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Icon for www.seattletimes.comSeattle Times · 6d

The TikTok effect: Viral videos create the next travel hotspots

A total of 44% focus mostly on TikTok ... saw tourism growth of 26% in July 2022 and up to 94% in January 2023, compared to the previous year. Increasingly, videos that highlight travel dupes ...
TheWrap · 18d

TikTok to Launch Its Own Community Notes Feature Called ‘Footnotes’

TikTok said it is launching its own version of Community Notes -- made famous by X and later copied by Meta -- to be dubbed "Footnotes."
Icon for www.dailydot.comThe Daily Dot · 25d

The tragic truth behind the ‘Meeting Medusa’ TikTok trend

Since at least 2022, certain TikTok videos have led users to wonder about the meaning of the phrase “meeting Medusa.” Those who look into it are inevitably saddened to learn that it’s code ...
Icon for www.tcpalm.comTreasure Coast Newspapers · 11d

Viral TikTok video shows Florida woman's emu, dogs playing chase on Vero Beach farm

One of Cardin's TikTok videos of Carlos the Emu running around her property has gone viral recently. Her video of Carlos chasing Rookie, her larger dog, and Bingo, her smaller dog, has amassed ...
Icon for www.usatoday.comUSA Today · 16d

What's trending on TikTok this week? A $15 Uniqlo mini bag, an iPhone toaster and a finger pointer

The smart projector is equipped with multiple apps, eliminating the need for a separate TV stick in order to stream videos or access ... categories are trending on TikTok? Is there an organic ...
Icon for www.nme.comNME · 11d

Electronic music videos surge above indie on TikTok for the first time as industry booms to $12.9billion

A TikTok logo is displayed on an iPhone on February 28, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) Electronic music videos have surpassed indie on TikTok for the first time ...
Icon for abcnews.go.comABC News · 29d

A deal for TikTok seemingly falls hostage to the US-China trade war

TikTok app logo, Aug. 22, 2022. Dado Ruvic/Reuters, FILE ByteDance would have maintained a minority ownership in the new company, under the 20% threshold required by Congress. All that remained ...