Six things you can learn from a candidate’s social media
Although you might think their LinkedIn is standard procedure, what about their personal social media? According to career coach Hallie Crawford on career site Glassdoor, social media can help recruiters and hiring managers to get a more accurate idea of a potential candidate outside of their resume … Read More
Jersey Village man’s fake police selfie stirs uproar on social media
Jersey Village man's fake police selfie stirs uproar on social media. Email. share; share; tweet; email. EMBED </>More Videos … "Some people take social media really seriously and it can spiral out of control out of nowhere," Martinez said. "It started, I was bored and made a post, and now …
Vanishing Vero? Fading hype for social media fad shows fickle nature of Internet
TORONTO – It seems like just yesterday that the Internet was overtaken with viral hype over Vero, a new social network that promised to right all the frustrating wrongs of the well-entrenched leaders like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. But after a few weeks of making headlines and signing up scores …
Local Businesses Get a Leg Up on Social Media
And who's on social media,” said Prabhakar. The free class was requested by some local small businesses. Drue Fergison, the owner of A Guest Hus Motel and Historic Knotty Pine Cabins, says she thinks keeping up with social media is absolutely necessary. However, Prabhakar says it gets tough … Read More
‘A symbol of courage’: Tripp Halstead remembered on social media
The community took to social media to pay their respects and send condolences to the family of Tripp Halstead. The toddler, who suffered a traumatic brain injury when a tree limb fell on him in 2012, died Thursday. We're looking back at Tripp's courageous fight and remembering the little boy …
Social media and the global tragedy of migrant worker abuse
Now there is the Internet, and more and more workers are speaking out on social media. Societies that shrug at reports of abuse and do nothing are being shamed in front of the world. One country that has long been a prime exporter of workers – not just maids, but …
Mind your mind: Social media malaise
Speaking of hashtags, I'm going to get real and talk about the debilitating effects of social media. I've touched on this topic before when I wrote about not buying into the superficial portrayal of self-care on platforms like Instagram, but for this week's article, I'm going to talk about going …
TPD in search of social media followers to bring in a police cat
We try to use social media as much as we can at the police department. It just gets a lot of information out quickly to a lot of people. If we can increase our Twitter footprint, Facebook and Instagram, that just means that's 20,000 more people that are getting the …
Premier League social media rankings: Which clubs boss Facebook, Twitter and the rest?
Newton Insight have investigated and analysed the performance of the 20 Premier League clubs across five different social media platforms – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Weibo. They have used eight performance indicators, including size of fan-base, number of new fans added in 2017, … Read More
Here’s why Jessica Alba doesn’t share parenting mistakes on social media
I just don't need to use social media as therapy and tell everyone, 'Today I f—– up as a mom.' It's none of your damn business," Alba told the magazine, laughing. Alba, who shares three children — daughters Honor, 9, and Haven, 6, and son Hayes, 2 months — with …