The history of music videos is not just an artistic evolution but a history of media infrastructures shaping how music is seen, circulated, and monetized. Origins of the Music Video The concept of combining film and music predates modern music videos, with early experiments dating back to 1894, exemplified by George Thomas’s “The Little … Read more
A video: “The INSANE Truth About TikTok” 00:02 Bite Dance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, has become a global empire with multiple successful apps and a powerful recommendation algorithm. 06:59 The Chinese version of TikTok, Douyin, has notable differences but shares the same powerful algorithm. 12:35 TikTok’s unprecedented growth was fueled by free and … Read more
During the pandemic, I started to follow TikTok. It was the first social media platform where I could not become a real content producer. However, it has become a good venue to follow so much stuff and popular trends I would miss otherwise. A few days ago, I thought, why not list what I have … Read more
Zuckerberg lobbied against TikTok in a private meeting with Trump, report reveals The Next Web by Ivan Mehta It’s no secret that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sees TikTok as a threat. On several occasions, he has brought up TikTok‘s data collection and censorship policies to point out that the app might be a threat to the … Read more
I talked to some representatives from Tiktop six months ago. When I was told there is not much politics, I told them they were lucky that TikTok did not exist when Gezi Park Protests happened. Now the protests in the US- my Tiktok feed is full of protest videos! The crackdown before Trump’s photo op: … Read more