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US government seizes $56 million in crypto from BitConnect’s ‘number one promoter’

The Verge

The Department of Justice says that it’s the largest recovery of cryptocurrency to date — and that it was willingly given up by Los Angeles resident Glenn Arcaro, who has called himself BitConnect’s “number one promoter.”. He said that he had earned what was then valued at $24 million by his participation.

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How to tastefully use GIFs to bring your marketing emails to life

The Next Web

The stuff that memes of made of, GIFs currently rule the Internet with king pins like #WHATSHOULDWECALLME and Buzzfeed using them as fuel for a new breed of digital storytelling. For marketers, though, animated GIFs can also play an important role as a storytelling tool in emails. Finding similar success, Dressed Up! –

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222 wants to match perfect strangers for bespoke, real-life experiences

TechCrunch

“In early 2022, we moved to Los Angeles and started partnering with brick and mortar locations, creating a marketplace between hyperlocal venues and members looking to discover their city and meet new people through unique social experiences.” ” That marketplace became 222.

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Five Things I Would Like to Know About You

Have Fun - Do Good

A week or so ago Jory Des Jardins of Pause tagged me for the meme that is going around, Five Things You Don't Know About Me. Some of my favorite places to eat cupcakes are the Teacake Bakeshop in Emeryville, CA, Sprinkles Cupcakes in Los Angeles, CA and the Magnolia Bakery , in New York City. meme five Enough about me.

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Tinder CEO Elie Seidman on finding love during the pandemic

The Verge

Those cues are in TikTok, TikTok videos, those are in what you’re watching on Netflix, those are in the memes that are circulating. Not just — we’re an important place to meet new people, but we’ve become, very fortunately, a really important brand in social culture, specifically in youth social culture. So yeah, we’ve pivoted.

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Here are the 5 biggest announcements from the EA Play Live 2020 press conference

The Verge

This year, Electronic Arts, like many of the giant video game publishers, switched from what would normally have been a massive E3 press conference in Los Angeles to a virtual-only event called EA Play Live. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Chris “Cuz” Perry, the game’s director, said, “It’s the beginning.

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Facebook groups are falling apart over Black Lives Matter posts

The Verge

She only bans hate speech or threats, but during the Black Lives Matter movement, she started banning “all lives matter” content because she considers the memes people shared to be hate speech. “I In her group, she says someone posted a video of Star Wars actor Pedro Pascal at a protest in Los Angeles.

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