Clubhouse: News
Clubhouse is an audio-based social networking platform for Android and iOS devices. The platform is the brainchild of Paul Davison and Rohan Seth. It was originally an iOS-exclusive app that could be joined only if you had been invited by an existing user, just like a real-life yacht club. Since its inception, Clubhouse has broadened its reach and launched an app for Android devices as well. The app has also ditched the invite-only exclusivity. According to the founders, the invite-only restriction was in place to keep the platform from bowing under immense demand. Earlier in 2021, reports claimed that Clubhouse had suffered a data breach. However, the application denied such reports. Interestingly, countries including Oman, Jordan, and China have either blocked access to the app or completely banned its use. Clubhouse’s popularity also pushed Big Tech companies to mimic its format. Platforms including Facebook’s Live Audio Rooms, Twitter’s Spaces, and Discord’s Stage Channels essentially replicated the idea but customized it for their respective platforms.
07 Sep 2023
Social MediaClubhouse is transitioning from live audio to group messaging
Clubhouse, the once-popular audio app, is shifting its focus from large-scale audio conversations to friend-centric voice chats.
28 Apr 2023
COVID-19Clubhouse is 'resetting' by firing over 50% employees: Here's why
Clubhouse exploded into the scene during the pandemic when people felt socially isolated. The social audio app provided users with a virtual getaway from their COVID-stricken reality.
15 Dec 2022
SpotifySpotify pulls the plug on 6 live audio shows
Spotify has a piece of bad news for the fans of its live audio shows. The music streaming giant has decided to cancel six live audio shows as part of the latest round of programming cuts.
02 Sep 2021
XLinkedIn discontinues Stories feature in favor of 'short-form video format'
Microsoft-owned networking platform LinkedIn recently announced that it is shutting down its Stories feature that allowed users to post content that disappears after 24 hours, just like Instagram and Snapchat stories.
02 Sep 2021
iOSClubhouse introduces Spatial Audio on iOS for enhanced immersive experience
Clubhouse is an up-and-coming social media platform that enables real-time interactions in audio-based discussion rooms. If you have an iOS device with Clubhouse installed, you will now be able to enjoy Spatial Audio in discussion rooms on the app.
27 Jul 2021
Deepika PadukoneInitiatives taken by Deepika Padukone toward betterment of mental health
Mental health was never given much importance before, but now thankfully, it has become a significant talking point.
23 Jul 2021
TechnologyClubhouse ditches invite-only exclusivity to boost new user sign-ups
Just recently, popular audio social media platform Clubhouse announced a major change. The app will no longer mandate an invite for users to sign up. While this is good news for those waiting for invites, it could leave many unhappy as well.
13 Jul 2021
TechnologyTED and Clubhouse band together to create exclusive content
Clubhouse may have lost its allure since Big Tech has grown increasingly competitive with lucrative propositions for creators designed to arrest Clubhouse's rise, but the platform seems to have caught on.
07 Jul 2021
StartupsVikas Malpani's journey spearheading community-first audio-video social media app Leher
While the world is fanboying over Clubhouse and its Big Tech clones, Bengaluru-based serial entrepreneur Vikas Malpani has been at it since 2018, shaping Leher to become a world-class audio-video-based social network that revolves around communities and their interests.
22 Jun 2021
FacebookFacebook's Clubhouse clone called Live Audio Rooms makes US debut
Earlier this year, Facebook was one of the Big Tech social media companies that announced plans to copy Clubhouse's audio-only platform concept.
17 Jun 2021
SpotifySpotify launches its Clubhouse clone called Greenroom in 135+ countries
While Clubhouse may have started the trend, a host of Big Tech social media companies have created their versions of an audio-based interaction platform.
12 Jun 2021
Jammu And KashmirDigvijay Singh said Congress could consider restoring Kashmir's special status
Congress leader Digvijay Singh said the party could reconsider the current regime's decision to abrogate Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir if it comes to power at the Centre, reports said citing an alleged audio chat on the Clubhouse app.
25 May 2021
GoogleNewsBytes Briefing: Clubhouse hits million downloads on Android, and more
Despite Big Tech doing its best to clone Clubhouse into their existing platforms, evidently nothing beats the original. Android users flocked to the newly launched app of the audio-only social media platform and downloaded it a million times.
24 May 2021
AndroidClubhouse shoots to million downloads on Android within a week
This is a story that will surprise no one. The recently launched Android version of Clubhouse hit the million downloads mark in less than a week. To put this into perspective, it took the iOS app around a year to accrue 10 million downloads.
21 May 2021
XClubhouse app is now available on Android globally (including India)
Popular voice-based social media app Clubhouse has finally made its way to Android. The app is available for download on the Google Play Store in India and around the world but users will still require an invite to sign up and participate.
11 May 2021
NetflixNewsBytes Briefing: Clubhouse finally launches Android app, and more
Clubhouse just found out the hard way that it is no De Beers, and that boosting app popularity with artificial scarcity doesn't work forever.
10 May 2021
AndroidClubhouse launches Android beta app after iOS downloads drop significantly
After more than a year of iOS exclusivity, Clubhouse is finally coming to Android. The only catch is that the beta Android version is restricted to US users at the moment.
04 May 2021
XTwitter Spaces now open to accounts with 600+ followers
Twitter had been planning to open its Clubhouse clone called Twitter Spaces to everyone sometime in April. On May 3, the company announced that now every account with 600 or more followers can host Spaces.
21 Apr 2021
FacebookNewsBytes Briefing: Facebook announces its Clubhouse clone, and more
You can find everything in Silicon Valley except originality. Sure enough, Facebook joins the mad rush to clone Clubhouse.
20 Apr 2021
RedditReddit throws open its Clubhouse clone to the masses
Every social media entity under the sun has either announced plans to clone Clubhouse or actually introduced a clone. After Facebook, Spotify, LinkedIn, and Telegram jumped on the audio-only social media bandwagon, Reddit has finally caught onto the phenomenon.
20 Apr 2021
FacebookFacebook unveils its upcoming Clubhouse-style audio-based social media offering
When Big Tech social media platforms such as Twitter and Spotify unveiled their Clubhouse clones, it was speculated that Facebook would also join in with a similar platform.
16 Apr 2021
FacebookFacebook ran ads for fake Clubhouse app loaded with malware
Cybercriminals have been running ads on Facebook for a PC version of Clubhouse that does not exist, reports TechCrunch.
13 Apr 2021
FacebookNewsBytes Briefing: Facebook data leak gets much worse, and more
Facebook just can't seem to get a break. After the embarrassing leak where CEO Mark Zuckerberg's phone number was found linked to Signal messenger app, it appears the 533 million user accounts compromised might just have been the tip of the proverbial iceberg.
12 Apr 2021
Data LeakWas data of 1.3 million Clubhouse users actually leaked?
Over the weekend, it was reported that invite-only audio-based social network Clubhouse suffered a data breach that affected around 1.3 million users.
02 Apr 2021
XTwitter confirms Spaces is coming to desktop web browsers
Twitter has confirmed to The Verge that Spaces will soon be available on web browsers. This will allow users to access Spaces from their desktop PCs and laptops.
01 Apr 2021
GoogleNewsBytes Briefing: India continues to punish TikTok, and more
The best way to deal with bullies is to inflict a significant cost for their belligerence. And India has been doing a fine job hurting the economic interests of China for its border transgressions.
31 Mar 2021
XSpotify and LinkedIn gear up to join the Clubhouse party
Spotify and LinkedIn are preparing to jump into the trendy "live audio" space after the invite-only Clubhouse app grabbed the attention of millions of iPhone users.
21 Mar 2021
Social MediaTelegram clones Clubhouse with Voice Chat 2.0
Following the footsteps of Twitter and Facebook, Telegram has jumped on the Clubhouse cloning bandwagon.
17 Mar 2021
TechnologyClubhouse addresses platform problems, announces accelerator program for creators
Clubhouse CEO Paul Davison has recently announced that his team will address the problems with drop-in audio chats on the app.
16 Mar 2021
XNewsBytes Briefing: Google faces a $5 billion lawsuit, and more
Google's last-ditch effort to have the class action lawsuit thrown out has failed. Now the technology conglomerate faces $5 billion in potential fines for tracking user activity through Chrome browser's incognito mode.
12 Mar 2021
XEveryone can host Twitter Spaces from next month
Earlier this month we reported that Twitter has copied Clubhouse and launched the clone as Spaces on Android and iOS.
03 Mar 2021
XTwitter Spaces arrives on Android before its inspiration Clubhouse
Twitter's Clubhouse copy Spaces is now available on Android. With that, the microblogging platform has brought the novel audio-based take on social media interaction to non-Apple users. The feature was restricted to iOS until now, just like Clubhouse.
21 Feb 2021
Elon MuskAll you should know about new social media platform Clubhouse
Clubhouse is an audio-based social networking app that allows people to participate in discussions on diverse topics of interest. They can also listen in on conversations between eminent individuals in real time by joining chat rooms.
15 Feb 2021
Narendra ModiNewsBytes Briefing: Narendra Modi draws inspiration from MrBeast, and more
It's official, even our supreme leader Narendra Modi is most likely a fan of YouTube philanthropist MrBeast.
15 Feb 2021
SecurityIs the Clubhouse app safe? Apparently, not
Researchers at the Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO) have identified loopholes in Clubhouse's data security protocol, which could potentially allow the Chinese government to access user data.
11 Feb 2021
FacebookNewsBytes Briefing: There's some Chinese in my Koo, and more
A French hacker with a penchant for embarrassing Indian software endeavors claims to have found data breaches in the Koo app.