Peter Thiel Steps Down From Meta Board of Directors Peter Thiel, who joined then-Facebook's board of directors in 2005, will not stand for re-election at Meta's 2022 annual meeting. Thiel said in a statement, "It has been a privilege to work with one of the great entrepreneurs of our time. (Meta CEO) Mark Zuckerberg's intelligence,
Twitch Rivals, Official Marketing Partners Prep for Kickoff of Streamer Bowl III Twitch Rivals, Twitch's live competition destination, teamed up with Fortnite and the National Football League Players Association on a Big Game of their own: Streamer Bowl III. Streamer Bowl III is a fan-fueled esports tournament in which NFL players such as Christian McCaffrey
Reddit Adds 4 Members to Executive Team The executive team at Reddit has grown by four following one new hire and three promotions that were revealed Monday. Carla McIntosh joined the company as vice president of global talent acquisition. She comes from Google, where she served as U.S. head of talent acquisition for its U.S.
Meta NPE Team’s Sparked Video Speed Dating App Fizzles Out Meta's New Product Experimentation team has lost its loving feeling for Sparked, the video speed dating application it began testing last April. People testing the app received an email alerting them of its impending shutdown Jan. 20 and saying they will be able to download
Twitter Spaces Recording Rolls Out to All Android, iOS Users Twitter said Thursday that Spaces Recording is now available to all Android and iOS users. Another update on Spaces Recording: The option for hosts to record is now available for everyone on Android and iOS! When starting a Space, tap the "Record Space" switch to
Messenger Adds Holiday-Themed Backgrounds, Gift Wrap to Cash Gifts via Its App Giving cash as a gift may be boring, but there's no reason why it can't be festive. Messenger Wednesday introduced holiday-themed backgrounds and gift wrap for people using Facebook Pay to send cash gifts via its Android application. Source: Ad Week - AD
Head of Messenger Stan Chudnovsky to Leave Meta in Q2 2022 Meta will have to endure another key departure, as head of Messenger Stan Chudnovsky said he will leave the company at some point in the second quarter of 2022. Chudnovsky joined Facebook in February 2015 as head of product for messaging, after serving as
Clubhouse Tweaks Room Composer, Giving Users Setting Up Rooms More Options Social audio application Clubhouse revamped the process of creating and setting up rooms on its platform. A spokesperson said in an email, "You know that feeling of slight panic that sets in when you open a room and you're trying to entertain everyone piling
ESPN Taps Twitter’s Ticketed Spaces to Raise Funds for The V Foundation ESPN is making Twitter Ticketed Spaces history, for a good cause. The @ESPN account will host a Ticketed Spaces event Thursday (Dec. 2) at 2 p.m. ET as part of V Week, and listeners can register here and pay a $0.99 entry fee,
Did Twitter’s US User Base Hit Its Peak in 2021? New Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has a tough task ahead of him if the latest projections by eMarketer come to fruition. The research outfit sees monthly users in the U.S. peaking this year, at 56.4 million, before starting a slow decline. eMarketer said Twitter saw
