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💡 Highlights

📹 Candid Chat with Vasil Azarov (Founder, Growth Blazers) on Community Building

"I always have my Slack open. I really try to focus not on the quantity of interactions that I have with our members, but really quality...And if I help a couple of people a week, I consider my job is done." - Vasil

We're building a learning hub for community builders where we will be dropping resources, how-to guides, interviews, and more. Head over to CommunityHub to check them out! 👇

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Watch out this space for candid talks with these community veterans next week and more👇

• Mitali Agarwal from A Junior VC

• Max Haining from 100 Days Of No-Code

• Mohammed Rafy from Uncommunity

• An exhaustive list of online communities that you can join

🤝 Calling out for beta testers!

We will be rolling out our beta over the next couple of weeks and are looking out for beta testers who can take it for a spin and give us some early valuable feedback!

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🗞️ Community Space Reads

🐤 Twitter builds Twitter Blue - a $3 monthly Subscription Service!

Twitter confirms “Twitter Blue” - their Subscription Service, which costs $2.99 per month by publicly including such In-App Purchase on the App Store.

Jane Manchun Wong @wongmjane

Twitter confirms “Twitter Blue”, which costs $2.99 per month by publicly including such In-App Purchase on the App Store For testing, I’ve become the first paying Twitter Blue customer 😅 Twitter Blue comes with Color Themes as well as custom App Icons Reader Mode coming soon

Jane Manchun Wong @wongmjane

Twitter is calling their upcoming Subscription Service “Twitter Blue”, priced at $2.99/month for now, including paid features like: Undo Tweets: https://t.co/CrqnzIPcOH Collections: https://t.co/qfFfAXHp1o https://t.co/yyMStpCkpr

May 27th 2021

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⭐ Clubhouse Announces New Hires, First Funding Recipients, as it Refines its Focus on Content

Clubhouse has found itself in an increasingly uphill battle to maintain audience attention, pitted against far better-resourced opponents who are looking to tap into the trend that it originated, and essentially stunt the app's growth in order to keep their own users from drifting. Clubhouse announced the first recipients of its 'Creator First' grants program, through which it will fund the development of a range of original programming from Clubhouse creators. Read more 👇

ilink @ilink_co

#Clubhouse Announces New Hires, First Funding Recipients, as it Refines its Focus on Content.

May 29th 2021

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🔊 A future of social that’s increasingly audio

Podcast downloads were declining when the pandemic began, but audio has boomed in the past year, with social media start-ups Clubhouse and Discord leading a new generation. Microsoft reportedly offered $10 billion for Discord, Spotify acquired Clubhouse rival Betty Labs, and Facebook and Twitter are both piloting live audio products. Live conversation is the key to the new social experience being shaped on internet platforms. Read on 👇

Is Vas @AwarenessMogul

With the popularity of the Clubhouse app, Twitter and FB launch social audio features. cnb.cx/3c1yiPk #socialaudioFacebook, Twitter and a future of social that’s increasingly audioAudio is the hottest trend in social media, and start-ups like Clubhouse and Discord have the attention of tech giants from Facebook to Twitter and Microsoft.cnb.cx

May 31st 2021

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🔦 Spotlight on a Community Tool

Presenting, Geneva - A home for groups of all shapes and sizes

Geneva is an all-in-one communication app for groups, clubs, and communities. Chat, post, hangout, livestream, plan, and more — it’s everything your group needs to stay connected, all in one place.

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