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How Gen Z uses the internet to self diagnose and get help

Mashable Tech

SEE ALSO: Why teens are telling strangers their secrets online In fact, of the 970 people between ages of 13 and 28 surveyed for the Made of Millions report, 431 of them were in some phase of what the researchers described as a mental health "journey." She also advises people to vet the influencers they follow.

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5 Social Media Stats That’ll Help Your Nonprofit Understand Audiences

TechImpact

And what’s this I hear about teens leaving Facebook for other social networks, is this true? Recently, LinkedIn expanded its long-form posts policy to include non-influencers, making it easier for lesser-known content producers (like your progressive nonprofit!) 76% of Tumblr and 74% of Instagram users are teens.

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The Nonprofit’s Guide to TikTok

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Now, for-profit companies, influencers, and nonprofits alike are using TikTok to spread information, advertise, and raise funds for causes. TikTok Videos: Not Just for Dancing Teens. It can help to team up with a TikTok influencer or popular for-profit brand. TikTok has the highest social media engagement rate per post.

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Teen banking service Step raises $100M Series C, announces Steph Curry’s investment

TechCrunch

Step , the digital banking service aimed at teens and endorsed by TikTok star Charli D’Amelio, announced this morning the close of a $100 million round of Series C funding after growing to more than 1.5 million users just six months after launch. The app also offers Venmo-like functionality for sending money to friends.

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TikTok influencer Addison Rae will star in Miramax’s gender-swapped She’s All That remake

The Verge

TikTok star Addison Rae Easterling has been cast as the lead role in a new, gender-swapped version of 1999 teen romantic comedy She’s All That , called He’s All That. He’s All That will flip the script, with Easterling playing a popular influencer who tries to change a nerdy male student into the prom king.

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Want to increase your brand’s relevancy? Partner up with tween YouTube stars

The Next Web

Brands partnering with celebrities, influencers and advocates to reach a larger and more relevant audience is not a new approach to marketing. Think of these YouTube influencers as the Mickey Mouse Club of our generation, except with 10 times the reach. .

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Nerf is hiring a chief TikTok officer, and my inner teen is drooling

The Verge

The world is very different right now, of course, but Nerf may have just announced a modern, grown-up version of the dream: it’s hiring a chief TikTok officer to dream up the company’s marketing for three months, giving one lucky influencer $30,000 and “a massive amount of Nerf products” in exchange for helping Hasbro figure out how to entice Gen Z.

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