Topic: user acquisition
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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 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 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
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, 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
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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