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I grew my career at TikTok from intern to global product marketing manager before quitting. Here's what working there was like.
Sarah Teng joined TikTok in December 2020 as as a technical product specialist. When she left in 2024, she worked on a global ...
TikTok Dad Shocked to Learn Who Was on His Flight After Plane Is Forced to Land Due to Mechanical Malfunction
Steve Schenberg and Kaleb Winterburn of the TikTok group the Montana Boyz met up in an airport after a dramatic flight ...
Can The Washington Post’s TikTok Guy Make It Without The Post?
Dave Jorgenson is starting his own video company that explains the news, with a twist. Think Jon Stewart meets Ron Burgundy.
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The Washington Post TikTok Guy is leaving the Post to start his own company
We keep an eye out for the most interesting stories about Labby subjects: digital media, startups, the web, journalism, strategy, and more. Here’s some of what we’ve seen lately.
Washington Post's 'TikTok Guy' and Head of WP Ventures Both Exit Paper
Two more prominent Washington Post staffers are leaving the paper. Dave Jorgenson, who has been dubbed WaPo's "TikTok Guy" and has become the face of the outlet's TikTok and YouTube accounts in recent ...
How the TikTok algorithm created new words like ‘unalive’
Adam Aleksic talks about his new book 'Algospeak,' which details how algorithms are changing our vocabulary; plus, we check in with Hennessy + Ingalls bookstore.
Meet a 23-year-old cybersecurity influencer who gets hundreds of TikTok messages a day from Gen Z job seekers hungry for career advice
Most times Pranav (Nav) Karmacharya works from home. Sometimes he decides to hop over to a local college and find somewhere comfy to catch up on Slack messages; other times he’s recording himself at 5 ...