Every week, we hear sad news about well-known American brands that have fallen victim to the coronavirus pandemic. But there are lesser-told stories of brands that are thriving in our New Normal.
A TikTok competitor named Byte experienced a record number of installations and passed TikTok on the Apple App Store charts today after President Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo both publicly ...
The Byte doesn't fall far from the Vine. Almost eight years after launching the internet's short-form video format, Dom Hofmann is back with a new app in what has become a crowded field. Hofmann ...
One usual characteristic of a bootstrapped company is that its growth is slower than its VC-backed competitors. Bootstrapped marketing spend relies on revenue, revenue often relies on marketing spend, ...
The long-awaited successor to Vine, the video-sharing app that launched the careers of internet celebrities like Jake Paul and Logan Paul and memes like "back at it again at Krispy Kreme," was ...
Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Vine went on to become a popular venue for comedy, music, and sports clips, among other things. Hofmann quit ...
When the Trump administration announced it would ban TikTok in the U.S., a number of alternative short-form video apps began to flourish, as users hedged their bets on a potential TikTok exit. Among ...
is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. Byte, a TikTok competitor, has been purchased by Clash, another TikTok competitor. Clash plans to ...