NFL Teams With Clubhouse for Draft Exclusive Live Programming
Reddit reveals Reddit Talk, New Clubhouse Icon, Facebook and their new audio products, Clubhouse now valued at $4B, Twitter Spaces on desktop, Thailand politics
Welcome to this week's news, commentary, discussion, and upcoming events on Clubhouse and elsewhere.
News & Commentary
FanNation writes that The National Football League will partner with the highly popular Clubhouse app to deliver 2021 NFL Draft programming.
The Verge: Reddit revealed their social audio product, Reddit Talk, for subreddits to compete with Clubhouse and other social audio platforms.
Forbes: Clubhouse selects Asian American artist and activist, Drue Kataoka, as their latest app icon in the new update.
Facebook is doing more than just creating a Clubhouse competitor - they are making tools that allow podcast creators to share long-form audio and a brand-new short-form experience called Soundbites.
TechCrunch: Clubhouse closes a $4B valuation Series C round with new investors, DST Global, Tiger Global, and Elad Gil.
Ed Z talks about how Clubhouse could possibly just be a feature and not a product on Where's Your Ed At.
Twitter Spaces audio rooms are being tested for the desktop and web applications says Brad Stephenson.
Clubhouse has become a new avenue for political agendas in Thailand despite official warnings.
Clubhouse Release Notes & Town Hall Updates
The latest release took place on Sunday, April 25. They announced that they updated the app icon to Drue Kataoka, a Japanese artist-technologist-activist. The release includes a new way to help people skip the waitlist and join a club automatically. It also includes the ability to view upcoming events and combined follower counts on club pages. They have also improved the audio quality and added language-specific club suggestions. A new profile badge has been made for people who get calls in the middle of a Clubhouse room called the "On a call" indicator. Read the full release notes here.
During Sunday’s town hall, co-founders Paul and Rohan highlighted that 300,000+ rooms are created per day on Clubhouse. They announced their first-ever sports league programming partnership with NFL for Draft Week. Paul and Rohan finally have their own club called Clubhouse HQ. Their Creator First Program is on their pilot season as they are moving forward with finalists from thousands of applicants. You can read the full recap here.
Video of the week
How to guides, tools, tips & tricks
Charge for Clubhouse Rooms with Paid Rooms!
Have you ever wondered what it would be like if Clubhouse and ChatRoulette had a baby? Tiny Talk is here! Tap a button for short, random one-on-one video chats with your friends, family, classmates or co-workers.
Create and join 20-minute live audio "circles" about learning/growth oriented topics with Mentza!
AudioBitts: A fun way to capture and share the sounds around you.
Strum is a lightweight audio meeting tool for remote teams.
You can find the full list of social audio tools compiled so far here
Notable people who joined Clubhouse this week
Naomi Osaka (@greenteamochi): 23-year old Japanese professional tennis player. Ranked No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association and the first Asian player to hold the top ranking in singles. She is a four-time Grand Slam singles champion and is the reigning champion at the US Open and the Australian Open.
Mari Osaka (@mariosaka): Retired Japanese tennis player. Currently a designer and artist.
Pamela Anderson (@pa303): Canadian-American actress, model, television personality, and author.
Seth Phillips aka dudewithsign (@sethphillipsdws): Known from the Instagram account, Dude With Sign, protests common, everyday, relatable issues.
Recommended events coming up on Clubhouse
We realize that it's impossible to curate events on Clubhouse as every user has their own preferences. Additionally some of the best events are not scheduled and are created ad-hoc. With all that said, the list below includes what stood out for us and should appeal to a wide range of people. If there's anything you think we missed out, feel free to contact us.
MON Apr 26, 1 PM (PST)
Old Applications to Modern Applications: How and Why?
From TECH BUILDERS
w/ Soumeya Benghanem, Sandeep Cariapa, ▲rtur Maklyarevsky, Tom McDonald, Sarbjeet Johal, Samori Augusto, Jonathan Rosenson, Winston L., Kunal Ny
Application modernization, why do it, and how to do it.
MON Apr 26, 3 PM (PST)
Protecting an Artist's Market from a Legal Perspective
From THE ART ALLEY
w/ Yayoi Shionoiri, Melissa Passman, Alana Kushnir, Amelia Brankov, Kathy Battista
Drop in to hear from art lawyers 🖼 ⚖️ and art specialists on how artists 👩🎨 might be able to protect their work and their market 📈from a legal perspective
TUE Apr 27, 2 PM (PST)
From INTERFAITH LGBTQIA+
w/ Maeve Olson, Rico Ed.
Our first club meeting! Meet others as we share our personal and individual journeys in navigating faith as an LGBTQIA+ individual in life. Conversations are held weekly on Tuesdays!
TUE Apr 27, 7 PM (PST)
Sports Startup 🏈🏀⚽️⚾️🏒 Pitch your Sports Startup | Q & A
From FOUNDERSTREAMS
w/ Jonathan G. Blanco, Jordan Rice, Nolan Rollins, Joe Tafoya, Kasten Spethmann, Coach Jen, Nicole Donnelly
Have a Sports Startup? Come practice your pitch with Startup Founders, athletes, coaches
WED Apr 28, 1 PM (PST)
Women Entrepreneur Accelerated Networking Power Hour
From EWOMENNETWORK
w/ Briana Dai, Sandra Yancey
Join us for this weekly Accelerated Networking Power Hour. Come to connect, learn, and serve... eWomenNetwork style.
WED Apr 28, 6 PM (PST)
US Immigration Policy: Cato’s Alex Nowrasteh
From POLITICS+MEDIA 101
w/ Justin Higgins, Terri Givens, Mikey Kay, Alex Nowrasteh
Join us for a friendly discussion on current US immigration issues and policies, and with potential future policy solutions with Cato Institutes Alex Nowrasteh. Stay for an audience Q&A
THU Apr 29, 11 AM (PST)
Employee privacy versus corporate optimization
w/ Phil Edholm, Evan Kirstel, Blair Pleasant
The mass of data collected by UC platforms is huge. What expectations of privacy should employees expect? What data can employers access and use to monitor their employees? What are the vendors doing?
THU Apr 29, 4 PM (PST)
From FOOD & BEVERAGE MAGAZINE
w/ POLITZ, John R Kerry, Lauren Kane, Tessa Lowe, “The Canvassing Queen”
Join us and dozens of landlords with former restaurant spaces and retail properties across the USA. Pitch for free space
FRI Apr 30, 9 AM (PST)
Lunch & Learn w/ Trailblazers in Trade & Special Guests
From TRAILBLAZERS IN TRADE
w/ Jen Diaz, Denise Calle, Jermeale Lewis-Johnson, Hulya Kurt, Carolina Rendeiro, Megan Conyers, Donald Woods, Clarissa Rodriguez
Informal lunch & learn conversation with special guests. The speakers will answer questions & hold an uncensored discussion on best practices when importing. Focus on complying with US Customs.
FRI Apr 30, 12 PM (PST)
From SECOND ACT SISTERS
w/ Jack Perez, Kristen Coffield
Kristen is an author, educator and Culinary Disruptor. Let’s talk about how healthy people eat: An Eater's Guide To Healthy Habits. Share. Learn. Play. See the full schedule on secondactsisters.club
SAT May 1, 2 AM (PST)
⏰ The 4-Hour Workweek, Expanded & Updated🇬🇧Speed Networking
From THE ALEX & SABRINA SHOW
w/ SABRINA STOCKER, Alex Chisnall
☀️Join Alex & Sabrina for their daily 10am GMT room. ⏰30 min speed networking to promo your business ⏰⏩ 💥Followed by a POWER HOUR with our expert panel chatting about The 4-Hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated by Timothy Ferriss. Here we will cover the challenges that the cultural norm of working life and our assumptions, how it affects our life and our personal beliefs on how to balance work and life.
SAT May 1, 9 AM (PST)
How to Develop High Performance Habits to Be Successful 🔥
From THE UNCOMMON
w/ Monique Sar, Jan Mühlfeit
Join us to learn best practices from our incredible panel and a guest interview with global strategist, coach, and mentor, Jan Mühlfeit 🔥
SUN May 2, 12 PM (PST)
Soul Chat with Terri Green & Friends ft The Weather Girls
From SOUL MUSIC LOVERS
w/ Terri B!, Dynelle Rhodes
Join us for our first monthly chat with working, charting, iconic soul artist featuring Dynelle Rhodes of The Weather Girls and Terri B! Aka Terri Green of the Terri Green Project for a open chat.
SUN May 2, 3 PM (PST)
Testing Integration with VisualOPS
From ETTV
w/ Marvin Avilez, Jake Bevan
This is a meeting only to better understanding how clubhouse and VisualOPS can work together.
Discussion on Twitter
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