Josh Seefried dabbled in politics in high school — assisting on campaigns for mayors and congressional seats from his hometown of Longmont, Colorado — but didn’t see himself as an activist. After graduating from the Air Force Academy in 2009 and becoming an active-duty member of the military, though, he …
Read More »Facebook Is Trying To Win Teens Back With More Music and Video
Over the weekend, Facebook tiptoed out the launch of a new app aimed at two specific things: competing against the massive video media app TikTok (formerly Musical.ly) and winning back teenage users. The app, Lasso, lets users share 15-second “short-form, entertaining videos” and touts, per Facebook’s pointed wording, a “massive …
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