Topic: user acquisition

  • Dave's Hot Chicken Dethrones Sora for App Store Crown

    Dave's Hot Chicken Dethrones Sora for App Store Crown

    Dave's Hot Chicken surpassed OpenAI's Sora as the top app on the iOS App Store by offering a free slider to users who downloaded its app during a one-day promotion tied to Drake's birthday. The promotion resulted in 343,531 new user accounts, a massive increase from the usual weekly sign-ups of 2...

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  • Threads Aims to Be Your Go-To Morning App

    Threads Aims to Be Your Go-To Morning App

    Threads is experiencing rapid growth, with 400 million monthly active users, largely driven by integration with Meta's other platforms to become a daily habit for users. The platform aims to be a central hub for discussing global events by focusing on specific content areas like sports, viewing c...

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  • PayPal & Venmo Users: Get Free Perplexity Pro & Comet AI Browser

    PayPal & Venmo Users: Get Free Perplexity Pro & Comet AI Browser

    PayPal and Venmo users in select countries can receive a free 12-month subscription to Perplexity Pro, which includes access to the AI browser Comet, normally valued at $200 per year. Comet is designed as an intelligent assistant that integrates with personal data like emails and calendars to pro...

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  • Hollywood's Obsession With Microdramas: The Problematic Appeal

    Hollywood's Obsession With Microdramas: The Problematic Appeal

    Microdramas are a rapidly growing storytelling format, projected to earn $1.3 billion in the U.S. and $8 billion globally, by offering short, addictive episodes through apps like ReelShort that bypass traditional platforms. These series rely on low-budget, high-volume production and familiar roma...

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  • Phia Founders: How AI is Revolutionizing Online Shopping

    Phia Founders: How AI is Revolutionizing Online Shopping

    Phia, founded by Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, is an AI-driven tool that helps online shoppers make smarter, more sustainable purchasing decisions by addressing the market gap for a digital personal shopper. The service compares prices across retailers and integrates with over 150 second-hand p...

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  • Flipkart's Super.money Expands Reach with Juspay Partnership

    Flipkart's Super.money Expands Reach with Juspay Partnership

    Super.money is expanding its market presence through a partnership with Juspay, aiming to reach $100 million in annual revenue by 2026 by enhancing its direct-to-consumer checkout services. The company has rapidly grown to become one of India's top five UPI apps by transaction volume and is a lea...

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