Facebook is hiring in Denver and is eyeing bigger space, but has not signed lease yet
A Facebook spokesman confirmed the filing and the company's intention to hire, but said no lease for the space has been signed. The building's management company, CBRE, declined to comment. According to the zoning permit issued by the city of Denver, the office would occupy the entire seventh … Read More
Reddit holds the secret to fixing Facebook
South by Southwest Interactive is a festival that used to have a reputation as the place to create a buzz for a new social network or product. Yet these days, SXSW's focus is less about developing apps, and more about developing society. A society that, thanks to technology which some …
UN blames Facebook for spreading hatred against Rohingya in Myanmar
The U.N. has put blame on Facebook for playing a role in spreading hate speech amid the mounting Rohingya crisis in Myanmar. Marzuki Darusman, who leads the U.N. Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, said Monday that social media played a "determining role" in the crisis. "It has substantively … Read More
UN says Facebook helped fuel Rohingya ethnic cleansing
“I'm afraid that Facebook had now turned into a beast, and not what it originally intended.” The statements came during an announcement of the interim findings of the UN fact-finding mission on Monday. The UN report is based on more than 600 interviews with human rights abuse victims and witnesses, … …
Sri Lanka demands tougher action from Facebook to lift ban
COLOMBO: Facebook will remain blocked in Sri Lanka until it agrees to take quicker action over incendiary material, authorities said Tuesday (Mar 13), after the social network was banned across the island during a week of violent riots. The block was imposed after police warned that online hate speech … Read …
Early Facebook investor says Zuckerberg is insincere about fighting fake news
Early Facebook investor Roger McNamee doesn't buy Facebook's fight against fake news, including rhetoric by CEO Mark Zuckerberg. "I don't actually believe Mark is sincere about what he has said year-to-date," McNamee said on CNBC's "Fast Money" on Tuesday. Amid widespread criticism of the his … Read More
Watch Our Facebook Page For Queen Of Hearts Drawing
Tuesday night is the final drawing in the Queen of Hearts fundraiser at the Watertown Elks Lodge. We know it's the final drawing because there's only one card left: the queen. 7 News will show the drawing live on our Facebook page at 7 p.m. Join us there. Sales of …
Amazon, Facebook to Dominate Sports Content: GBH
E-commerce behemoth Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) and social media giant Facebook Inc. (FB) pose a "major disruptive force" to live sports rights in the next few years, according to analysts at GBH Research, who see traditional industry players threatened by the newcomers' widespread consumer reach … Read More
Facebook blocked a newspaper article about police brutality
If you tried to share a New York Daily News article about police brutality on Facebook today, you may have run into trouble. The article was blocked from sharing on Facebook for much of the afternoon, with some users receiving a message that the content had been blocked because it …
The best social media stock by far this year is not Facebook or Snap — it’s Twitter
The best-performing social media stock of 2018 isn't the group's long-standing leader Facebook or the resurgent Snap, but Twitter. Shares of Twitter have run up nearly 50 percent year to date, practically doubling Snap's 24 percent year-to-date gain and leaving shares of Facebook, up less than 5 … Read More