Social media showdown of governors over syrup
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) A social media battle between governors continues to rage. This time it's over maple syrup. Tuesday night, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu tweeted a short video of him tapping a tree with the caption "There's nothing better than New Hampshire Maple Syrup." A short time … Read More
Vero – True Social: Everything you need to know!
If you're tuned into the latest social media fads you've probably been hearing about Vero over the past few weeks. This new app, currently in beta, seemingly exploded over night on the promise of offering an ad-free social media platform that lets you share and view content chronologically and … Read …
Vermont businesses offer tips on responding to negative social media
Businesses run a virtual gauntlet of online reviews and instant feedback on their customer service and products. "People aren't writing letters any more," Ravlin said. "Feedback is coming via social media in the form of rating systems — TripAdvisor, Yelp, Booking.com and all the other rating sites. Read More
A critical lesson for our young people: Be wary of social media
To help prevent Minnesotans from becoming even more divided due to the actions of malicious outsiders, I think we need a new standard that does something similar for social media comments. I don't have a good acronym, but there are a few things that anyone reading a political comment should …
Social media ‘distracted’ Shoreham boat-sinking watchkeeper
The watchkeeper on a vessel that hit another boat, sinking it and killing three anglers, was distracted by social media, accident investigators found. Mircea Ilie, Irinel Popovici, and Traian Dumitrache died on 6 August when their boat sank at night off Shoreham harbour, West Sussex. All would have … Read More
Grenade kills one as social media blocked
Violence in Sri Lanka has continued despite a state of emergency being declared as the government shut down social media in a bid to prevent … in further violence between majority Buddhist Sinhalese and minority Muslims in Sri Lanka despite the government's blocking of social media in efforts to halt … …
Senior HHS official allowed back on the job after review of inflammatory social media posts
Jon Cordova, who serves as the principal deputy assistant secretary for administration at HHS, pushed baseless claims on his social media that Gold Star father Khizr Khan is a "Muslim Brotherhood agent" and made unfounded claims about Sen. Ted Cruz's sex life, among other controversial comments. Read More
‘Propaganda’ campaign for Saudi crown prince’s London visit slammed on social media
Pictures of what British social media users called 'propaganda trucks' were widely circulated on social media along with newspaper adverts coinciding with the start of his official three-day visit on Wednesday. Part of the campaign saw vans driven around London with a picture of the crown prince and … Read More
Millennials are starting to hate social media, too
More than half of users between the ages of 18 and 24 revealed they are “seeking relief from social media,” according to a survey. The poll, taken in December, found that 34 percent of young users reported having deleted social–media accounts entirely. Forty-one percent of respondents said they waste … Read …
Survival tips for the social media generation
I've spent the last month working on #LikeMinded, a special series about social media and its impact on our mental health. … Katy Mackenzie is a 19-year-old blogger and student from Derby who writes about beauty, lifestyle and mental health, for whom social media “was key to getting my posts …