COLIN KIRKLAND

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• Instagram Works With Schools To Counter In-App Bullying in MediaDailyNews on 03/25/2025
  

  Instagram is inviting U.S. middle and high schools to report in-app teen safety issues directly to Meta for faster content-moderation actions.

• Meta Launches AI-Powered Creator Tools On Instagram in MediaDailyNews on 03/25/2025
  

  To drive partnership campaigns, Meta is inviting brands to access personalized, AI-enabled creator content recommendations within the Partnership Ads Hub in Ads Manager.

• X's Head Of Engineering Leaves 'Suddenly' in MediaDailyNews on 03/24/2025
  

  Wang joined X in 2023 as a key player, serving as a bridge between owner Elon Musk and the larger team of engineers. Lately, Wang has acted as X's lead of engineering and product, as Musk has allocated more time to his role as head of U.S. President Trump's DOGE initiative, as well as xAI.

• Could Orme Revolutionize Social Commerce? in Media 3.0 on 03/24/2025
  

  With deep ties to the world of branded content, Orme founders Faisal Ahmed and Bob D'Loren want to revolutionize the social side of commerce - an industry expected to encompass $2.9 trillion in transactions by 2026.

• Perplexity AI Wants To Rebuild TikTok's Algorithm For US Users in MediaDailyNews on 03/21/2025
  

  Perplexity AI remains dedicated to purchasing TikTok, and has published its own vision for rebuilding the platform in the U.S., including its powerful algorithm. In January, Perplexity revised its initial takeover offer for the popular short-form video app that would allow the U.S. government to own up to 50% of "NewCo," the new company Perplexity is proposing, upon a future IPO.

• Yahoo Sells TechCrunch To Investment Firm Regent in MediaDailyNews on 03/21/2025
  

  Digital technology news outlet TechCrunch announced Friday that it has been sold to Regent, a California-based private equity firm that owns dozens of companies in the media, retail and manufacturing industries.

• Discord To Launch Video Ads On Mobile in MediaDailyNews on 03/20/2025
  

  Discord is bringing video ads to mobile devices starting in June 2025, expanding its ad business while inviting users to earn rewards for "playing, streaming, or watching videos.

• X Raises $1B In New Funding in MediaDailyNews on 03/20/2025
  

  X is now valued at $32 billion with an additional $1 billion it has raised in new equity from unidentified investors. The funding was first reported by Bloomberg, which says X is likely to use a portion of the money to pay down its debt.

• Journalists Make Up 'Backbone' Of Community Notes On X: Report in MediaDailyNews on 03/19/2025
  

  As Meta rolls out the first stage of its controversial content-moderation program based on X's current system, a new report highlights deep-seated flaws in the approach based on its current performance on Elon Musk's social-media app.

• Oracle Considers US TikTok Deal Amid Security Concerns in MediaDailyNews on 03/19/2025
  

  Oracle is considering a sale of TikTok's stateside operations while potentially allowing for China-based owner ByteDance to remain in full control of the app's powerful algorithm.

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• TikTok Honors Top Creators With Discover List by Colin Kirkland (Digital News Daily on 10/20/2021)
  

  Hi John, sorry it's 13.8 billion dollars. 

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