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Microsoft Teams outperforms Slack, and shows that you can be late if you know how

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If there is a tool that today is equivalent to corporate communication, although it is also widely used by communities, that is Slack. Since its founding, the startup has perfectly understood the needs of companies, offering a multitude of integration options and converting the old IRC into something that caters to the most modern uses. His leadership, especially by image, seemed impregnable.   However, according to a survey of 901 people by SpiceWorks in the world of the company, Microsoft Teams has surpassed the numbers of Slack, and its growth is spectacular. In the same 2016 study, Teams had only 3% adoption, and now that figure is 15%. In the same period of time, Slack has only grown from 13% to 15% of use in companies, something to keep in mind, considering that the company wants to go public. According to the figures of SpiceWorks, the clear leader of the sector is Skype for Business with 44% (growing from 36% in 2016), but it must be taken into account that its us...

These were Netflix's most marathon series during 2018

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Netflix seldom publishes audience data for its productions, but it does allow us to take a look at certain elements that also determine the popularity of its shows. This year they have published a list with the 10 most marathon series in 2018, and the three films that most people saw more than once. Netflix measured the average time for each session that people invested in watching each of these series between January 1 and November 28, 2018. And in the case of the movies have only shared the curious data of those that were most views repeatedly by users. In Genbeta From zero to 17 million, how to appear in your own Netflix series exploits your number of followers on Instagram Although the numbers in the series are based only on the US viewing data, those in the movies are global, but none are related to the total views of each production. The originals of 2018 and their stars on Instagram 2018 netflix The list published by Netflix refers only to its 10 most marathon series in the...

'Bohemian Rhapsody' by Queen is already the most reproduced song of the 20th century on the Internet

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Universal Music Group has revealed that 'Bohemian Rhapsody' has just become the song of the last century that has been heard more times in streaming, surpassing the 1,600 million reproductions.   The acclaimed song of the iconic band Queen recorded more than 40 years ago and part of the Hall of Fame of the Grammys has taken the place of another classic, but from the 90s, 'Smell Like Teen Spirit' by Nirvana. The number of reproductions counts both those made in Spotify and Apple Music and other streaming music services, as well as the reproductions that the video has on YouTube. In Spotify the song is about to reach 600 million views and on YouTube the video has just over 750 million. One of the reasons why the song had a boost in popularity recently have to do with the biopic about Freddy Mercury and the band that premiered recently, titled in the same way as the song: Bohemian Rhapsody. While other twentieth-century songs like Nirvana's 'Smell l...

Instagram is testing special accounts for creators and influencers

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Instagram is already the natural home of many influencers, creators of high profile content and celebrities, so the audiovisual social network does not want to miss the opportunity to build loyalty by offering them a much more useful experience.   With this goal in mind they are testing, as The Hollywood Reporter has advanced and have confirmed Instagram's responsible in the news, special accounts with specific tools to better control their communities. The new profiles, which are currently being tested by a small group of users, include quality filters for direct messages, access to data on the number of people who follow or not their account and the option to manage who can contact them and who can contact them. what way can they do it? The creation of this type of account for high-level users, joins the announcement made by Instagram in November: a new profile design is falling. A new aspect of our accounts that will focus on reducing relevance to followers counters and...