Gillmor Gang: TV Clubhouse
The Gang spends a lot of time these days on the streaming wars, so it seems appropriate that Congress wants to get into it. With Netflix’s success at overturning the structure of Hollywood’s broadcast television production and advertising process.....»»
Twitter Held Discussions To Buy Clubhouse For $4 Billion
Twitter held talks in recent months to acquire Clubhouse, the buzzy audio-based social network, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. From the report: The companies discussed a potential valuation of roughly $4 billion.....»»
Twitter Spaces Challenges Clubhouse for the Live Audio Social Media Crown
Twitter Spaces is only one in a recent spate of entries to the live audio social media arena. What sets it apart? Continue reading........»»
Facebook tests Hotline, a Q&A product that’s a mashup of Clubhouse and Instagram Live
Facebook tests Hotline, a Q&A product that’s a mashup of Clubhouse and Instagram Live.....»»
Daily Crunch: Facebook faces questions over data breach
European regulators have questions about a Facebook data breach, Clubhouse adds payments and a robotics company has SPAC plans. This is your Daily Crunch for April 6, 2021. The big story: Facebook faces questions over data breach A data breach involv.....»»
Clubhouse launches payments so creators can make money
Clubhouse, a one-year-old social audio app reportedly valued at $1 billion, will now allow users to send money to their favorite creators — or speakers — on the platform. In a blog post, the startup announced the new monetization feature,.....»»
This Week in Apps: Clubhouse clones, WWDC21, apps have their best-ever quarter
This Week in Apps: Clubhouse clones, WWDC21, apps have their best-ever quarter.....»»
Clubhouse will create billions in value and capture none of it
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Natasha and Danny and Alex and Grace were all here to chat through the week’s biggest tech happenings. It was.....»»
Gillmor Gang: ZoomHouse
I use Feedly to work my way through each day’s stream of politics, tech and media stories. Today, I am greeted with a picture of something called Feedly Cloud and the following message: Scheduled Maintenance Feedly will be back in less than 30.....»»
Discord is launching new Clubhouse-like channels for audio events
Everyone is scrambling to build a Clubhouse clone right now, but for Discord it makes perfect sense. With everyone stuck at home searching for safe ways to rekindle their social lives over the last year, Discord’s appeal exploded. The company c.....»»
LinkedIn confirms it’s working on a Clubhouse rival, too
Clubhouse’s list of competitors is growing. LinkedIn has now confirmed it’s also testing a social audio experience in its app which would allow creators on its network to connect with their community. Unlike the Clubhouse rivals being bui.....»»
Spotify Jumps Into Social Audio, Acquires Sports-Focused Live Audio App
Spotify said Tuesday it has acquired the company behind the live audio app Locker Room, giving the music and podcast platform a new foothold in a space that has seen a surge of interest following the rise of the app Clubhouse. From a report: The comp.....»»
Silicon Valley is racing to build an audio-only internet, and I hope it succeeds
I used audio-based apps like Clubhouse as my main source of media for a week, and now I'm convinced they're the future of the internet......»»
This Week in Apps: App Store bills gets ghosted, Dispo drama, Facebook’s Clubhouse clone
This Week in Apps: App Store bills gets ghosted, Dispo drama, Facebook’s Clubhouse clone.....»»
Extra Crunch roundup: Clubhouse UX teardown, YC Demo Day favorites, proptech VC survey, more
Our reporting team watched more than 300 pitches over 8 hours at YC Demo Day and made a list of their favorite startups. Since the pandemic began, I have been pushing the limits of my imagination to try to picture what cities will look and.....»»
Slack is Building a Clubhouse-like Feature
Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield said his company would soon adding a range of audio features for all users of its work chat app. From a report: Butterfield said that a feature for leaving audio messages, similar to a function available in messaging app.....»»
Gillmor Gang: Grifters Paradise
The other day, I attended a celebration of one of the pioneers of collaboration technology, Ray Ozzie. The father of Lotus Notes, Ozzie left Lotus and his startup firm Iris after a hostile takeover by IBM, and eventually joined Microsoft when that co.....»»
Facebook’s Clubhouse rival looks a lot like Clubhouse right now
Facebook is building a Clubhouse rival, The New York Times reported in February. But what that product will look like or how it will work have been questions that have remained unanswered. However, new screenshots of a Facebook audio product, still u.....»»
Ransomware operators are piling on already hacked Exchange servers
The fallout from the Microsoft Exchange server crisis isn't abating just yet. (credit: Aurich Lawson / Ars Technica) Microsoft Exchange servers compromised in a first round of attacks are getting infected for a second time by a ransomware gang.....»»
Clubhouse UX teardown: A closer look at homepage curation, follow hooks and other features
UX expert Peter Ramsey and TechCrunch reporter Steve O'Hear discuss some of Clubhouse's UX challenges as it continues to onboard new users at pace while it strives to create enough stickiness to keep them active. Clubhouse, the social audio.....»»
Daily Crunch: Investors back away from Dispo
Dispo is in the midst of a sexual assault controversy, Zoom introduces an SDK and Android owners will have to continue waiting for Clubhouse access. This is your Daily Crunch for March 22, 2021. The big story: Investors back away from Dispo After a r.....»»