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ByteDance Said to Consider IPO for Douyin in Hong Kong or New York, Increasing Its Valuation to Nearly $400 Billion TikTok

ByteDance Said to Consider IPO for Douyin in Hong Kong or New York, Increasing Its Valuation to Nearly $400 Billion

ByteDance has solidified its leading position among the country’s top internet companies. (Source: ByteDance) TikTok owner ByteDance is planning to launch an offshore public listing for short video app Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, which could value the company at roughly $400 billion in the private market, according to…
bubmag
April 2, 2021
TikToker With Four Jobs Ignites Debate Over Hustle Culture With Viral Video TikTok

TikToker With Four Jobs Ignites Debate Over Hustle Culture With Viral Video

Set to the tune of "Latest Trends" by A1 x J1, a man's TikTok of his average workday—which involves successive multi-hour shifts at several different corporations —has social media talking about the physical and emotional ramifications of embracing hustle culture. In the 45-second video, user @k41_lny walks viewers through his…
bubmag
April 2, 2021
Hashtag Trending, April 1, 2021 – Tweets from U.S. Nuclear agency; Nerf hires chief TikTok officer; Hybrid office preview TikTok

Hashtag Trending, April 1, 2021 – Tweets from U.S. Nuclear agency; Nerf hires chief TikTok officer; Hybrid office preview

A child tweets gibberish from the U.S. Nuclear-agency account, Nerf is hiring a Chief TikTok Officer, and what hybrid offices may look like.  It’s all the tech news that’s popular right now. Welcome to Hashtag Trending! It’s Thursday, April 1 and I’m your host Baneet Braich. A child sparked some…
bubmag
April 1, 2021
The Very Important Reason You Shouldn’t Share Your COVID-19 Vaccination Card on Social Media TikTok

The Very Important Reason You Shouldn’t Share Your COVID-19 Vaccination Card on Social Media

@cnbcmakeit Please 🙏 #tiktoktips #learnontiktok #covid19 #covidvaccine ♬ original sound - CNBC Make It If you've gotten the COVID-19 vaccine (yay!), you may be tempted to post a picture of your vaccination card on social media. Trust us, we get it; you've waited a freakin' year for this moment, and…
bubmag
March 31, 2021
Upcoming California Pop Singer Natasha Jane Julian’s ‘I Love U Paris’ is a Distinct Flavor of New-Age Music TikTok

Upcoming California Pop Singer Natasha Jane Julian’s ‘I Love U Paris’ is a Distinct Flavor of New-Age Music

The melodic streams of music in California pop singer Natasha Jane Julian’s newly released song ‘I Love U Paris’ is a beautiful progression of contemporary styles. Los Angeles, California Mar 31, 2021 (Issuewire.com)  - Upcoming artist Natasha Jane Julian is presenting a flavorsome arena of smooth and melodic alternative pop music through the…
bubmag
March 31, 2021
I’ve researched TikTok for a year. My sources told me how the company is definitely sending user data to China. TikTok

I’ve researched TikTok for a year. My sources told me how the company is definitely sending user data to China.

TikTok denies it would share user data with the government of China, home to its parent company. But a data watchdog has said it "may" be sending data to the country, if not the government. Author Chris Stokel-Walker, who is researching for TikTok for a book, explains how it does…
bubmag
March 31, 2021