industry , basically the Taylorist manifesto). Oh, how the times change.

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The Verge

AUGUST 1, 2021

It’s Reddit meets Twitter, but instead of Twitter trolls and Reddit downvoters who swarm you, you’ve just got high-quality or relatively high-quality discourse,” says Wong, who spends one to two hours on Polemix every day. Wong describes themself as “a hardcore progressive.”

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 8, 2025

A deep dive into its company history, policies, and transparency efforts revealed plenty of excellent reasons for the hype, albeit a couple of hitches. There was one time Reddit asked me to tick a box to verify that I wasn't a bot (my server was probably on the fuller side), but otherwise it was like the VPN wasn't there.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

The breathless tone might be effective at building hype, but it has many disinformation experts concerned. During its heyday, there were thousands of Q-related Facebook groups and Q-related accounts on Twitter and Reddit. Most platforms have banned, or tried to ban, Q-related content and hashtags, but with mixed success.

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Engadget

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

I mean, I, I could go on a rant for hours about how much I hate like the advice that people on Reddit parrot at each other because they [00:47:00] saw one person make this one comment one time that they liked and then they just copy and paste it everywhere else. So they're going to reach Devindra: out to whatever resources they can get.

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The Verge

JULY 10, 2020

Reddit moderators say the company finally appears to be listening to their calls for help fighting hate and harassment on the platform. And while the recent drama between Hype House and Sway House seems like a natural fit for TV, it’s unclear whether the industry will bite. Annie Gilbertson / The Markup ). Pranav Dixit / BuzzFeed ).

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 12, 2025

SEE ALSO: I tried 5 Dyson Supersonic dupes that are actually worth the hype Mercari, for its part, is the place to sell home goods like electronics and decor, new and used. Poshmark also lacks a way to message other users directly. Personally, I don't love having a convo in the comment section, but other users don't seem to mind.

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 1, 2025

What was once a hot site that a few Reddit users were quick to hype up is now one of the dating sites that Reddit users can't help but diss — in the few instances that AFF is even being discussed at all. However, some Reddit members have praised AFF as a site for men meeting men. 10 years ago.

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