THECUT.COM — My first rich boy pulled down my underpants. My last rich boy pulled down my tights. My first rich boy — I had fixed my eyes on his face long enough to know — was beautiful, with dark gray eyes and long golden-brown hair across his forehead. I don’t know what he grew up to be. My last rich boy was blond.

BLOG.HOOTSUITE.COM — Blog / Social Instagram trends can make or break your social marketing strategy. That’s why it’s important to stay on top of them. Brands that keep up with the top trends on Instagram can take advantage of new features and beta tools ahead of their competitors. They also show their…

TECHCRUNCH.COM — Facebook has finally revealed the details of its cryptocurrency Libra, which will let you buy things or send money to people with nearly zero fees. You’ll pseudonymously buy or cash out your Libra online or at local exchange points like grocery stores, and spend it using interoperable third-party wallet apps or Facebook’s own Calibra wallet that will be built into WhatsApp, Messenger, and its own app.

MASHABLE.COM — Ravelry, a wildly popular social media site for knitters and crocheters, is taking a stand against white supremacy, which includes supporters of Donald Trump and the Trump administration. In an announcement made by Ravelry on Sunday, the site plainly states, “We are banning support of Donald Trump and his administration on Ravelry.” The new policy was set in the spirit of inclusiveness, and Ravelry states that allowing white supremacist rhetoric on the site goes against that spirit.

TECHCRUNCH.COM — The latest pairing between a tech upstart and a financial titan is a digital prepaid card targeted at Southeast Asia’s 430 million-plus unbanked and underserved population. On Monday, the Singapore-based company best known for its gaming laptops and peripherals, announced a partnership with to develop a Visa prepaid solution.

HOOTSUITE.COM — In the world of digital media, a lot can happen in three months. Since the original release of our Digital in 2019 report, networks have been updated, new features have been launched—and audience behavior has shifted. To ensure your brand stays ahead of these changes, we’ve again teamed up with…

TECHCRUNCH.COM — Not long ago, people in China would need to visit a posh, stylish mall for luxury shopping. That’s rapidly changing as high-end brands race to embrace digital channels, which aren’t just the obvious options of ecommerce platforms or brand-owned sites. In China, Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Bulgari and other luxury brands are now connecting and selling to millions of customers through .

TECHCRUNCH.COM — Huawei may be on the ropes as it battles sanctions from the U.government, but fellow Chinese smartphone rival is in expansion mode with the launch of a new brand that’s aimed at winning friends (and sales) among the young and fashionable. “Mi CC” is the newest brand from Xiaomi. Unveiled on Friday, the phone-maker said it stands for “camera+camera” in reference to its dual-camera feature, but that apparently also segues into “a variety of meanings including chic, cool, colorful and creative.” The end goal of that marketing bumf is a target customer that Xiaomi describes as “the global young generation.” Essentially, what Xiaomi is doing here is breaking out a dedicated set of phones for those who care more about aesthetics than performance.

TECHCRUNCH.COM — I am a knitter. It is more than just my hobby. Knitting has been a core part of my identity since I was five years old, when my grandmother patiently taught me how to make my first garter stitch square. I am also a person of color. Over the past few years, it’s been painful to see the empowerment racists derive from the Trump administration, but even more troubling to see how many people insist that taking a stance against racism is “being political.” And I’ve been a member of Ravelry for 11 years.

MASHABLE.COM — Seals are a lot more talented than we give them credit for. Sure, they swim, dive, bark, and clap, but with a little vocal training they can actually sing. Thanks to researchers at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, three gray seals were taught to mimic sounds and even sing songs like “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” and the Star Wars theme.

MASHABLE.COM — This is One Good Thing, a weekly column where we tell you about one of the few nice things that happened this week. Denny’often credited as one of the original brands to dabble in internet memes, often toes the line. But this time we are glad to report that they got it very, very right. Partially by just letting an already adorable and hilarious father-son duo do their thing. .

HOOTSUITE.COM — What is the value of adding images and video to your social media posts? We know that visual content is 40 times more likely to be shared on social media than other types of content. Likewise, video posts have 50 percent greater organic reach than posts with text or links only. Time and again,…

HOOTSUITE.COM — Social media gives your brand a powerful way to find, engage with, and serve your customers. But it can also expose your brand to internal and external threats you need to guard against. To help you stay active on social media without falling victim to brand-damaging events, we’ve created a…

TECHCRUNCH.COM — The online behavioural advertising industry is illegally profiling Internet users. That’s the damning assessment of the UK’s data protection regulator in an update report published today, in which it sets out major concerns about the programmatic advertising process known as real-time bidding (RTB) which makes up a large chunk of online advertising.

MASHABLE.COM — The flicker of tiny lighter flames once illuminated dimmed concert arenas during heart-wrenching numbers. Then it was phone flashlights waving brightly for all to see. But now K-pop fandoms have invented something much more high-tech to demonstrate their love for their idols: lightsticks. . These bright, beautiful lights are an essential part of any K-Pop concert-going experience.

THEVERGE.COM — KeithKeith Utley loved to help. First, he served in the Coast Guard, where he rose to the rank of lieutenant commander. He married, had a family, and devoted himself utterly to his two little girls. After he got out of the military, he worked as a moderator for Facebook, where he purged the…

BLOG.HOOTSUITE.COM — Blog / Social If you use social media, social media management tools can make your life easier. What is social media management? Social media management simply refers to a platform or tools that reduce the amount of effort it takes to use social media effectively. They streamline…

MASHABLE.COM — In the era of text messaging, tweeting, and digital communication, capitalization can be a Real Bitch. From a young age, we’re trained to capitalize the first letter of defined terms, the beginning of sentences, and proper nouns — the names of people and any specific places or things. But over the past few years an increasing number of Extremely Online individuals have invented a series of new capitalization uses that don’t play by the rules set out by English teachers and style guides. .

BLOG.HOOTSUITE.COM — Blog / Social Stickers, filters, animations—today’s Instagram Stories look better than ever. That might be because there are tons of amazing Instagram Story apps available. With so many tools at your fingertips, creating stellar content has never been easier. It’s also never been…