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Threads Gains 175 Million Users in First Year
Meta // July 03, 2024

About a year after its launch, Threads has topped 175 million monthly active users. “Threads now has more than 175M monthly actives. What a year,” Meta Founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Wednesday (July 3) post on the text-based social media platform....

Will Gen Z Put a New Face on Social Commerce?
Social Commerce // June 04, 2024

Meta’s recent news that it is seeing a surge in younger users may help set the stage for a rising tide in social commerce. The platform model — not just for Facebook, but for X and for others — connects users and advertisers and merchants....

Mark Zuckerberg Forms Advisory Council to Inform Meta’s AI Efforts
Meta // May 22, 2024

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has created a product advisory council to provide guidance on the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) and technology efforts. The new Meta Advisory Group will meet periodically with Meta’s management team, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (May 22). The group will be composed of four executives: Patrick Collison, CEO and...

Threads Testing ‘Pinned Columns’ Feature on Web Application
Meta // May 16, 2024

Threads is testing “pinned columns” on its web application. Mark Zuckerberg, founder, chairman and CEO of Meta, which owns the text-based social media app, announced the test in a Thursday (May 16) post on Threads. This feature is currently available only to members of a...

Interviews & Exclusives
Will Gen Z Put a New Face on Social Commerce?

June 04, 2024
Meta’s recent news that it is seeing a surge in younger users may help set the stage for a rising tide in social commerce. The platform model — not just for Facebook, but for X and for others — connects users and advertisers and merchants. Earnings results underscore the momentum of online creators seeking to […]

Does Meta’s 3.59 Billion Users Give It Competitive AI Moat?

September 29, 2023
Big Tech’s artificial intelligence (AI) arms race shows no signs of slowing to a cold war. At least not any time soon, while there are still consumers to convert and...

Zuckerberg Sees Three AI Categories Driving Meta’s Growth 

July 27, 2023
Meta’s investments in tomorrow are running up tens of billions in losses today. But while the tech giant’s Reality Labs segment, responsible for the metaverse and other longshot bets, has...

Signatures Sizzle (Because They Fizzle) And Retail Defaults Alarm

April 13, 2018
The first quarter of 2018 was a record breaker for retailers - but not a good one, as retail set a record for defaults. And that was one of many...

Quick Reads
Threads Gains 175 Million Users in First Year

July 03, 2024
About a year after its launch, Threads has topped 175 million monthly active users. “Threads now has more than 175M monthly actives. What a year,” Meta Founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Wednesday (July 3) post on the text-based social media platform. Built by Meta’s Instagram team, Threads was launched on July […]

Mark Zuckerberg Forms Advisory Council to Inform Meta’s AI Efforts

May 22, 2024
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has created a product advisory council to provide guidance on the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) and technology efforts. The new Meta Advisory Group will meet periodically with Meta’s management team,...

Threads Testing ‘Pinned Columns’ Feature on Web Application

May 16, 2024
Threads is testing “pinned columns” on its web application. Mark Zuckerberg, founder, chairman and CEO of Meta, which owns the text-based social media app, announced the test in a Thursday...

Meta Tests Invitation-Only Bonus Program for Creators on Threads

April 29, 2024
Meta is running a limited-time, invitation-only bonus program that lets creators earn money on the content they post on Threads. The company began testing the program in March with creators in the United States...