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• 41 Most Defining Memes Of 2022 / #

  A swift review of which memes we laught the most about last year.

• Brands tweeted a lot less in late 2022 on Twitter / #

  What‘s next for organic Twitter? An analysis based on 2,300+ U.S. and Canadian brand accounts show that while nearly 80% were tweeting at least weekly during mid-October, only around 60% were doing so in early November after the first Musk-drama.

• Good job, internet: You bullied NFTs out of mainstream games / #

  Are publishers backing away from NFTs because they don't see value in them, or because they get ruthlessly mocked online every time they talk about them? No matter why - it‘s good they did.

• Mastodon and the german GDPR / #

  This one is for Mastodon administrators: German text about what you need to know when you are willing to set up your own Mastodon server and host some accounts.

• China gaming crackdown: 2023 to be better as Beijing eases game licensing restrictions / #

  End of year licence approvals has stirred optimism in some quarters that China’s video game industry will stage a comeback in 2023.

• Troll Army - Russlands Krieg im Internet / #

  Spotify Podcast des russischstämmigen Journalisten Dennis Kogel, der den Spuren russicher Troll-Armeen im Netz und der realen Welt folgt und aufzeigt, wie organisierte russische Internet-Gruppen versuchen uns zu beeinflussen.

• China Big Tech in 2023: TikTok owner ByteDance faces critical year as decisions in Washington and Beijing weigh on its future / #

  This year will be a critically important one for ByteDance, China’s largest unicorn, as it faces political uncertainties in the US over its hit video app TikTok and regulatory scrutiny at home.

• How the EU plans to take on big tech in 2023 / #

  The European Union is on a mission to curb the power of big tech.

• Followgraph für Mastodon / #

  Neuen Nutzern auf Mastodon wird es schwer gemacht spannende Menschen zu finden. Dem will Followgraph Abhilfe schaffen: Das Tool sucht alle Personen, denen man mit dem eigenen Account auf Mastodon bereits folgt und listet dann alle (öffentlichen) Profile derer, denen diese Accounts folgen.

• USA: Bytedance under preasure with FCC Commissioner saying India set an ‘incredibly important precedent’ by banning TikTok / #

  Brendan Carr, Commissioner of the FCC, warned that TikTok “operates as a sophisticated surveillance tool,” and told the Indian daily Economic Times that banning the social app is a “natural next step in our efforts to secure communication network”.

• LinkedIn Rolls Out Planned Updates For 2023 Including Job Filters And Better Product Listings / #

  Linkedin is moving forward with planned updates for 2023 and that entails enhanced filters for job categories.

• 2023 could be the year of mixed reality / #

  The real metaverse will be a mixed reality where virtual content is combined with the physical world, expanding and embellishing daily life.

• Meta Throws More Funds Into Its Metaverse By Acquiring 3D Lens Giant Luxexcel / #

  Facebook’s parent firm really means business and that’s one of the many reasons why it is busy throwing more and more funds into its metaverse.

• VR Shipments Declined by 12% in 2022, Casting Doubts on the Future of the Metaverse / #

  Apple and Sony might be players to watch in 2023 in the field of VR, but for the moment VR headset shipments declined by 12% around the world last year. This brings the total number of headset shipments down to just 9.6 million after having crossed 10 million in 2021.

• Minecraft Secures Top Spot For Most Popular Video Game Of Gen Z In 2022 / #

  A new (US-based) research shows the most popular games within Gen Z - and its Fortnite, with the Grand Theft Auto series following right after.

• Gaming takes over everything - and will not stop in 2023 / #

  Streaming services, Hollywood studios, and tech gigants are racing to capitalize on gaming's vast and ever-expanding popularity, and its lucrative intellectual property. An overview of who‘s in that race for next year.

• Twitter global outages leave users unable to log on / #

  After cutting down employees and servers in the past weeks, Elon Musk‘s Twitter is experiencing some technical problems.

• 5 Web3 Trends That Every Marketer Should Be Aware Of For 2023 / #

  Web3 is experiencing a period of rapid and significant change. The Drum lists five developments that might reshape the emerging tech ecosystem in the near future.

• Inspire, Help, Connect: Instagram Chief Outlines Key Areas of Focus for the App in 2023 / #

  Instagram chief Adam Mosseri has provided some insight about 2022 and gives a quick overview of the platform’s three key priorities for 2023.

• Guide: How to Make Your Social Media Accessible / #

  'Accessible Social' is a free resource hub for everyone wanting to learn how to make social media content accessible for people with disabilities.

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