TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2023

Pinterest today introduced a series of new safety features aimed at better protecting teens using its service. The features — which include things like private profiles, more control over followers and message safety controls — are similar to those introduced on other popular social media platforms with teens, like Instagram.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The company behind the hit kids game Roblox is going public after soaring use during the pandemic. Roblox has been around since 2004, but the game nearly doubled its daily users over the last nine months as it’s provided a social space where its users — mostly kids and teens — can hang out while stuck inside. Image: Roblox.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

The movie “The Social Network” introduced the general public to how many entrepreneurs start young – building multi-billion-dollar businesses while still at university. Joe Mathewson is cofounder of learning platform Firefly, working with nearly 300 schools around the world.

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DipJar

AUGUST 24, 2022

Ah, public libraries! A recent conversation with Erica Busillo Adams of Providence Public Library is a perfect case in point! Providence Public Library first opened to the public in 1878. Unlike many public libraries, Providence Public Library is a private 501(c)(3) that is chartered as a free public library.

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The Verge

JULY 15, 2021

A facial recognition algorithm used by a local roller skating rink in Detroit wouldn’t let teen Lamya Robinson onto the premises, and accused her of previously getting into a fight at the establishment. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. But Robinson had never even been to the rink.

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TechSpot

MARCH 24, 2022

The publication reports that four researchers investigating the Lapsus$ attacks on behalf of the companies that were targeted say they believe the teenager is the mastermind. While they haven't been able to conclusively link him with every hack claimed by the group, the investigators have used forensic evidence and public.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The Wall Street Journal reported that the files showed Instagram knew the social media network has a negative affect on teens’ mental health. Facebook has pushed back on the WSJ’s characterizations of its research, saying that “it is simply not accurate that this research demonstrates Instagram is ‘toxic’ for teen girls.”.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 16, 2014

posted by Chrisal Valencia Member Events & Volunteer Coordinator Local First Arizona Public Allies has played a very definitive role in my life. As I prepped for what I wanted to say to the next graduating class of Public Allies Arizona, I took a queue from my own days as an ally and reflected. Ouch, burn. And there’s the warmth.

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NTEN

JULY 9, 2014

Today we’re excited to share that Deena Pierott , founder of the White House honored youth program called iUrban Teen Tech , will offer a keynote called Moving from Diversity to Inclusion: Changing landscapes of nonprofit technology. Change Management Deena Pierott iUrban Teen lcs Leadership leading change summit'

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The Verge

MARCH 23, 2022

The teenager’s mother told the publication she did not know of allegations against him. The teenager is apparently based about five miles outside of Oxford University, and Bloomberg says it was able to speak to his mother for ten minutes through a “doorbell intercom system” at the home.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Famous on MySpace and to teens across the world, outside of MySpace they are hardly known. The mother from Missouri that pretended to be a teen boy and cyberbullied a young girl to the point where she committed suicide.Tragic yes, but MySpace’s fault? If your organization is trying to reach teens, absolutely!

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The Verge

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The Meta-owned company hasn’t — and probably won’t — officially disclosed these numbers, as it has spent the last several months under scrutiny for potentially causing harm to kids and teens. The last time Instagram publicly announced the size of its userbase was back in 2018. It took three years for Instagram to hit the 2 billion mark.

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See3

DECEMBER 18, 2012

What we’re talking about is a real, human crisis where the health of people and the public is on the line. Sometimes, our best work and that of our clients is born from crisis. We’re not talking the “I need this thing and I need it yesterday” kind of crisis. The sexual health of New […].

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2020

Building off the concepts of arousing and dominant emotions, the digital marketing publication Marketing Land studied reactions to viral images online to determine if viewers experienced positive, negative or neutral emotions. Watch what this group of teens did for their community. Emotions + Surprise. We have to stop this!

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Despite the fact that TikTok now has over 1 billion users, public health researchers know very little about the health effects it might be having on the platform’s (mostly young) users. That’s concerning, because researchers know social media platforms can be harmful , especially to the health of some groups of teens and adolescents.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

AD: There are a number of core differences between us and public and private players. We also think we’re different from most [rivals] in that we really invest time in building deep relationships with [those who represent] the future of healthcare markets — people in their teens, 20s and 30s.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

While Snapchat popularized ephemeral messaging among US teens with Stories and its DM design, Facebook has since adopted many of its rival’s features and implemented them throughout Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp for users of all age groups around the world. Facebook is using ephemeral messaging to attract younger smartphone users.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The argument that we deliberately push content that makes people angry for profit is deeply illogical,” Zuckerberg said in the memo, which he also posted on his public Facebook page. “We In his memo to employees, Zuckerberg said the company would keep doing research and work to make more of it public.

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The Verge

JULY 19, 2020

The result is “Unspeakable,” a public service announcement featuring members of the deaf community: “Although we may be deaf, we can hear the world loud and clear,” the group signs. “It I wanted to make sure the messaging was clear, and that we weren’t appropriating anything from the community,” Alaquiva said.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The most recent Pew Internet Project Internet and technology use studies show how immersed teens and young adults are in the online environment and how tied they are to the mobile and social sides of it. Some 95% of teens ages 12-17 are online, 76% use social networking sites, and 77% have cell phones.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

I think increasingly new apps and publications will focus on mobile and tablets first, old web second. Lane Sutton , Social Media from a Teen. As a startup investor, it’s important for me to monitor both the public and private markets to see where the tech world will end up in a few years. Derek Shanahan , Foodtree.

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Blue Avocado

OCTOBER 1, 2024

You use the same subject line on every one, like: “Insider Newsletter,” “Top of the news from the Teen Action Program,” or “Sound bite from the Teen Action Program.” She said, “A teen girl came to the library for talk time. I wanted to tell you this story so you can see what your support means to the teens in our community.

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The Verge

JANUARY 13, 2021

TikTok will also completely disable the option to let anyone comment on these users’ videos, even if they make their account public. Only users who they add as friends will be able to view their videos, and their account won’t be suggested to other users.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Teens under 14 will be able to access Douyin between 6AM and 10PM, but won’t be able to use the app outside of that window, the company said. The app’s youth mode keeps it in line with the Chinese government’s new restrictions on access to video games for younger children.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Even if you’re not able to host an event for your public campaign launch, find other ways to boost anticipation and excitement. your connection to soccer, teens, nonprofits, Classy, etc.). Be thoughtful about your campaign pages, goals, and timeline. Make it more personal to you (i.e. Email is still the best way to get donations.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 6, 2021

But for researchers who study social media, the internal study that sparked the controversy was mostly confirmation of what they already knew — that Instagram makes teen girls feel worse about their bodies, and that they blame the platform for anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts. “I I didn’t feel like it was tremendously surprising.”.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 3, 2023

The company originally had intentions to go public, and in 2021 it laid out plans to do so by way of a SPAC. based fintechs already offering debit cards to children and/or teens, including Greenlight , Step and Current. So being able to serve kids, teens and adults holistically inside one company globally is really exciting.”

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

Elaine Charnov – The NY Public Library. Elaine Cohen: The New York Public Library. Staged a major exhibition celebrating the spectrum of what is in the library, public programs partners with The Moth. Trying to engaged the teen-to-twenty-something who normally may not use the research library.

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Tableau

DECEMBER 19, 2023

View Zach’s data viz portfolio on Tableau Public—including several visualizations on movies. My first Tableau Public viz was film-centric. When I was a kid we owned two movies, and both starred Dan Aakryod. Three prime examples are the Rat Pack, the Brat Pack, and the Frat Pack.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Angels include former Andreessen Horowitz general partner Balaji Srinivasan; co-founder of Kabam, Holly Liu; and co-founder of sports-focused publication The Athletic, Adam Hansmann. For this reason, The Juggernaut largely works with “freelancers who would probably never join any specific publication,” Sur said.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The Joe Biden campaign is taking over a popular Instagram account from a teen supporter, who built a huge following over their summer break. The @VoteJoe account now has over 93,000 followers as of publication. Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images. as a result of COVID, we’re having these political conversations online.”.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2014

Here’s Dianne’s winning submission in its entirety: “The Pottsboro Library has made bridging the digital divide for teens a priority. A local TV station employee was hired to work with the teens in a 6-week course where they created a promotional video for the library. We've created a digital media lab.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2022

In fact, the founder had just joined Twitter in March, where he intended to aid the social network by building out new product experiences for teens via its 0–>1 team. Although the startup will take the learnings from social apps and products he’s helped create for teens, its apps won’t be solely aimed at Gen Z users.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Today's teens also plan to be generous when they get older. Maybe you’re starting to think that influence is not about how many followers someone has on Twitter.

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The Verge

JULY 27, 2021

From now on, anyone signing up to the service who’s under the age of 16 (or under 18 in certain countries) will have their account set to private by default, though the option to switch to public will still be available. Anyone under these ages with a public account now will be sent a notification encouraging them to switch to private.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 26, 2011

Public Allies AZ Alumna /. When I think back on my time with ASU Lodestar Center's Public Allies Arizona program, many different memories and candid moments pop into my mind. Particularly, I think of an image of a certain well-worn Public Allies hooded sweatshirt — our unspoken uniform of service. Youth Leadership Development.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2021

For more than a century, Boys & Girls Clubs around the country opened their doors each day to millions of kids and teens, literally and symbolically. By: Sara Leutzinger, National Director, External Communications & Content Strategy for Boys & Girls Club of America. Opening doors.

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