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But the fleet to western regions or to the alamo was the area in hon. Eunice. Right, well just stay with our to international. Ill be back with much more news in about 30 minutes by the what makes tick tock. So engaging. Now this is a question asked by many social Media Companies as they try to emulate that success. You have youtube shorts, instagram reels, Facebook Real snap tack has spotlight pinterest has watch, but none of them have been able to duplicate tech talks dominance. The, im 50 im, youre watching the cost of everything. Where today were going to be taking a closer look at tick tock and the true cost of being a social media giant. The tick tock was the most downloaded app in the us in 2021 and in 2022. According to app toby, a. It bows more, the 1900000000 users on a short video sharing platform. And then 6 short years, tick tock has winning the world of old fashion, social networking, and got it hooked on algorithmically selected short videos. Last year, tick tock made 16000000000. 00 and us revenue gen the women in particular are driving spending trends on tick tock. Women in their twenties spend more time on tick tock than male peers of their generation, and are using the platform to set the tone in narrative for whats hot online. Many influencers post coal video showcasing products that they recently purchased, often from a specific brand. These videos are combined with reviews and discount codes, often having a significant influence on how the young generation spends its money with a hash tag. Tick tock made me buy it gardening more than a 1000000000 views. Pretty good. But the reason why tech talk is so valuable is because it is a leader with the highest engagement rate per pose compared to any other social media platform. The average person spends more than 2 hours each day on tick tock and nearly half of gen z are utilizing tick tock and instagram for search purposes. Instead of Google Search engines. 33 percent of these users claim that they use take talk to regularly gain updates on the latest news from the app. To now take down the differs from other social media apps because an individual speed is not based on deliberate choices made about the content that they want to see. Instead, a, i present individuals with content and use their reactions to it in the form of likes, comments and re shares to determine the other content that they might like. This facilitate and continuous cycle that starts from the 1st views and becomes increasingly accurate with repeated engagement. But with its growing dominance comes more scrutiny, congress has finalized legislation that could be to a nationwide tech top band. Law makers have claim that tick tock poses a National Security risk, although there is no real evidence of this. This bill would give bite dance 270. 00 days to celtic talk, and failure to do so, will lead to tech talk being prohibited from Us App Stores and from Internet Hosting Services that support it. It would effectively restrict new downloads of the app. Those opposed to those have concerns that it would violate the person admin rights as well as have feature, right . Medications, a tick, tock band or a for sale would set historic precedent that could disrupt not only the us media eco system, but the concept of private businesses for years to come. This move with open doors for other countries to use the u. S. As move as a basis to force and u. S. Companies to sell their local operations or to transfer that technology to a foreign firm. Bills designed to band tick tock, give the federal government to much unchecked power to ban apps, which may have unintended consequences for the internet. Freedom in the long term, in any case, selling is not even an option because china already has export regulations in place to prevent the technology from being exported or sold before this bill was even introduced by fans cannot sell. China like the u. S. Has certain trade restrictions and one restriction is that they cannot export technology. This bill was never introduced as an option to divest or get banned. This bill was introduced to band tick tock and make it look like it was the result im not divesting the reason why its so our congressman and leaders wont get blamed for banning tick tock. And instead, we can blame china or tech tougher banning themselves when in reality they already knew full well that they could not even sell before even introducing this bill as a viable option. But unfortunately, this is a little coming, in fact that Mainstream Media is omitting. So that people will only blame tech talk from banning themselves if it comes down to it. And now today were joined by scott show our president and ceo of berkeley very tronic system. So now what is the Economic Significance of tech talk both globally and within the u. S. In terms of Revenue Generation job creation and digital advertising. But i think 1st off, thinking about tick tock, its become kind of a global phenomena. Its a huge organization now where theres well over a 170000000 active users. And theres about 7000000. 00 plus businesses alone that use the tick tock platform. So that being said, we, we helped, were help to appreciate how big and Economic Impact can actually have effect. I was reading a very interesting report earlier, it was from the oxford economics, and it was a study just on tick tock. And they said that tick tock drove over 14700000000. 00 in revenue in about a dozen key different areas and towards the us economy alone was like 24200000000. 00 towards the g. D p. Just in 2023. So its, its an amazing amount of, of revenue and effect, it has just on the economy, but especially here in the us. And its interesting just the, the digital ad spend, which i thought was kind of amazing in contrast to its competitors. You look at look like facebook and instagram tick tock is now number 3, thats pretty amazing. Above that of youtube. So people are really spending money on the platform to digitally advertise to promote perhaps their brand or small business, even larger businesses as well. And one other fact that was interesting, the claim there was about 224000 jobs, that tick tock created as a result from this giant explosion in the platform. So definitely they have a great Economic Impact within the United States and really globally. And how does take talks presence in the social media landscape impact Competition Among other platforms such as facebook, instagram and snapshot . Oh yeah i, i think about tick tock. Theyve had a tremendous effect against their competitors, and theyre all getting nervous. Certainly because theres a shift in, in number of users that are moving or migrating over toward tech talk platforms, especially younger demographic. I think thats important to realize in this, that generation z and mostly in part because of the short form video content. And thats really appealing and attractive to users. People dont have time to watch a big, long drawn out videos. Maybe as they put up with or did like in the past, they want short, punchy, fun videos. And i think thats really attracting that shifting user base. And theyre really accepting that no other platforms obviously see the success and that you look at like instagram. And they put reels out, and facebook kind of imitated also. The feature called last so and the snap chatted a little bit different route. They went with some of their, their a, our features they wanted. Diffraction differentiates themselves a little bit. Everybodys trying to find their sweet spot or whatever, but theyre kind of starting to follow tick tock, which i think is really a powerful fact that shows that they have the influence. They have the power and these are the big giant, social Media Companies. Their follow me, tick tock lead. So that tells that theyre doing something right. For sure. Can you discuss the unique features or user demographics that differentiate, take talk from his competitors and contribute to his popularity . Sure. Now theres a couple differentiators or things that help keep talking. The lead, i think in the kind of mentioned earlier, short form video content. And again, those are short forms when i say short form somewhere in that 15 to 60 seconds to go. I cant think of lane so i should say 615. 60 seconds link is an ideal form for short form videos and thats what we want to keep in mind. And thats what youre gonna know. Its more more platforms are kind of compressing their video. So its that short form but, but kicked off with a Something Else very interesting and i probably differentiator that others are trying to figure out or copy. Its really, either algorithm is the, the for you page. And the algorithm is one of their key factors. I think that allows them to continue to be successful. And whats really doing is kind of like in a sense, getting into your mind just a little scary, but its analyzing the users behavior. What do they like . What do they share with their friends and co workers . Do they comment on certain things . Its really taking the aggregate of all of that and really giving a personal customize tailored. However, them that, that steers things toward the user and that gets sent to engage even more. And thats what its all about when you have content and you can get people to engage. They get excited and what happens. They spend their time on the platform and the, the value of the platform goes up as you can advertise, and really push that towards the toward toward the charges and make big, big dollars. And thats exactly what theyre doing. Theyre leveraging that very effectively, i think. And thats really the differentiators that, that algorithm. And then of course, the sponsorships and branding i, i start to see more and more people talking about that theyre finding ways to monetize from the use of tick tock platform. Despite the talk of all the banning and potential risk of disappearing as a platform theyre, theyre growing their brand very quickly and theyre monetizing and making some decent money far more than they were able to successfully do on other social media platforms. And that, thats going to really help them. Now, are those tactics invasive . Well, this way, i mean, if its fair to do it, the other social Media Companies are doing the same thing. Just maybe not as effective. Personally, i dont use to talk, i was on the platform, i used it i, i saw the appeal, its attractive. So i, when i started seeing the, the Downside Risk from a security perspective is going to, im in the world of cyber security. Im concerned, i think theres an overreach there for the potential for an overreach. So for myself and my family, we remove tick tock for more devices. And im not saying people should go to that per se, each person needs to make their own informed decision based upon their needs, i think. But, but people shouldnt put out of the conversation. Is it just . Whats the big deal . I have nothing to hide this. What a common saying, i hear from people, whats the big deal . And what they dont realize is, what are the possible problems that i could do . What is the door open when you use a platform, what take talk your other social media ask for that matter. As well, so i think you have to always be careful with make an informed decision. I always joke around as people, have you ever read the terms and conditions when you downloaded the app . And they all laugh and say, no, of course not. I dont know if the time to read all that. If you took your, your mobile phone and looked at all the apps that you downloaded and actually read the terms and conditions, it would take you well over 3 months actually read the. Theres that much fine print that, that we cant see and that we ignore. And were so excited with an app where we dont download, download, download, we start using it so on, so forth. We waive so many things and that to me is very concerned. And thats what we have to watch out for. Thank you so much, scott, but please stick around our media expert with stay with us right here after the break. And when we come back, how social media platforms like take talk are becoming e commerce travels to amazon. Ill have more after the break, the and not only is tick tock dominating the social media space. It is now taking on amazon. The e commerce drug or not. Take talk has surged the e commerce with his tick tock, shop feature loading users fees with auctions to buy directly from influencers without ever leaving the app. It is a full service integrated marketplace where people can buy things with only a couple of taps on the screen in less than 6 months since its launch in the us. Its been selling about 7000000. 00 worth of stuff a day in the us. Bloomberg reports that it ends to reagan as much as 17500000000 dollars this year alone in the us to like instagram, facebook take tops has always featured ads. But the transition to shopping brings key differences. Instead of being re directed to brands web page or to amazon, people can go directly into the in at marketplace. This means that tick tock controls the flow of money. Take tasks primary advantage live and its ability to blend entertainment with shopping. This makes Shopping Experience more engaging and less transactional, which can attract and retain younger Demographics Gender years are also not particularly mindful about consumption. So for many young people, Online Shopping has become not just a hobby, but a distraction from the stress of life. Take talk also, leverage is the power of influencers and social proof where users rely on recommendations from influence that they trust which can lead to impulse purchases and trend driven sales. And unlike amazon, where users often search for specific products take talk, introduce as users to products through creative content, making discoveries spontaneous and enjoyable. And just who is doing the selling has also changed. Instead of an ad coming from a brand social media account, its increasingly common to see an individual content creators selling their own products. Many analysts think that tick tock has the potential to disrupt the industry. And amazon is going to have a major competitor like theyve never seen before. And so for this in more or less bringing again, scott shelburne, president and ceo of berkeley. There are chronic systems. How do users engage with take talk as a social media platform . And what role does it play in Building Communities foster and creativity and promoting Cultural Exchange and expression . I dont know, social media contributes that much to really hoping to be honest. I looked at all the platforms and, and theres some good and i think from a content standpoint, they do provide education. Theres tips, theres a lot of news that comes out of it. Most of the stuff that ive observed and seen on tick tock. But and again, people be critical because maybe my age, i think its kind of silly. It doesnt contribute that much to the better good of humanity. Maybe it puts a smile on our face. Isnt that thats good in itself. Perhaps there is some propaganda thats been spread. Theres some manipulation of the news and the headlines and the videos tend to give this slander that slant. And thats true of all social media. Im not just picking on the tip top, but in fairness ive seen biases and also for media. So i think each person has to be very careful. And its important to really spend time making a decision. Where are you spending your time . Especially younger people because theyre more influential in their decisions. And as theyre being taught by social media, as general in a general sense, i think thats danger, release teaching should come from schools and most importantly from their parents. So the parents arent spending the time, they allow their kids to go off in the world. The social media is that theyre going to have a rude awakening when their kids turn out kind of crazy or extreme opinions because social media is starting to shape the Younger Generation, like never before my generation, it was games and the target gains were addicted stuff. And, and that to, to, to, to much extend is probably dangerous to someone could argue. But it was something that you did with your friends, you engage with that was social. And you talked about it and enjoyed it. And maybe to some extent, todays generation be it snapshots. Instagram are certainly tick tock. Thats how theyre engaging through that. But whenever i look around in a classroom or an event where theres a lot of kids and especially teenagers, their heads are all done doing this to glued to their phone. Theres not much communication that concerns me and i dont think thats good for really the entire generation. It does affect a pretty wide swath because you dont have to be a teenager to use a tech talk. You can be an adult. Anybody can use it pretty much, but more and more of the demographics of it, the younger ones really gravitated and they loved the short videos. And i think thats a, thats going to continue for awhile. How does take taught experience in Different Countries and regions and form its approach to content, moderation, User Engagement and Regulatory Compliance . I dont think its that theres not enough moderation there. And somebody behind the curtain making sure the right things are set are not said a lot of the algorithms. They try to do it to automate it to prevent the wrong thing or hate speech or violence that there was a story i read about earlier this morning. Was very tragic. A mother i guess was a walk in or something to our son who was on fire. And he was doing some type of tick tock, challenge with rubbing alcohol and half of his body was burned and he was died. So sometimes the wrong message can be put out on social media, and he would hope that the children and teenagers, young adults, all would have enough sound as of mind and common sense not to take on these challenges. But sometimes peer pressure is extremely powerful, especially through social media because a lot of people want, they want to garnish a number of followers. They feel less part of being liked or accepted in society. And unfortunately, just because you have thousands or tens of thousands or millions of followers really doesnt equate to much them. In my opinion, whats really more important is having good friends, close associates, that you can counts on any trust or pay any value their opinions. That unfortunately is not seen on social media. Everybodys free to express how they feel, and they get squashed somebodys opinion. They could talk over them, they could make fun of them, they control them. So theres, theres, theres, and unfortunately theres more negative signs and negative implications of using social media, unless youre very careful how you use it. And i think that thats what younger ones, especially, really need to appreciate, i guess older ones too, because all of us probably spend too much time on social media. Thats not good. So lets get a little more balance. I think needs to come into the picture. And how does the Public Perception of take tons of privacy practices, Data Security measures, and corporate governance, impact Consumer Trust and brand reputation. But i do have to say they dont think the consumers as a whole have any clue about the security implications of tick tock on their devices. People i talked to their i, i dont really understand. And i think fundamentally they have to appreciate when it comes down to is you, as a consumer user, have to decide what you will want to allow the company that you download the app onto your phone, what permissions you want to grant them. What do you want them to use . Do you want them to have access to your microphone . Your pictures, your browsing history, your contacts, your searches, your likes, your comments is the culmination of all of that data of the big data and the meta data, which is data that closely mimics human is about you that really is personal in your to dear to each of our hearts, but we dont associate a price to it, per se. Now if you look at an advertiser, they will pay top dollar for what you type into a search. When you go onto a search engine, or you type into your browser or something specific that youre looking to, in some cases 2030 Different Companies are paying money for what you type it and, and its a small amount of money. But the average is that makes Companies Like google and facebook and always other social media, giants, tons and tons of money. Theyre selling your information, theyre selling whats near and dear to you. And thats part of the fundamental problem, i think. So not understanding the privacy laws and the implications is really at the heart of the matter. I think unfortunately, when Congress Gets involved in senators and the politicians, it is a kind of muddy the waters and take very hard stands. And most people, unfortunately, especially i know in the United States, dont trust politicians. So when theyre trying to say, hey, were doing this for the good of consumers and the American People protecting your data. I dont think americans really fully trust them. Now im not saying that they fully trust the Chinese Government either, but i think theres just a all around this trust for governments across the board and politicians. Therefore, you almost need to get that out of the equation and realize tick tock is trying to build their brand and theyre focusing on trans parents. Parents either focusing on security of data and privacy, and theyre talking about all those things. Also is every social media company, and eventually if they dont talk about that enough or so the American People on it, then theyre going to be fine. What Company Finds google is faced in facebook is faced and all the scandals theyve been involved with, where theyve spent upwards of hundreds of billions of dollars. If you look at the aggregate of all the social Media Companies and you know what, they dont care why . Because theyre making so much more money than that. And thats what i think we, we cant miss the fine of a couple of 1000000 dollars here and 50000000 there really doesnt affect their bottom line. Because theyre selling our information. Theyre selling us and our likes and everything else. And, and i think thats what were giving away as a people, as a consumer, we have to be careful how much were so free to give away. And that thats a mistake, i think. And its going to eventually catch up with all of us and youll know quickly when you, if youve ever had your identity stolen, ive had it, its a nightmare of my credit cards. Compromise my debit card compromised my twitter account packed. We had 65000. 00 stolen from our Company Checking account. Im often targeted for things, even though im in the world of cyber security. Nobody is safe. So now when you freely open up what youre giving away to other governments on the other side of the world, as you can expect, this is going to continue to happen. And the Digital World that we all live in is going to get a lot more dangerous and a lot less safe for all of us. So scott, what are the potential outcomes or scenarios in the social media World Without take talk . What about the stakeholders, and are they prepared against the risk associated with tick tock, not operating in the us . Well, i do think whats going to probably happen is theres going to be enough people. People will take 2 social media and theyre going to fight. And then theyre gonna go to the lobbyist and congress, and everybody else and make a big stink. And theyre gonna say, hey, youre hurting my business. Youre encroaching on my freedom of speech. Youre, youre stepping on my rights and for you to tell me if somethings private or not private or secure or not secure. So i think its gonna cause a lot of conversations and theres gonna be a lot of very upset people. And i dont think its going to be a 170000000 people. Its gonna be a certain course, some small percentage, maybe its 510 percent of the actual tick tock users that are going to be extremely upset. The majority of others will migrate to another platform and adjust just as any other company. Maybe when they went out of business, they are going to do that naturally and theyre going to re adjust and re focus on that. And thats okay. Its a smaller percentage where it really does affect their livelihood and their Business Model that are going to be upset and theyre going to are going to recap it on the, whoever they could, and really take a stand i think. And that may have larger implications, not just on taking it on social Media Companies, but really on the politicians, depending upon which side they stand, which is kind of interesting, be a, its an election year. How social media is waived into the fabric of the Political Society now in the United States. Thank you so much, god, for all your time today. Or the Ingenious Design of tech talk is that it is designed to function a lot like a slot machine. The swipe down feature required to refresh once the near the pulling of a slot machine lever. And the variable pattern of reward in the form of entertaining videos stimulates the intermittent reward pattern of winning or losing on a slot machine. This pattern keeps the individual engage under the impression that the next play might be the one. Well, it is a really in design. This means that take talk is when a, when it comes to your time and attention. Social media is a great tool and allows people to unwind after a stressful day. But at the same time, it can also be effective and have negative consequences for mental health, such as fomo. When one compares their own lives to the perfect ones, seen on tick tock and well take talk shop is also helping to launch Small Businesses and help sales. Unfortunately, it is also causing the Younger Generation harm by facilitating Impulse Spending an addiction towards social media. So like most other tools to talk can be a great asset for a destructive habit. Im christy. I. Thanks for watching. And well see you right back here next time on the cost of everything. The the, the beauty of a story, maybe the other on the board or as ordering yourself. Originally, you spoke to them and i said, you mean the one that should have . Yep. Pets again. So facility based in youth periods, would you like me to ski, photos that and then you finish industry to look up everything and grab it of steel, bundle ski at the at the site. The goal to smith avenue. 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