How a social media skeptic uses TikTok to connect with family

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How a social media skeptic uses TikTok to connect with family

Have you ever tried FaceTiming with a four-year-old? That's how old my firstborn human child is, and he could not care less when he sees me on a video call—he just ignores me and moves that little image of his face around the screen instead.

And it's not just a kid problem. The scheduling hassle and general exhaustion of synchronous communication is pretty universal. That's why Zapier's knowledge manager, Elise, uses asynchronous communication (read: TikTok) to stay connected. Here's how she does it.

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