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Morgan Wallen, Gods country, SNL memes take over the internet

Mashable Tech

His recent Saturday Night Live appearance and subsequent post about returning to "God's country" has become a meme of sorts, most of which are poking fun at Wallen. If anything, the meme shows we all have our personal God's country. In case you missed it, Wallen appeared to storm offstage as the credits rolled on the sketch show.

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‘Disaster Girl’ has sold her popular meme as an NFT for $500,000

The Verge

Another internet meme has sold for big bucks online: Zoë Roth, best known as “ Disaster Girl ” for the popular image macro taken by her father in 2005 of her smirking at the camera while a house burns down in the background, has sold the original copy of the meme as an NFT for 180 Ether, worth almost $500,000.

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Robinhood raises $1B after trading halts to keep its platform running

TechCrunch

After a turbulent week for the stock market and halts to the trading of certain speculative securities including GameStop (GME) and AMC, consumer investing app Robinhood has raised new capital. The new funds total more than $1 billion, with the company telling TechCrunch that they were raised from its existing investor base.

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Selfies for Good?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I asked this question on my Facebook brand page, and here’s what I learned: The New York Public Library Photo Booth. The New York Public Library is using selfies as part of its social media initiative to engage library patrons. Have you seen great examples of nonprofits using the “selfie” meme for good?

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7 Keys to an Effective Social Media Ambassador Program

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Some supporters may jump at the chance to be a social media ambassador for an organization they care about, but do you really want messages about your initiatives intermingling with political rants or drinking memes? Your ideal social media ambassador is someone with a passion for your cause who naturally emanates your brand.

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Robinhood has figured out how to monetize financial nihilism

The Verge

There’s like, six pages of lawsuit disclosures in the S-1, including 50 class-actions stemming from January alone, some beef with the Securities and Exchange Commission, allegations from Massachusetts that Robinhood’s broken some laws, New York just asking questions about money laundering, and so on.

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Luigi Mangione launches a new website as he awaits his murder trial

Fast Company Tech

Although federal charges against the 26-year-old include stalking and first-degree murder for allegedly gunning down Thompson in front of a New York City hotel, some Americans who are frustrated with the state of the health insurance industry have celebrated him as a folk hero.