Elena Cavender
Elena is a tech reporter and the resident Gen Z expert at Mashable. She covers TikTok and digital trends. She recently graduated from UC Berkeley with a BA in American History. Email her at [email protected] or follow her @ecaviar_.
By Elena Cavender
'Spotlight on Paris' is NBC's latest bid for Gen Z Olympic attention
NBC goes all-in on social for the 2024 Paris Olympics
Hola Livi: Spotify's AI DJ is launching in Spanish
DJ Livi is the Spanish version of DJ X.
TikTok partners with Eventbrite to sell tickets directly on your FYP
Skip the "link in bio" step.
Amazon Music Unlimited vs. Spotify Premium: A comparison
How does Amazon Music Unlimited compare to the most popular music streaming service?
Samsung taps Sydney Sweeney and K-pop stars TXT for its Unpacked event
It wasn't as star-studded as past Samsung events.
The 'Gladiator II' trailer hits the internet like a truck
This is the most thigh-in-motion since Luca Guadagnino's "Challengers."
Internet Princess Rayne Fisher-Quann left TikTok in search of something beyond the algorithm
The internet personality goes offline for her first live event in New York City.
This 'Kinds of Kindness' TikTok filter is as mystifying as the movie
Now you can sport the uncanny big face.
TikTok's second annual Book Awards shortlist list is here — See which titles made the cut
Are any of these books on your TBR?
Redbox's owner files for bankruptcy
The company is in more than $970 million in debt.
TikTok's Instagram competitor that no one's heard of is flopping
Whee is off to a bad start.
Reneé Rapp and Rachel Sennott talk finstas and flirting on Instagram's 'Close Friends Only' podcast
Target audience reached!
Meet the collective of creators who raised $1.6 million for humanitarian relief in Gaza
The success of Creators for Palestine raises the question: What role should internet personalities play in social movements?
The 10 best books of 2024 so far, according to BookTok
From "Happy Place" to "Housemates," here's what you need to add to your TBR lists.
By Christianna Silva and Elena Cavender
Sabrina Carpenter will give her top Spotify listeners early access to her 'Short n' Sweet' tour
Please, please, please make ticketing easier for fans.
Taylor Swift and TikTok are challenging Swifties to prove their loyalty
Straight from the TikTok marketing department.
From 'End of Beginning' to 'Nasty,' here are TikTok's most viral songs of 2024 (so far)
TikTok bounced back from its UMG woes just in time for an 'Espresso' summer.
From yap to pookie, 2024's most viral internet slang defined
Yapping all about this year's catchphrases.
Irish rap group revitalizes their mother tongue in 'Kneecap' trailer
"A country without a language is only half a nation."
The 'meet people twice' theory is TikTok's latest path to love
To fall in love, you must meet twice.
Another 'Hunger Games' prequel is on the way and fans can't wait
The Haymitch backstory we've been waiting for.
TikTok is reportedly prepping a U.S. version of its algorithm
It aims to create a separate code base that's independent from the Chinese version.
New TikTok guidelines target weight loss drugs
Videos promoting weight loss drugs are now ineligible for TikTok's FYP.
Celebrity-voiced erotica is the new frontier in online celeb thirst
The age of AI brings celeb consent into question.
By Chase DiBenedetto and Elena Cavender
