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Credit: Jackie Frere/NYT The national obsession with Wordle may yield the NYT a few new subscribers. They purchased the viral word game for an undisclosed sum with 7 figures in it. Unlike other word puzzles, Wordle’s secret sauce is that you get bragging rights on...
A lot of people envision the metaverse as a place where lizards and unicorns meet up and party, or where comic book characters meet anime figures and dance around. But there are a number of companies who are building a more pragmatic metaverse that doesn't require any...
We’ve been playing around with Twitter's new features. First, there’s Twitter Blue, which has a $2.99 monthly fee that gets you a bunch of extra features including the ability to edit published tweets and read ad-free news. (It’s all part of their new monetization...
Did anyone have a chance to play with the CES app during CES this year? The app was licensed from WebSummit and what it lacked in the navigation of booths and space maps it more than made up for in its social features that let you mingle and get in touch with other...
In the “didn’t see it coming” category, Microsoft takes a turn away from its enterprise focus to acquire game developer Activision Blizzard for a whopping $68.7 billion in cash. Microsoft is buying a ton of popular games including Call of Duty and Candy Crush, plus...
What are the takeaways from the in-person PCMA (Professional Convention Management Association) event? HopIn’s Julius Solaris offers these takeaways. You can find the full thread on LinkedIn. Conversation-driven sessions. The most refreshing change of format I...
Yes, you’re going to need to use a virtual events platform in 2022. Yes, we’ve indexed hundreds of them on the VEG website. But, how do you compare one platform to another? We’ve developed a worksheet to guide you through your Q&As with prospective platform...
The most talked about thing at CES was the metaverse, which coincidentally, was conspicuously absent. Only a handful of metaverse companies like Touchcast and Omniscape exhibited on the show floor. They were selling the promise of setting up your offices or meetings...
Our Technical Editor Alfred Poor offers speaker training for online presentations. Free. The Virtual Events Institute has partnered with us to offer an 11-module training class with a certification. Truly invaluable for event planners and there’s a hefty discount for...
Job of the year: Community builder. Whether it’s a brand, an event, an association or other, your challenge will be to create a 365-day-a-year engagement. Hopefully, we will tamp down on the snark and ramp up the clever as community builders get to work to restore...
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