How Crying on TikTok Sells Books
New York Times
“We Were Liars[1]” came out in 2014, so when the book’s author, E. Lockhart, saw that it was back on the best-seller list last summer, she was delighted. And confused.…
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Twitter Shakes Off the Cobwebs With New Product Plans
For years, Twitter remained pretty much the same. One of its most memorable product updates was in 2017 when it doubled the number of characters that could fit into a…
Profits Steer Our Digital Future
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.[1] To help understand where our digital lives are going next, I’ll steal…
TikTok Is Poised to Outlast Trump, and to Test Biden
TikTok is about to outlast President Trump. Now, the company could become an early test of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr[1].’s stance toward Chinese tech companies. Mr. Trump demanded last…
The Biggest Trends of TikTok 2020
It’s been well over two years since TikTok arrived in the United States in August 2018, offering a rejoinder[1] to anyone who thought social media had lost its way. The…
A TikTok Doctor Talks Coronavirus Vaccines
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.[1] Health information needs to reach people where they are — and people…
Atlanta Is the New Influencer Capital of America
ATLANTA — It’s no secret Atlanta is one of the nation’s great culture capitals, home to many power brokers in music, fashion and the arts[1] — a city that, since…
As Deadline Lapses, Trump Administration Continues TikTok Talks
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will allow a Friday deadline for TikTok’s Chinese parent company to sell the viral video app to lapse, said a person with knowledge of the…
Guns, Drugs and Viral Content: Welcome to Cartel TikTok
MEXICO CITY — Tiger cubs and semiautomatic weapons. Piles of cash and armored cars. Fields of poppies watered to the sound of ballads glorifying Mexican drug cartel culture. This is…
Election Night on TikTok: Anxiety, Analysis and Wishful Thinking
On election night, tens of millions of Americans turned to their cable networks of choice for returns and projections. Meanwhile, millions of young viewers — some first-time voters and many…
