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Melt Update | 26 August | Twitter integrates Podcasts into Spaces and MORE

melt, August 26, 2022

Meanwhile, Wondrlab launches ‘WISR’, an open tech platform that connects brands and schools.

Top News:

1. Twitter integrates Podcasts into Spaces
Twitter mentions that this integration is part of the investment in audio creators. The redesigned Spaces Tab introduces personalised hubs that categorise audio content together by specific themes like News, Music, Sports, and more.

2. Pinterest launches new app called Shuffles
Shuffles by Pinterest is a standalone app that enables creative editing and is designed for collective collaging. Use case applications outlined for Shuffles by Pinterest include curation of outfits, visualisation of sets, creation of mood boards, or collating a series of expressions.

3. Wondrlab launches WISR
Wondrlab launches ‘WISR’, an open tech platform that connects brands and schools with the ambition to empower schools through brand partnerships. WISR has been created to solve the problem of below par teacher salaries and the poor state of infrastructure in schools.

4. Jagran New Media launches content-to-commerce initiative
Jagran New Media has launched Jagran Top Deals, a search-based junctions that can help one find curated lists of the best offers coming up. Led by the content team at Jagran new media, Top Deals are category experts.

5. SPN acquires TV & digital rights for US Open
Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) has signed a three-year deal to broadcast the US Open starting August 2022. As part of the deal, the broadcaster will get the exclusive media rights (TV and digital) of the global sporting event between 2022-24.