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


#RushTok is TikTok's very own reality show


The Sturgeon Moon dazzles viewers

YouTube is more popular than TikTok among teens

Your Spotify home page is getting a makeover




For Gen Z, TikTok is more than entertainment. It's a search engine.

TikTok's 'what are you listening to' videos enter their villain era

The MTV VMAs are embracing the metaverse


Meme page creators want Instagram to be more transparent



Charles Gross asked, 'What makes these two Birkins different?' TikTok answered.

TikTok auto-captions are rolling out for 'select videos' on your FYP




TikTok announces content maturity ranking system


Twitter users get creative with emoji thanks to the 'If I text you' meme

BeReal promised authenticity online. That doesn't exist.
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