Third Place heißt übersetzt „dritter Ort”. Das Konzept stammt von dem Soziologen Ray Oldenburg. Gemeint ist damit ein Ort, der neben dem First Place (Zuhause) und Second Place (Arbeit) Ausgleich ermöglicht. Third Places sind (halb-)öffentliche Orte, an denen Menschen sich begegnen, Beziehungen aufbauen, Ideen austauschen und ihr Gemeinschaftsgefühl stärken.

Don’t write online for fame and glory. Write here because ideas matter, not authorship. Write here because the more robots, pirates, and single-minded trolls swallow up cyberspace, the more we need independent writing in order to think new thoughts in the future — even if your words are getting dished up and plated by an algorithm.

What is the difference between a personal website that doesn’t have “content” and a social media account where there aren’t many posts anyway? The only thing in common is being reachable.

Nutzungsdauer und Anzahl an Podcasts wächst. Um Podcasts zu hören, greifen 78 Prozent zum Smartphone und steuern Spotify (44 Prozent) sowie YouTube (40 Prozent) an. Podcast-User nutzen das Medium jedoch nicht mehr nur rein auditiv; so konsumieren 24 Prozent Podcasts regelmäßig als Video.

Google’s SynthID watermarking tool can already detect AI-generated images and audio, and now it encompasses more media.

The creators say TikTok is unique from other social media apps and creating TikTok videos is “its own form of expression.”

If the U.S. bans TikTok, quite a few apps are going to be affected.

Lemon8, which has been described as a cross between Instagram and Pinterest, has risen in popularity in the US a year after it was launched. It has been the most downloaded lifestyle app on Apple ’s App Store in the US.

ByteDance is refusing to share information about its platforms in China in lawsuits accusing TikTok of causing youth internet addiction. Lawyers for ByteDance rejected that assertion and said any information about how the app operates outside the US is irrelevant to the case.

AI influencers could actually benefit brands looking to connect with Gen Z consumers.