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From Platforms to Protocols: Making Sense of Decentralized Social Media (and What it Means for the Future)

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Social media users are facing some pretty big challenges today. Most social media users — especially those leveraging the networks to boost visibility for themselves, their businesses, or their work — accept that the good of social media goes hand-in-hand with the bad. 

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10 Technology and Social Media Documentaries For Marketers

Neil Patel

Watching a social media or marketing documentary gives you insights you never get in a class and spells out the pros and cons better than any course ever could. The Social Dilemma. Additionally, it examines the effects of social media on people’s mental health and how it affects society as a whole. The Great Hack.

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Which Categories of Seed Startups are Thriving? Which Aren't?

Tom Tunguz

Blockchain - another exponential curve that shows growth from 0 to 200 startups in eight years. Blockchain is clearly the category with the steepest slope. Social Media - Facebook went public in 2012. Two years later, founders no longer started companies in social media.

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How to Use Blockchain in Marketing Data Security

Neil Patel

The boom of Bitcoin has made blockchain technology a trending topic. What Is Blockchain Technology? Blockchain technology is a new way to secure your data. How Does Blockchain Work for Data Security? Blockchain is a possible solution to giving customers peace of mind over their data.

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How QuikNode is Handling Growth in the Blockchain Industry

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QuikNode is a Miami-based startup powering blockchain applications with lightning fast Ethereum, Bitcoin, Polygon, BSC and xDai nodes. This allows anyone building an app that applies blockchain technology to do so by building directly on top of QuikNode’s globally distributed Web3 infrastructure. Table of Contents. Where Web 2.0

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38 Bright Asian SaaS Stars

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It is based on blockchain and allows businesses to take care of their finances on a number of platforms and in multiple currencies. The platform enables the two sides to better communicate via social media and messaging. ViSenze recommends items to customers on websites and social media. Based in: Hong Kong.

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Digital Payments: 12 Digital Payment Options to Consider Accepting in Your Business

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Social media payments Small businesses doing big things through social media are harnessing the built-in mobile-commerce solutions that some social media platforms enable. Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest business accounts all offer an in-built social shopping solution, including in-app purchases.