The Game and Tekashi 6ix9ine Take their Beef to Social Media
The Game and Tekashi 6ix9ine are going at it on social media, after video from Game's recent performance showed the Compton rapper dissing the Brooklyn MC for being a “fake blood.” Ever the troll, 6ix9ine went on Instagram to respond to Game. “I turned 'gangsters' into clout chasers,” Tekashi says … …
How digital footprints paved way to weaponising social media
If you “like” curly fries on Facebook, you are more likely to have a high IQ. This may not appear to be an observation that could lead to the mass manipulation of an electorate, but the finding came from a scientific breakthrough that led to the weaponisation of Facebook as …
What you need to know about social media and democracy
On Wednesday, March 14, the University of Ottawa hosted a panel on a subject that dominates the news, titled “Social Media and Democracy: Facebook and the 2019 election.” The panel, which focused on the impact of social media on election systems, consisted of Elizabeth Dubois, an assistant … Read More
Sweden Democrats nation’s best on social media – but will it transfer to the election?
“I would probably say that it is not so much that SD is over-performing, it is more that the other parties are under-performing,” said John Rosenbaum, head of social media at Retriever. “It's a little worrying considering that there is an election in six months and the other parties have …
PHOTO: Neymar Unveils New Dreadlock Hairstyle on Social Media As He Continues Recovery …
Neymar has revealed his new hairstyle on social media as he endures a spell on the sidelines with injury. The Brazilian, who suffered a broken metatarsal in Paris Saint-Germain's Ligue 1 victory over Marseille last month, faces a battle to return in time for this summer's World Cup. But he …
What happens when your best friend disappears off social media?
Constantly documenting our lives online might have flaws, but it's also the best way of showing, not telling our nearest and dearest (and others) what we're up to. So in the age of constant knowledge of one another, what happens when a person dear to you just goes offline? And …
Our View: No easy solution to stop child suicide in the social media age
And such bullying is amplified and made much easier via social media. The Mississippi Anti Bullying Law, enacted in 2010, requires schools to ban bullying. Still, according to a Mississippi student survey taken in 2014, teens said they were teased more, excluded more, threatened more, embarrassed … Read More
Social media post pushes Norway government to the brink of collapse
Justice Minister Sylvi Listhaug posted on Facebook that the Labor Party — whose youth camp was targeted by Anders Behring Breivik in the 2011 terrorist attack — cares more about the rights of terrorists than national security. Norway Prime Minister Erna Solberg could face a tough choice: sacrifice her … Read …
The 24-year-old billionaire heiress to the Dell fortune left social media after exposing her family to …
Alexa Dell, the daughter of computer magnate Michael Dell, once posted an image to Instagram of her younger brother aboard the family's private jet. The "Rich Kids of Instagram" Tumblr blogged the image, and it went viral. Dell was forced to leave social media after exposing her family to security …
For many Kashmiri youngsters, social media a platform for realising entrepreneurial dreams
It is not just fashion products that are selling like hotcakes in the valley through social media. There are other businesses as well like crockery and other kitchen appliances, ornaments, products of art and even services such as bridal makeup which use social media to project their ventures. Read More