Which Twitter alternatives have staying power? And which Clubhouse will be next?

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1. What Twitter alternatives are more resilient and which ones will be the next Clubhouse? Although interest in Twitter alternatives like Mastodon or Hive Social has increased, downloads have fallen recently. Check out these Twitter alternatives that could save the day.

2. America’s inflation woes could be over. Amazon’s product prices increased at a slower rate than US inflation in 2018, and its economists predict that the company’s prices will rise at a slower rate going forward. Let’s see what this could signify.

3. Insider reporter Tim Levin has tested 19 electric cars and explains why he doesn’t want to buy one. Tim Levin has driven everything, from large SUVs to big pickup trucks to six-figure luxury cars. Among other factors, the price and inconvenient charging are what keep him from buying one. Here are the reasons he won’t purchase one now.

4. DoorDash driver and delivery woman had her car taken with her infant twins in it. Although the children were eventually recovered, the terrifying incident exposed the difficult reality of managing childcare and gig work. The full story is available here.

5. Are you looking for a side hustle in the new year. Here are 10 ways you can make money by selling your body to science. Here are 10 ways your body can make money.

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6. Amazon employees were furious about low pay earlier this year. Amazon employees, including senior staff members, pushed for higher compensation. They were disenchanted by what they perceived to be below-market wages — which led to greater attrition in senior ranks. The full story is available here.

7. We had our first look at the tech sector’s historic slump in May. Things turned sour for the tech sector after an unprecedented pandemic-era boom. The interest rates rose, the supply chains were hiccup-ridden, and inflation was rampant, leading to a once in a generation down-cycle.

8. Facebook was among the first to feel the pain. The company announced in May that it would be imposing a “severe hiring freeze” that would last months. It stated that the reduced targets for hiring would “affect almost all of the company’s teams.” Learn more about the industry’s downturn.

9. The three-year tenure of Thomas Kurian at Google Cloud. Kurian was hired to make this unit a potential revenue source for Alphabet. Insiders tell us the culture is different from other Google units. It’s more like SAP’s or Oracle’s. We provided readers with an insider’s view of Kurian’s Google Cloud.

10. According to Gopuff employees, hiring Amazon executives “destroyed” their operations. Gopuff employed more than twenty Amazon veterans to manage its operations at different levels. Sources said that the result was a failure of an experiment to apply Amazon strategies to a smaller business. Learn more about the Amazonification process at Gopuff.

Jordan Parker Erb, New York. (Feedback and tips? Send an email to jerb@insider.com, or tweet @jordanparkererb. Hallam Bullock edited the article (tweet @hallam_bullock).

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By: jerb@insider.com (Jordan Parker Erb)
Title: Which Twitter alternatives have staying power — and which is the next Clubhouse?
Sourced From: www.businessinsider.com/which-twitter-alternatives-will-survive-mastodon-hivesocial-2022-12
Published Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2022 12:00:00 +0000