#SocialSkim: Messenger Chat Features for Business; New Social App Vero: 10 Stories This Week
In this, the last-ever issue of the 'Skim: Facebook woos business owners with new chat features on Messenger, launches jobs application feature in 40 countries; why Vero, the social media app that's part Facebook, part Pinterest, and part Instagram, is making the news; Snapchat's reviled redesign … Read More
Children in E.Ghouta use social media to highlight woes
Activists in besieged Eastern Ghouta have begun a social media campaign to highlight the plight of children trapped in the region as regime attacks continue. Under #Iamstillalive activists are posting their own pictures and their children with one arm raised. The attacks carried out by the Assad regime … Read More
Politicians Are Now Facing Legal Action For Sharing Extremists’ Posts on Social Media
It really does matter what you post on social media. Image Credit: mohamed_hassan / pixabay. This is not the first case of consequences for sharing social media content. Yonatan Tesfaye, a former spokesperson for Ethiopia's opposition party, was sentenced to more than six years of jail time last May for … …
Tori Spelling Returns to Social Media One Day After Police Visit
No trouble here! Tori Spelling returned to social media just a day after the police were called to her home following a “verbal dispute.” The Beverly Hills, 90210 alum took to Instagram on Friday, March 2, to wish her youngest child, Beau, a happy birthday. “#BeauBeau1 Happy 1st Birthday! Did …
Mixed reaction on social media as VAR set for use at the World Cup
Video Assistant Referees look set to be used at this year's World Cup in Russia. After recent scrutiny for its use in the FA Cup, VAR was unanimously approved by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) at their annual general meeting in Zurich. The decision makes it almost certain the …
Eleven Reasons to Download Vero True Social Media Now
If you are anything like me, the latest and constant changing Instagram and Facebook algorithm is on your last nerve. Do you recall the last time you said, "Oh cool, a new Instagram algorithm!" or anticipated positive changes coming from the social media giant? As photographers, we've worked hard to … …
Student taken into custody after posting threat on social media, Hickman principal says
The threat was posted to social media by a student using another student's phone and social media account without permission from the student whose account and phone were used. Law enforcement conducted an investigation and took the student who posted the threat in to custody late last night. Read More
Foreign adventures at Don Quijote light up social media
Many visitors are posting pictures and videos on social media. The chain's signature "compressed display" system — merchandise packed tightly into cluttered stores — and late night shopping hours have enticed many overseas visitors. Accounts of labyrinthine store layouts and vast product selections, … Read More
Millie Bobby Brown Maintains Top Actors Social Media Ranking Lead
The Top Actors chart is a ranking of the most popular actors on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and Google Plus, with global data provided by social media analytics company MVPindex. The chart's methodology blends social engagement on the platforms along with weekly additions of … Read More
Social media used as weapon to track down poachers
People have been asked to "be the eyes and ears against wildlife abuse" and scour social media to help officials crack down on the illegal possession and poaching of protected species. The request follows the high-profile killing of a rare black leopard. Last month's alleged wildlife poaching in a pristine … …