With #Telegram publishing E2E Encrypted Voice Calls description on their website & adding it to Privacy settings in the Beta version, it seems like voice calls are finally coming!
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#Telegram v.3.18: ๐ Voice Calls are here!
Extra feature: Direct control over the quality of videos.
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MIT is using #SocialMedia to map flooding from #Hurricane Irma in real time by crowdsourced data from #Telegram, #Twitter, and #Facebook.
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โโDIGITAL IN 2018 - Part 2
๐ #WhatsApp and #FacebookMessenger both grew twice as fast as the core #Facebook platform though, with the number of people using each messenger app up by 30% YoY.
๐บ WhatsApp is now the top messenger app in 128 countries around the world, compared to Facebook Messengerโs 72.
๐บ There are now only 25 countries around the world where a Facebook-owned app isnโt the top messenger platform.
๐บ #Telegram is the top messenger app in 3 countries:
๐ฎ๐ท Iran
๐บ๐ฟ Uzbekistan
๐ช๐น Ethiopia
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๐ #WhatsApp and #FacebookMessenger both grew twice as fast as the core #Facebook platform though, with the number of people using each messenger app up by 30% YoY.
๐บ WhatsApp is now the top messenger app in 128 countries around the world, compared to Facebook Messengerโs 72.
๐บ There are now only 25 countries around the world where a Facebook-owned app isnโt the top messenger platform.
๐บ #Telegram is the top messenger app in 3 countries:
๐ฎ๐ท Iran
๐บ๐ฟ Uzbekistan
๐ช๐น Ethiopia
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Do you use #Telegram Desktop? We've created a free #theme for you. Hope you like it!
Download it here: https://t.me/PerspectiveIX/543
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โโ๐ฆ๐ฆ Telegram is raising $1.7 billion in funding - and they're not even done!
#Telegram raised $850 million from 94 investors in March in addition to $850 million it gained in February. That's almost two whole unicorns in the largest #ICO (Initial Coin Offering) to date.
The company, founded by self-exiled Russian Pavel Durov, plans to use the ICO proceeds to develop the Telegram Open Network #blockchain, which includes the cryptocurrency #Gram.
Interest in the Telegram ICO has recently helped the company surpass the threshold of 200 million monthly active users, โwith over 700,000 new users signing up each day.โ
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#Telegram raised $850 million from 94 investors in March in addition to $850 million it gained in February. That's almost two whole unicorns in the largest #ICO (Initial Coin Offering) to date.
The company, founded by self-exiled Russian Pavel Durov, plans to use the ICO proceeds to develop the Telegram Open Network #blockchain, which includes the cryptocurrency #Gram.
Interest in the Telegram ICO has recently helped the company surpass the threshold of 200 million monthly active users, โwith over 700,000 new users signing up each day.โ
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โโ๐ฅ BREAKING NEWS
๐ท๐บ Russia orders immediate block of Telegram
A Russian court has ruled that #Telegram must be blocked in the country. The ruling follows months of battles between Telegram and Roskomnadzor, Russiaโs telecommunications watchdog. Russiaโs Federal Security Service (FSB) wants to access user data from Telegram through the sharing of encryption keys, but Telegram has refused to comply even after a court ruling.
Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge
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๐ท๐บ Russia orders immediate block of Telegram
A Russian court has ruled that #Telegram must be blocked in the country. The ruling follows months of battles between Telegram and Roskomnadzor, Russiaโs telecommunications watchdog. Russiaโs Federal Security Service (FSB) wants to access user data from Telegram through the sharing of encryption keys, but Telegram has refused to comply even after a court ruling.
Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge
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๐คฃ OUCH!
Russia ๐ท๐บ Bans 1.8 Million #Amazon and #Google IPs in Attempt to Block #Telegram
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Russia ๐ท๐บ Bans 1.8 Million #Amazon and #Google IPs in Attempt to Block #Telegram
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๐ฐ #iXDailyBrief
STAT
โก๏ธ 9% of leading companies agree that they can attribute value to dark social compared to just 21% of mainstream companies. (Source: eMarketer)
INSIGHT
๐คณ Does #SocialMedia Connect or Disconnect People in Real Life? prs.pctvix.co/2wNRmOI
OTHER NEWS
๐ฒ #WhatsApp revamps Groups to fight #Telegram: t.me/iXNews/25370
๐ป โA clone of #Facebookโ: #Snapchatโs beta test of its reach and frequency tool is helping media buys: prs.pctvix.co/2wJCKzX
โฐ #Instagram CEO confirms upcoming โtime spentโ Usage Insights: prs.pctvix.co/2wMR2jd
๐ Facebook closed 583m fake accounts in first three months of 2018: prs.pctvix.co/2KtH1cG
โ
"You are beautiful because you let yourself feel, and that is a brave thing indeed." โ Shinji Moon
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STAT
โก๏ธ 9% of leading companies agree that they can attribute value to dark social compared to just 21% of mainstream companies. (Source: eMarketer)
INSIGHT
๐คณ Does #SocialMedia Connect or Disconnect People in Real Life? prs.pctvix.co/2wNRmOI
OTHER NEWS
๐ฒ #WhatsApp revamps Groups to fight #Telegram: t.me/iXNews/25370
๐ป โA clone of #Facebookโ: #Snapchatโs beta test of its reach and frequency tool is helping media buys: prs.pctvix.co/2wJCKzX
โฐ #Instagram CEO confirms upcoming โtime spentโ Usage Insights: prs.pctvix.co/2wMR2jd
๐ Facebook closed 583m fake accounts in first three months of 2018: prs.pctvix.co/2KtH1cG
โ
"You are beautiful because you let yourself feel, and that is a brave thing indeed." โ Shinji Moon
Ben, @iXNews
๐ฐ #iXDailyBrief
STAT
โก๏ธ Think consumers are apathetic to data misuse? Think again. 56% of people say they would stop buying from a business that mishandles their data, and 79% of people say they would tell friends and family to boycott an organisation based on data misuse (Source: Veritas)
INSIGHT
๐ฑ A majority of Americans use #Facebook and #YouTube, but young adults are especially heavy users of #Snapchat and #Instagram: prs.pctvix.co/2KPK3Is
OTHER NEWS
๐ต #Revolut adds #Ripple and #BitcoinCash support: prs.pctvix.co/2GLXDKr
๐ฆ #Twitter looks to woo smaller, Facebook-frustrated publishers with new site: prs.pctvix.co/2KRewFY
๐ Federal judge rules that #Trump can't block Twitter users: t.me/iXNews/25922
๐ #Apple reportedly partnering with Volkswagen to make self-driving employee shuttles: t.me/iXNews/25952
โ
Do you have a #Telegram channel? Check this out: prs.pctvix.co/2kkLaVq
Have a great Thursday!
Ben, @iXNews
STAT
โก๏ธ Think consumers are apathetic to data misuse? Think again. 56% of people say they would stop buying from a business that mishandles their data, and 79% of people say they would tell friends and family to boycott an organisation based on data misuse (Source: Veritas)
INSIGHT
๐ฑ A majority of Americans use #Facebook and #YouTube, but young adults are especially heavy users of #Snapchat and #Instagram: prs.pctvix.co/2KPK3Is
OTHER NEWS
๐ต #Revolut adds #Ripple and #BitcoinCash support: prs.pctvix.co/2GLXDKr
๐ฆ #Twitter looks to woo smaller, Facebook-frustrated publishers with new site: prs.pctvix.co/2KRewFY
๐ Federal judge rules that #Trump can't block Twitter users: t.me/iXNews/25922
๐ #Apple reportedly partnering with Volkswagen to make self-driving employee shuttles: t.me/iXNews/25952
โ
Do you have a #Telegram channel? Check this out: prs.pctvix.co/2kkLaVq
Have a great Thursday!
Ben, @iXNews
๐ฐ #iXDailyBrief
STAT
โก๏ธ While 85% of marketers are confident they know the difference between ePrivacy and GDPR, 93% of companies are currently still using cookie-based advertising to reach their customers (Source: Mailjet)
INSIGHT
๐ฑ Technology is driving us to distraction: prs.pctvix.co/2LaAioA
OTHER NEWS
๐ #Reddit beats out #Facebook to become the third-most-popular site on the web: prs.pctvix.co/2L9ppDi
โ๏ธ #Telegram says #Apple has been rejecting app updates even outside of Russia: t.me/iXNews/26408
๐ถ Facebook's #Oculus Venues streams its first VR concert: prs.pctvix.co/2La0kIw
๐ #Google launches video doorbell with facial recognition in UK: prs.pctvix.co/2LbSk9T
๐ถ๐ป Messenger Kids no longer requires the kidsโ parents to be friends, too: prs.pctvix.co/2L9cAsF
โ
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." โ Lao Tzu
Ben, @iXNews
STAT
โก๏ธ While 85% of marketers are confident they know the difference between ePrivacy and GDPR, 93% of companies are currently still using cookie-based advertising to reach their customers (Source: Mailjet)
INSIGHT
๐ฑ Technology is driving us to distraction: prs.pctvix.co/2LaAioA
OTHER NEWS
๐ #Reddit beats out #Facebook to become the third-most-popular site on the web: prs.pctvix.co/2L9ppDi
โ๏ธ #Telegram says #Apple has been rejecting app updates even outside of Russia: t.me/iXNews/26408
๐ถ Facebook's #Oculus Venues streams its first VR concert: prs.pctvix.co/2La0kIw
๐ #Google launches video doorbell with facial recognition in UK: prs.pctvix.co/2LbSk9T
๐ถ๐ป Messenger Kids no longer requires the kidsโ parents to be friends, too: prs.pctvix.co/2L9cAsF
โ
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." โ Lao Tzu
Ben, @iXNews
๐ฐ #iXDailyBrief
STAT
โก๏ธ Initial market reception of the IGTV release is optimistic - Instagram is expected to earn $5.48 billion in U.S. ad revenue in 2018 and Facebookโs share price was up over 2.2% Thursday to nearly $202. (Source: eMarketer)
INSIGHT
๐ค 156 slides on the state of #AI and recent progress: prs.pctvix.co/2NiMvJQ
OTHER NEWS
๐ #WhatsApp copies #Telegram to add one-way โbroadcastโ mode to group chats: t.me/iXNews/28581
โ๏ธ #Instagram may let you ask questions in Stories: prs.pctvix.co/2tLizgX
๐ช๐บ #Facebook hires Spiegel exec (and sometimes critic) to strengthen relations with publishers in Europe: prs.pctvix.co/2NjYpTo
๐บ #YouTubeโs picture-in-picture mode is live for all U.S. Android users: t.me/iXNews/28560
โ
EXTRA
๐ #Instagram Creators Handbook - #IGTV (PDF): prs.pctvix.co/2MGEehC
โ
โYou're never too important to be kind to other people.โ โ Tim Fargo
Have a great week!
Ben, @iXNews
STAT
โก๏ธ Initial market reception of the IGTV release is optimistic - Instagram is expected to earn $5.48 billion in U.S. ad revenue in 2018 and Facebookโs share price was up over 2.2% Thursday to nearly $202. (Source: eMarketer)
INSIGHT
๐ค 156 slides on the state of #AI and recent progress: prs.pctvix.co/2NiMvJQ
OTHER NEWS
๐ #WhatsApp copies #Telegram to add one-way โbroadcastโ mode to group chats: t.me/iXNews/28581
โ๏ธ #Instagram may let you ask questions in Stories: prs.pctvix.co/2tLizgX
๐ช๐บ #Facebook hires Spiegel exec (and sometimes critic) to strengthen relations with publishers in Europe: prs.pctvix.co/2NjYpTo
๐บ #YouTubeโs picture-in-picture mode is live for all U.S. Android users: t.me/iXNews/28560
โ
EXTRA
๐ #Instagram Creators Handbook - #IGTV (PDF): prs.pctvix.co/2MGEehC
โ
โYou're never too important to be kind to other people.โ โ Tim Fargo
Have a great week!
Ben, @iXNews
๐ฉโ๐ป StackOverflow's 2019 Developer Survey Results ๐จโ๐ป
This year, nearly 90,000 developers took the survey. Here are some key results:
- For the 7th year in a row, #JavaScript is the most commonly used programming language, but #Python has risen in the ranks again.
- Over half of respondents had written their first line of code by the time they were 16, although this experience varies by country & by gender.
- Respondents were asked to think about the last time they solved coding problems with & without #StackOverflow. The data indicate that Stack Overflow saves a developer 30 to 90 minutes of time per week!
- About 65% of professional developers on Stack Overflow contribute to #OpenSource projects once a year or more.
- #Reddit & #YouTube were the most common answers to what social media site they use the most. (No #Telegram in the list! Wtf, StackOverflow!?)
๐ Read more here.
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This year, nearly 90,000 developers took the survey. Here are some key results:
- For the 7th year in a row, #JavaScript is the most commonly used programming language, but #Python has risen in the ranks again.
- Over half of respondents had written their first line of code by the time they were 16, although this experience varies by country & by gender.
- Respondents were asked to think about the last time they solved coding problems with & without #StackOverflow. The data indicate that Stack Overflow saves a developer 30 to 90 minutes of time per week!
- About 65% of professional developers on Stack Overflow contribute to #OpenSource projects once a year or more.
- #Reddit & #YouTube were the most common answers to what social media site they use the most. (No #Telegram in the list! Wtf, StackOverflow!?)
๐ Read more here.
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๐ฐ Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ Day 1
๐ #Intel unveils 10th-gen desktop CPUs, including 5.3GHz flagship (link)
๐ #Zoom admits it doesn't have 300M DAUs, quietly correcting the claim in its original blog post to 300M โdaily Zoom meeting participants (link)
๐ #Telegram postpones the launch of its TON blockchain for a second time, pushing the go-live date to April 2021, and offers to return $1.2B to investors (link)
๐ Andreessen Horowitz raises $515M for its second fund dedicated to #cryptocurrency and #blockchain investments and holdings (link)
๐ #Apple Q2: $58.3B revenue, up 1% YoY; $44.9B from products, $13.35B from services; net income of $11.25B (link)
๐ #Amazon Q1: $75.5B revenue, up 26% YoY; net income of $2.5B, down from $3.6B in Q1 2019; $10.2B from AWS revenue, up from $7.7B YoY (link)
๐ #Twitter Q1: sales up 3% YoY to $808M; net loss of $8M due to COVID-19; mDAUs hit a record 166M, up 24% YoY (link)
#๏ธโฃ #EarningsCalls
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๐ Weekly Newsletter.
๐ #Intel unveils 10th-gen desktop CPUs, including 5.3GHz flagship (link)
๐ #Zoom admits it doesn't have 300M DAUs, quietly correcting the claim in its original blog post to 300M โdaily Zoom meeting participants (link)
๐ #Telegram postpones the launch of its TON blockchain for a second time, pushing the go-live date to April 2021, and offers to return $1.2B to investors (link)
๐ Andreessen Horowitz raises $515M for its second fund dedicated to #cryptocurrency and #blockchain investments and holdings (link)
๐ #Apple Q2: $58.3B revenue, up 1% YoY; $44.9B from products, $13.35B from services; net income of $11.25B (link)
๐ #Amazon Q1: $75.5B revenue, up 26% YoY; net income of $2.5B, down from $3.6B in Q1 2019; $10.2B from AWS revenue, up from $7.7B YoY (link)
๐ #Twitter Q1: sales up 3% YoY to $808M; net loss of $8M due to COVID-19; mDAUs hit a record 166M, up 24% YoY (link)
#๏ธโฃ #EarningsCalls
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๐ Weekly Newsletter.
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Telegram's blockchain is dead, social networks are launching new features, and PS5 release is...
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ Day 11
๐ #Telegram shuts down its cryptocurrency operation โ no more TON or Gram (link)
๐ #Twitter makes it easier to see quote retweets on #iOS (link)
๐ #Twitter says staff can continue working from home even after the pandemic passes (link)
๐ #PlayStation 5 still on track for holiday 2020 release (link)
๐ #Instagram adds bulk comment deletion & control for who can mention or tag you on iOS; also testing comment pinning (link)
๐ #Google tests iMessage-like emoji reactions for RCS Messages (link)
๐ #LinkedIn adds polls and live video-based events tools (link)
๐ Programmer hacked the #India's mandatory contact tracing app so that he always appear safe (link)
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๐ Weekly Newsletter.
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ Day 11
๐ #Telegram shuts down its cryptocurrency operation โ no more TON or Gram (link)
๐ #Twitter makes it easier to see quote retweets on #iOS (link)
๐ #Twitter says staff can continue working from home even after the pandemic passes (link)
๐ #PlayStation 5 still on track for holiday 2020 release (link)
๐ #Instagram adds bulk comment deletion & control for who can mention or tag you on iOS; also testing comment pinning (link)
๐ #Google tests iMessage-like emoji reactions for RCS Messages (link)
๐ #LinkedIn adds polls and live video-based events tools (link)
๐ Programmer hacked the #India's mandatory contact tracing app so that he always appear safe (link)
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๐ Weekly Newsletter.
๐ Telegram Video Calls
"Video calls are available on #Telegram beta v7.0 for #iOS without having to activate them from the debug menu. There is no trace of the feature on #Android, not even in beta."
๐ฆ @perspectiveix via Alessandro Paluzzi.
"Video calls are available on #Telegram beta v7.0 for #iOS without having to activate them from the debug menu. There is no trace of the feature on #Android, not even in beta."
๐ฆ @perspectiveix via Alessandro Paluzzi.
๐ฑ Top Apps Worldwide for January 2021 by Downloads
#Telegram was the most downloaded non-gaming app worldwide for January 2021 with more than 63 million installs, 3.8 times its downloads in January 2020. The countries with the largest number of Telegram installs were India ๐ฎ๐ณ at 24%, followed by Indonesia ๐ฎ๐ฉ at 10%.
#TikTok was the second most installed non-gaming app worldwide last month with close to 62 million installs. The countries with the largest number of TikTok installs were from #Douyin in China ๐จ๐ณ at 17%, followed by the United States ๐บ๐ธ at 10%. #Signal, #Facebook, and #WhatsApp rounded out the top five most installed non-gaming apps worldwide for the month.
๐ฆ @PerspectiveIX via SensorTower.
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#Telegram was the most downloaded non-gaming app worldwide for January 2021 with more than 63 million installs, 3.8 times its downloads in January 2020. The countries with the largest number of Telegram installs were India ๐ฎ๐ณ at 24%, followed by Indonesia ๐ฎ๐ฉ at 10%.
#TikTok was the second most installed non-gaming app worldwide last month with close to 62 million installs. The countries with the largest number of TikTok installs were from #Douyin in China ๐จ๐ณ at 17%, followed by the United States ๐บ๐ธ at 10%. #Signal, #Facebook, and #WhatsApp rounded out the top five most installed non-gaming apps worldwide for the month.
๐ฆ @PerspectiveIX via SensorTower.
PS. I'm writing about #Clubhouse in today's newsletter: https://prs.pctvix.co/3cQBm26