The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and several newcomers are betting on artificial intelligence to rejuvenate the fun, interactivity and whimsy of creating and sharing images.
Category: Instagram Inc
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Idea, Instagram’s Favorite Bookseller, Is Ready to Go Offline
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Idea, the fashion industry’s go-to dealer of rare art books, is sick of social media, so it’s moving to something more physical: a bookstore.
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Egg Crack Challenge and Cheese Slice Trick: Are Parents OK?
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
With the “cheese slice trick” and the “egg crack challenge,” parents vie for viral recognition — and the illusion of control over their children.
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Is Having Too Many Followers a Turnoff When Dating?
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Some women with jobs that require a high degree of visibility online say they have faced romantic rejection over the high number of their social media followers.
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The Messy Relationship Between Romance Novels and Ice Hockey
The New York Times – Sports:
Hockey romance is a thriving literary subgenre, but some of its fans on TikTok are creating content that blurs the line between fictional players and real-life ones, dividing the community.
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‘Rooftopping’ Is Popular on Instagram, but the Risks Are High
The New York Times – Travel:
“Rooftoppers” get a thrill from taking photos atop skyscrapers and sharing them on social media. Detractors call them reckless.
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What Happened When 15 of Twitter’s Top Celebrities Joined Threads
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
We examined the daily activity of Ellen DeGeneres, Wiz Khalifa, Selena Gomez and others among Twitter’s most-followed to deduce if Threads has staying power.
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TikTok Introduces Text-Only Posts
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The social media app known for its short-form videos will now allow users to create posts that contain only words, competing with Threads and Twitter.