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The 10 smartest BookTok recommendations you should read

The humble book has had a negative press since the dawn of the internet. News outlets would have you believe that nobody reads anymore; that it’s an outdated form propped up only by stuffy professors and die-hard readers. The public ...

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The biggest alternatives to Twitter – and their problems

For an app that, at its core, encourages people to write sentences, Twitter is a behemoth of a social media presence. Initially a fluffy, whimsical distraction from the increasingly-toxic Facebook, Jack Dorsey’s brainchild has since morphed into a platform used ...

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What happened to Vine? – The downfall of a cult app

Though it may be hard to believe in these modern, heady days of TikTok with all its global power and reach, there once existed another video-sharing app – one that had an online generation hooked. It was called Vine, and ...

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Best Vine quotes ahead? I sure hope it does

What is there to say about Vine that hasn’t already been said? Vine is the great social media leveller. Facebook has droves of haters, as does Twitter. Some people don’t even like pretty-old Instagram. But everybody loves Vine. Today, in ...

It’s Complicated: How to handle a break up on social media

Back in the days before social media, breaking up with someone was pretty simple: you met up with them, or phoned them, told them how you felt and that “it’s not working out.” They cry, you cry, the conversation ends. ...

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Facebook vs MySpace: How did Facebook beat the competition?

Long before Mark Zuckerberg ever sat down in the Supreme Court for doing dodgy things on Facebook, there was Tom from MySpace sat in front of a whiteboard, smiling, letting us know everything was cool. Tom from MySpace wasn’t dodgy. ...

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Should we break up social media? Here are the pros and cons

While social media and technology have improved the lives of billions all over the world, they’ve also harmed the lives of billions. The likes of Facebook and Apple and Google, which oversee many different platforms including Instagram and WhatsApp, are ...

The top ten songs trending on TikTok right now

Music and TikTok go hand in hand much like bread and butter. Take one away and the whole thing’s pointless. Actually, butter can be used for other things. And music is pretty successful in its own right. Alright, the simile ...

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Here’s why top influencers aren’t using hashtags anymore

In fifteen short years, hashtags have gone from being a handy tool to keep up to date on local happenings, to a mainstream device used to amplify social movements. Something that serves both sides of the social media spectrum. From ...

How much social media influencers make – and how they do it

Vitamin supplements. Zero sugar energy drinks. Tequila. Food delivery apps. Mattress covers. Browser add-ons. High-tech headphones. Upcoming musicians. Metal wallets. Smoothies. Fitness trackers. These are just some of the things you’ve probably seen promoted on social media. Most of us ...

A definitive guide to the most popular TikTok dances so far

Stop any teenager in the street and ask them what the Renegade is and they’ll probably do the dance for you, right there, like a trained monkey, such is the power of the TikTok Dance Challenge. Don’t actually stop random ...

HollywoodTok: Famous actors with TikTok accounts

TikTok has a unique quirk as a social media platform. Unlike Twitter and Instagram, where the likes of Kylie Jenner and Cristiano Ronaldo rule the roost, it’s regular suburban teenagers that have the biggest followings on TikTok – and by ...

The Top Fiction Podcasts Of 2022 So Far

Audio dramas are nothing new. They’ve been around as long as radio. But fiction podcasts? A whole other beast. Episodic storytelling has never had as good as it does in this golden age of podcasting. In 2014, when investigative journalism ...

The 10 best Spotify playlists for work – whatever your mood

Music at work? To be or not to be? For some it’s sacrilege. A frustrating distraction from serious business. For others, they cannot function at work without its aid. And those others are on the right side of science. The ...

Spotify vs Tidal: Here’s what you need to know

Spotify or Tidal? This should have been the ultimate question if things had gone right. Now it’s more Spotify > Tidal, in spite of Spotify’s nosediving reputation. Tidal was originally launched in Norway back in 2010 by a group of ...

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10 apps that could be the next big social media trends

Social media apps are not in short supply. Hit up the App Store or Google Play and search “social media” and you’ll find hundreds of platforms to choose from. But quantity doesn’t mean quality. Will any of these new kids ...

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Social Media Detox: What to do after deleting your apps

Social media is a cruel mistress. On the one hand, it helps us stay connected to love ones, keeps us updated on current events and exposes us to beautiful travel destinations. On the other, it helps us stay connected to ...

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Top Instagram accounts that all men should follow

What does it mean to be a man? A question with a million different answers, none of which are likely right. Masculinity might mean chopping down trees and eating raw meat to one person, and raising awareness for mental health ...