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Recode Decode: How Imgur avoids the ugliness of social media
Recode Decode: How Imgur avoids the ugliness of social media
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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Dec 26, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Imgur CEO Alan Schaaf talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about starting the image-sharing site and moderating its content. In this episode: (00:59) Schaaf's background; (03:18) Launching Imgur; (07:56) Imgur's early business plan; (15:34) Where online images are going (and how to pronounce "gif"); (21:37) Famous memes and how entertainment is changing; (30:19) The ugliness of social media; (38:09) Why other social platforms don't moderate their content like Imgur does
Released:
Dec 26, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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