While email's continued evolution is significant, what it has retained from the old web sets it apart from the other pretty, convenient apps. Email is an open, interoperable protocol. Someone can use Google's service, spin up a server of her own, or send messages through Microsoft's enterprise software. And yet all of these people can communicate s... See more

A hard currency (aka cash) is a high value currency which is primarily obtained through IAP and is closely related to monetization. Often it allows the player access to exclusive premium content. Examples would be the Gems on Brawl Stars, or the Gold Bars in Candy Crush Saga.

Affiliate fees have certainly been a big deal for a few years now. Back in 2016 the New York Times acquired The Wirecutter, validating the idea of affiliate fees as a publishing business model. Buzzfeed dove in head first over the following year, along with the publications formerly known as Gawker. The mania seems to have reached its peak last Nov... See more

How does this technology empower me? At whose expense?

At its core, The Edge is my answer to a lifelong question: How does one find fulfillment? I aspired to craft a holistic lifestyle that values authenticity, breeds confidence, and emboldens personal expression. Everything about The Edge is purposeful — from original content that encourages exploration to symbolizing personal growth through a retail ... See more

Yubo is one of the best social products targeting Gen. Z. We are impressed with their understanding of the generation. Yubo brings down the barriers to make new online friends and creates the perfect sandbox to generate memorable online experiences.

This is where messaging is a much more natural fit, and, as far as the depth of your network is concerned, messaging services are just as much a threat to v1 social networks connectivity as TikTok is to Facebook’s hold on attention: I can simultaneously be a Bucks fan with the Fiefdom, a tech enthusiast with my Slack group, explore ideas with my Wh... See more

The social group is broken down into atomized individuals who fight for their right to fulfillment via professional advancement or personal consumption. This system is often sold to us as freedom. Those competing individuals never find true autonomy, however, because they lack the social fabric in which to exercise it.

As a result, the feedback you do receive in digital conversations is more polarized, because the only people who will engage are those who are willing to take that extra step and bear that cost of wading into a messy conversation.