TechCrunch

AUGUST 13, 2022

Welcome back to Week in Review , the newsletter where we quickly recap the top stories from TechCrunch dot-com this week. The most read story this week is on a Pew study that suggests this generation of teens has largely abandoned the platform in favor of Instagram/YouTube/TikTok/etc.; Want it in your inbox every Saturday?

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Digital Trends

APRIL 28, 2022

Teenage romantic comedy Crush delivers a funny, simple story that adults of any age can appreciate, no matter how old you are or who you love.

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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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Mashable Tech

MARCH 7, 2025

In a '90s setting, Stranger Things ' Millie Bobby Brown stars as orphaned teen Michelle, who has a chip on her shoulder and a little brother whose consciousness has somehow ended up in a cartoony-looking robot that can only spit cutesy catchphrases. and An American Tail, in which a pesky pack of kids could topple a villainous authority.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 25, 2021

They predicted that, if “increasingly fewer teens are choosing Facebook as they grow older,” the company would face a more “severe” decline in young users than it already projected. And while Instagram remains incredibly popular with teens, Facebook’s own data shows that they are starting to engage with the app less. Declining numbers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 5, 2011

That said, I am starting to worry a little bit that nonprofits are falling behind on mobile communications and missing out on some exceptional opportunities to tell their nonprofit’s story to the mobile masses. That said, the community on Daily Booth has a lot of active teens.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2014

Charlotte, A Young Teen, Helping To Save Horse Farm Through A Kick Starter Campaign. The story is about how Diane has run into trouble with the local planning board is described here on her GoFundMe page and has incurred legal fees. Crowdfunding in general has raised more than 5.1 A Crowdfunding Campaign To Save A Horse Farm.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2023

It’s TC’s column that highlights the major stories over the past few days, and — we humbly submit — it’s a darn useful resource for folks on the go. Hiya, folks, and welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s digest of the past week in tech news. This week, we cover Sam Altman backing a […]

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TechCrunch

MAY 16, 2023

I still look back on all the time that I spent as a teen, crushed by stigma and afraid to talk about mental health with my friends and family,” says the Stanford grad. Teens, often with the support of their parents, are matched through the Somethings system with mentors who have similar backgrounds and situational experiences.

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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. You don’t hear about it much anymore, but in 2007 there were many stories of how MySpace was helping bridge the digital divide because low-income youth were logging in and teaching themselves HTML code. Think about that for a minute.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Magic happens when social entrepreneurs, nonprofits leaders, technologists, and young people are brought together for a high energy, creative, and interactive event that exposes everyone to new ideas and stories. I was so happy to hear the story of how the event got started and the beginning of the network from Fernanda Bornhausen Sa.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2014

To kick off our new success stories. section of TechSoup.org we launched a contest last month for great digital inclusion stories. We called it the TechSoup ‘Digital Connector’ Story Challenge. The challenge was that organizations had to tell their story with very few words – under 1,000 characters to be exact.

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The Verge

MAY 14, 2021

BuzzFeed News has published a great story that looks at the cultural phenomenon that was on display when that picture of a mile-long Starbucks order (which included over 18 pumps of flavor) went viral earlier this month. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Wait, what? Starbucks influencers?

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Blue Avocado

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Sometimes it can be a little longer if you have a really good story to tell. 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.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 11, 2021

Across its 10 episodes, which chart a handful of humans grappling with an alien invasion, the story slowly teases out the reality of what’s happening. Unlike most stories about an alien invasion, which tend to focus on the alien part, Invasion lingers on human trauma. Image: Apple. Invasion gets off to a slow start.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

That’s concerning, because researchers know social media platforms can be harmful , especially to the health of some groups of teens and adolescents. They’re also worried about what happens to users when videos sharing personal, sensitive stories go viral, and if the platform has similar impacts on teen mental health as Instagram.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Facebook is arguing, then, that the information only shows that some users say they feel that way — and that it’s not enough to draw a line between Instagram and the mental health of teen girls more broadly. It probably already has the data it needs for more extensive analysis on Instagram and teen mental health, Subrahmanyam says.

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Kindful

MAY 1, 2021

Mission: Robbie’s Hope is an uprising of teens to help other teens. Their goal is to cut teen suicide rates in half by 2028. How To Share Vulnerable Nonprofit Stories Tastefully And Respectfully – Bloomerang. How To Leverage The Power Of Nonprofit Stories When You Must Respect Identities – Bloomerang.

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sgEngage

JULY 16, 2024

Each appeal, mailed to a segmented list of potential new and past donors, includes an inspiring story about ASM’s impact as well as an easy donation link. For example, the internal theme of our summer appeal was “How ASM Prepares Teens for Life After High School.” And it never hurts to repeat the impact of your mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2012

I also want to them to discover and follow their own sense of social activism and philanthropy and become Philanthroteens , teens with a passion for social change who grew up not knowing what it was like to not to have a cell phone or not to be connected to Facebook. What other stories, tips, or resources would you add to this post?

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Ars Technica

MARCH 3, 2025

Paragraphs of text, accompanied by larger artworks, tell the story of a teen girl named Michelle who must travel across the country with her robot companion to find her long-lost brother, while being pursued by a federal agent.

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The Verge

MARCH 16, 2021

This time around that includes characters connected to the ongoing story, like Agent Jones, as well as someone called the “Spire Assassin,” and Raz, described as “seeker of The Spire’s mysteries.” Of course, it wouldn’t be Fortnite without licensed tie-ins.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

A beloved character from previous novels, this latest story in the realm takes us along with Haymitch Abernathy's as his name is called to serve as tribute for District 12. The missing teen is Barbara Van Leer — the daughter of the family that owners the camp. in hardcover, down from the list price of $27.99.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Instagram introduced music stickers for Stories in 2019 and rolled out its direct TikTok competitor, Reels , in August. Meanwhile, TikTok has continued to gain traction with Snap’s loyal base of teen and young adult users, meaning Snap could lose its edge if these users stick to TikTok instead of checking or posting to Snapchat.

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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.

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DipJar

JULY 26, 2022

Utah Pride is an events-based organization that supports the community through mental health services; programming for youth and families, teens, adults, and seniors; suicide prevention efforts; education and training; and a community space where people can gather and connect. The Pride Center offers a home.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 25, 2021

It’s been a rough few weeks for Facebook. Also, in the middle of all of that, Facebook’s apps were all down for a good chunk of a day in early October. None of that is mentioned in Facebook’s earnings release today. But it is the context behind these investments and changes.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

There have been countless studies about the damaging effects of social media on mental health, particularly on teens. We all love the underdog story.”. In a twist, Inpathy’s users share their stories or content not through pictures or the written word, but via audio or video, providing what Smith hopes is an immersive experience.

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Tableau

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This alone gives you a lot of stories you can tell. The Rat Pack is comprised of Hollywood royalty like Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, the Brat Pack had ‘80s teen stars like Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall (muses of director John Hughes), and the Frat Pack are the ‘00s comedy mainstays like Ben Stiller and Will Ferrell.

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Candid

JANUARY 8, 2025

In a generation very well-documented to be suffering with anxiety, Half the Story is at the leading edge of the digital well-being movement for teens. There are great organizations already doing the work of cultivating and promoting leadership among girls around the world, such as GirlUp and Shes the First.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

For example: “Many teen girls struggle with their self-esteem thanks to Instagram and Snapchat. Please help us open the door for a teen to attend our personal development conference, benefit from having a mentor, and get on a path to college and a career.” . Your list might look something like this: Andrea’s success story.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 25, 2022

Today’s teens get the message that they need to go to college, but so many don’t know how to get to college, how to pay for college, or what they should do while they are at college. . Do you help families, single mothers, abandoned pets, or teens with big dreams? I call it “Who-How-Story.”. Then tell a STORY.

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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 campaign is also planning Instagram stories that mirror the PowerPoint-style activism that’s grown popular on Instagram over the last few months. Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 6, 2021

So this week, we’re bringing you stories about how people protect themselves in the most extreme conditions — whether it’s Muslims navigating FBI surveillance or refugees trying to secure a working SIM card. It cuts down to the most basic questions of what we need to protect ourselves and the people we care about.

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NTEN

APRIL 10, 2012

Through their responses, and detailed follow-up interviews with 13 nonprofits, we discovered some remarkable and unexpected stories of innovation. One small organization, for example, is using text messages to communicate with teens who participate in a mentoring program.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 18, 2021

This change also occurred just days after the WSJ says it contacted TikTok for a statement about its upcoming story, so it’s possible that TikTok preemptively rolled out the update before the report was published.

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The Next Web

JULY 27, 2013

Still, Kickstarter success stories seem to be everywhere. The late, great teen detective television drama Veronica Mars broke all manner of Kickstarter records on its way to funding a theatrical edition. What actually happened, however, was a much sadder story.

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