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If you’re an adept TikTok-er (pardon this old man’s limited Zoomer vocab) and you’d like to put your skills to good use, join the #vivoX70PhotographyRedefined challenge!  There are prizes worth a total of RM15,000 to be won – and whoever gets first place will earn themselves a vivo X70 Pro smartphone (worth…

Older brands, trends and technologies are making a comeback as younger consumers desperately chase slower, less chaotic times. The big picture: TikTok's algorithm makes it easy for flashback items to resurface and quickly go viral both on its platform and eventually on other social networks. Plenty of Gen Z TikTok…

A TikTok user and dumpster diver has shown the amount of edible food allegedly thrown out by a Whole Foods store in just one day. The video showed almost 100 loaves of bread taken from the store's bin at the end of the day and has amassed over 100,000 views…

Shopping “Over the past year, we’ve witnessed a new kind of shopping experience come to life that’s been driven by the TikTok community." TikTok, an app best known for dancing videos with 1 billion users worldwide, has also become a shopping phenomenon. AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato By JOSEPH PISANI, Associated Press…

As it looks to evolve the use of its live-streaming option into eCommerce, as part of its broader monetization push, TikTok is adding a new control option for live broadcasters that will enable them to mute comments from individual viewers within streams for variable time periods. As you can see…

What was really going on when Lauren Zarras visited her boyfriend Robbie at college, surprising him while he sat on a couch with three girls? What was meant to be a sweet, heartwarming video turned into the internet’s hottest relationship scandal, with millions of TikTokers picking apart whether the 20-second…

TikTok may be good at inspiring new meme trends and promoting the latest music. But can it also help automotive marketers sell cars? Are TikTok users open to auto ads, and are they looking for car-related content within the app? As it turns out, they are, based on the latest…

The “All Star” frontman announced that he’s stepping down as the lead vocalist from Smash Mouth, following a bizarre performance, which went viral on TikTok. After over 25 years fronting Smash Mouth, lead singer Steve Harwell, 54, decided to call it a day, after a viral TikTok video showed his band involved…

Halloween is fast approaching, and if you’re searching for insights into the latest trends and shifts, TikTok is the app of the moment, and could provide a helpful guide as to where people are leaning for the spooky season. It could also be a great platform for your promotions, with…

Photo: Tiffany Rose/WireImage Somebody* once** told us that Steve Harwell, lead singer of power-pop nostalgia act and A+ Twitter presence Smash Mouth, is retiring from the group, citing health issues. Harwell issued a statement saying, “Ever since I was a kid, I dreamed of being a Rockstar performing in front…