Additionally, TikTok is also tweaking its search results by adding more resources to searches related to self-harm and suicide. When a user searches for such content, the app will show links to helplines including the Crisis Text Line. TikTok’s blog post added that it will also use fellow creators’ content that talks about their “personal experiences with mental well-being.” Users will also find “information on where to seek support and advice on how to talk to loved ones about these issues....

A smaller screen A smaller screen Less is more, as they say, particularly when it comes to the size of the screen mobile devices have. To make your site work well on a phone or tablet it’s important to remember that mobiles are not as powerful as desktop computers, and therefore the information and functions should be streamlined as much as possible. Your website should be focused and uncluttered, and buttons or menus should be easily accessed and clear....

I love it when a man—or a woman—opens a door for me. There is something about that moment of mindfulness, that attention to detail, that little pause, that feels wonderful. I feel acknowledged, cared for. And I feel as though there is hope for the planet. Okay, that may sounds like a bit of a leap, but seriously. It feels as though there is hope for the planet because one person is pausing to do something kind, something thoughtful, something courteous, for another....

Podcasts are new to Twitter. The company has been working on it for the past several months as it looks to expand its social audio features beyond Spaces. Towards the end of August, the social network announced that podcasts will be available within the Spaces tab in its app. But the tab itself is getting redesigned to make dedicated rooms for additional content, including themed audio stations. Twitter doesn’t want to replace the dedicated podcasts apps, though....

According to Casey Newton of Platformer, Twitter is eliminating its contractual staff across various fields, including content moderation and marketing. The contingent workers got no notice from the company. They were removed from the Slack channels and stripped of the official email with no prior information. Even Twitter’s internal staff was unaware. Managers figured out this layoff when their workers disappeared from the system. “One of my contractors just got deactivated without notice in the middle of making critical changes to our child safety workflows,” a Twitter manager posted on Slack....