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Byte, the long promised successor to Vine, has already eclipsed its predecessor by one key metric.

In its first week on the App Store and Google Play, the app was downloaded more than 1.3 million times, according to analytics firm Sensor Tower. That’s nearly twice as many downloads as Vine received in its first week on the App Store. 

Sensor Tower further notes that the vast majority of Byte’s downloads have so far come from the United States, which accounts for 70 percent of its first-week installs. 

Byte, which is backed by Vine cofounder Dom Hofmann, was released exactly seven years to the day Vine was initially launched. Of course, much has changed since Vine first introduced the looping video concept that launched a thousand memes and propelled some of the internet’s earliest influencers to stardom.  Read more…

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Lyft is partnering with several organizations to distribute free and discounted ride vouchers throughout the primaries and general election.  Read more…

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The San Francisco 49ers may have lost the Super Bowl, but electric vehicles pulled through with a “W.” 

Between a surprise Jeep electric bicycle and a first look at the upcoming electric Hummer, EVs had a strong showing in Super Bowl commercials. 

Of the seven ads from car companies that played during the game, four featured electric vehicles. 

Porsche showed off Taycan EVs racing through a German townGame of Thrones’ Maisie Williams let go in an Audi E-tron SportbackBill Murray showed off a Jeep e-bike. And LeBron James dunked in a spot featuring the first glimpse of the upcoming Hummer EV.  Read more…

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TL;DR: Keep your pup entertained with a 2-year subscription to Relax My Dog Video Streaming for $39.99, a 52% savings. 

Long before Spotify released pet playlists, the geniuses at Relax My Dog were creating YouTube videos and music compilations specifically for your anxious or hyperactive four-legged friends. But unlike Spotify’s playlists, which have no real rhyme or reason, Relax My Dog’s formula is based on more than seven years of research. 

We’ve discussed the weird and wonderful world of dog relaxation videos before, but now you can save over 50% on a two-year subscription to this renowned video service. Read more…

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Your Marvel Cinematic Universe faves are heading over to Disney+.

During Super Bowl LIV, the streaming service unveiled a sexy new TV spot featuring three of its upcoming MCU series: the gritty The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, featuring Cap’s two best friends; the trippy WandaVision, following the star-crossed lovers of the Avengers; and the still-very-mysterious Loki. 

No release dates have been confirmed yet, but all three shows are coming “soon” to Disney+. Read more…

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Shakira blessed us with the first meme of the Super Bowl LIV. 

Jennifer Lopez and Shakira’s halftime set was incredible, but the real star of the show was Shakira’s tongue. Mid-choreography, the singer turned to the camera and did this: 

Obviously, it’s prime meme material. Her dexterity! Her precision! Shakira is an icon, through and through. Move over, left shark. There’s a new halftime reaction video in town. 

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Jennifer Lopez was joined by a truly special guest during her Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday: Her 11-year-old daughter Emme Maribel Muñiz. 

Muñiz’s performance was a touching moment during a very high-energy show. Muñiz is an aspiring performer, and it stands to reason she’s got a future in the business. The 11-year-old fully nailed belting “Born in the USA” as her mother danced next to her, draped in a double-sided Puerto Rican/American flag. 

“She will be performing on stage as the symbol of the American dream,” Lopez told Page Six ahead of the Super Bowl. 

Lopez performed the halftime show with Shakira and the duo largely receive strongly positive reviews.  Read more…

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Google brought it with their 2020 Super Bowl with their commercial, “Loretta.” And by it, we mean a good cry.

The ad only shows a Google screen — just as with many of their past ads — but there’s so much more to this one. The first search in the commercial is “how not to forget,” which is innocent enough. But don’t worry, the tears are coming.

The narrator is an old man asking Google to remember details about his life with his deceased wife, — like the vacations they shared together and how she hated his mustache. He also uploaded photos of them together throughout their marriage, culminating in a sappy, but not maudlin, look into this (fictional) couple’s marriage.  Read more…

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Mr. Peanut is dead, long live Mr. Peanut. After killing off its 104-year-old mascot, Planters revived him in a Super Bowl ad on Sunday. 

The spot shows actor Wesley Snipes delivering a graveside eulogy with actor Matt Walsh, the Kool-Aid Man, Mr. Clean, and others in attendance. The Kool-Aid Man cries, that tear falls on Mr. Peanut’s grave, and somehow Mr. Peanut is revived. 

The twist? The legume is reborn as a baby. Seemingly feeding off the Baby Yoda hype, the brand dubbed the new character Baby Nut. 

The lead-up to the Super Bowl proved to be a strange saga for the Mr. Peanut ad campaign. After debuting a spot showing the legume falling off a cliff and dying, Planters stopped running its death-related promotions after the real-life, tragic passing of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven others in a helicopter crash last Sunday.  Read more…

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If you’ve ever seen a 007 movie, you know he is a very, very busy man. So busy, in fact, that he has no time to die. It’s the only reason he’s still alive — well, that and the continued popularity of his franchise.

His latest adventure, No Time to Die, burst into Super Bowl LIV with a brand-new spot, which you can see above. Daniel Craig returns as the iconic spy, alongside Christoph Waltz, Lashana Lynch, Ana de Armas, Jeffrey Wright, Léa Seydoux, and Rami Malek.

No Time to Die arrives April 10. Read more…

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