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Kim Komando Today

Facebook's slow death, Twitter competitor, free background check

Kim Komando Today

WestStar Multimedia Entertainment, Inc

News, Tech News, Technology

4.8770 Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

In this 30-minute podcast, Meta is in steep decline. Is this the beginning of the end for Facebook? Plus, all the changes at Twitter and a look at its newest competitor Mastodon. And a trick to find the best seat on a plane, get reminders from your smart assistant and how to do a free background check.



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0:00.0

Hey, it's Kim Commando today, your daily podcast to keep you up to date with all things digital and beyond.

0:07.6

And I'd love to have you be a part of our podcast.

0:10.5

You can make an appointment to speak with me.

0:12.7

Just head over to commando.com.

0:14.2

And on the top right, there's a button that says email Kim, fill that out.

0:17.2

And that's it.

0:18.7

I always like to start with something interesting.

0:20.7

And what do you think TikTok is?

0:22.6

Is it a social media company?

0:24.5

Is it a place for folks to go and watch short videos?

0:27.7

Is it a place to learn a new dance routine?

0:30.3

Is it a way for Communists China to check our every move?

0:33.6

Yes, well, it's all that.

0:34.9

But TikTok is turning to what we used to call a record company. I don't if you remember those. But listen to this, 75% of all U.S. TikTok users say watching the videos is actually how they find new music. And because TikTok says they're not a music platform like YouTube, they don't have to pay out these huge royalties to artists. Now, of course, the music industry is

0:55.7

starting to change this, and TikTok has a feature that I want to pass along for any of you who are

1:00.0

musicians and artists called Sound On, and that's where you can upload your music and then possibly

1:04.7

get paid royalties every time somebody actually plays it. But just no elevator music, please,

1:10.6

for TikTok videos, because that's

1:12.2

just so bad on so many levels. That's right. And on that happy note, welcome, ladies and gentlemen,

1:18.4

to this. It's America's largest show about all things digital. That's right. It's called the

1:23.3

Kim Commando show, because after all, I'm America's Digital Pro. Kim Commando here with you,

1:32.5

and you can find us on over 425 top stations throughout the United States, and we're streaming in your favorite podcast radio player. And you can also find us as a podcast, wherever you get

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