oh, chicago
Citizen sleuths take to Facebook to find their stolen cars
“The group has helped recover more than 200 cars in the last two months from Chicago and surrounding areas, the group’s moderator said.” | learn more
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tech, startups, internet
Nextdoor is quietly replacing the small town paper
“While Facebook and Twitter get the scrutiny, Nextdoor is reshaping politics one neighborhood at a time.” | learn more
tech, startups, internet
What do people actually see on Facebook in the US?
Published by Facebook’s VP of Analytics, Alex Schultz: “The vast majority of what people in the US see on Facebook is in their News Feed. Most of the content people see there, even in an election season, is not about […]
retail therapy
Amazon sues counterfeiters
Sorry influencers, using Tiktok and Facebook to drive traffic to your counterfeit products on Amazon’s marketplace isn’t going to fly. | learn more
retail therapy
Amazon pilots CBD sales in UK
You might be surprised to learn that CBD, the substances seemingly sold in every corner store nowadays, is banned from Facebook and Google ads. I’ve seen Facebook workarounds that offer C-🐝-D instead. Amazon testing the category is a break with […]
retail therapy
In Bangladesh, everything is bought and sold through Facebook
The country is home to over 160 million people. “There is no Amazon. There is no eBay. If you want to buy a dress or a crested finch from the comfort of your home, you have to use Facebook.” | learn more
tech, startups, internet
The payoff on a 2014 GiPHY investment
“GiPHY was bought by Facebook. I was surprised since I participated in their early investing experiment, through Alphaworks, but never got any emails about this. In July of 2014, I invested the minimum, $2,500 in GiPHY.” | learn more
tech, startups, internet
How the biggest consumer apps got their first 1,000 users
“Below, you’ll find first-hand accounts of how essentially every major consumer app acquired their earliest users, including lessons from Tinder, Uber, Superhuman, TikTok, Product Hunt, Netflix, and many more.” | learn more
oh, chicago
Chicago police arrest 53 people in illegal guns and drugs sting
Sellers were active in private Facebook groups. The cops had to go undercover with fake names to join, and they’re a bit mad at Facebook because their fake accounts kept getting shut down. | learn more
tech, startups, internet
First AI beats pros in 6-player poker
What’s especially interesting here is how little computing power the bot uses. “Facebook AI and Carnegie Mellon researchers have built Pluribus, the first AI bot to beat top pros in six-player Texas Hold’em poker.” | learn more