Keeping your kids safe on social media
NORTH COLONIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Kids are exposed to social media earlier than many parents thing. Some are only in 3rd and 4th grade when they get their first taste, and many don't know how to protect themselves from the dangers that exist. A local school district is stepping up …
‘Rudaw is first, always the first’: Fans celebrate channel’s social media award
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Rudaw fans who engage with the broadcaster's various platforms in several languages received news of its award for social media engagement with joy on Wednesday. Rudaw won the award for best social media engagement for the year 2017 as part of the 13th WAN-IFRA … Read More
Gigi Hadid warns fans ‘social media harms your mental health’ with phone case
Gigi Hadid is one of the most followed models on Instagram with a whopping 38.6 million followers on the platform. But that doesn't mean she thinks social media is all rainbows and butterflies. The 22-year-old has warned fans of the dangers of social media with her phone case. The model …
Social media platforms need to build better trust with parents
Social media platforms have once again been thrust into the spotlight, with speculation about the harmfulness of using these platforms at a young age. Facebook has been criticised for not consulting experts when producing its Messenger Kids product, and is now facing backlash in the press. For many … Read More
Sphere Sets Out to Change the Rules of the Social Media Game
Forecasts put the figure at $41 billion in 2017 against $17.9 billion in 2014. In other words, our social media activity contributes to billion-dollar profits for the platforms we trust with our private data and personal information. Social media giants are neither altruists nor charitable non-profit organizations. Read More
Social media does not decrease face-to-face interactions
Since the invention of the telegram, the adoption of new technologies, such as television, smartphones and social media, has often led to fears of the decline of face-to-face interactions and the potential of decreased happiness. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri and the University of Kansas … Read More
Who is the you that posts on social media? Philosophy has some suggestions
Social media is where we can meet, greet, and see what other people are doing and saying. But many people experience it more like a form of torture, unfortunately, and use it to hurt themselves. Instead, you can choose to use it wisely, and in so doing, you may construct …
How to Encourage Customer Advocacy on Social Media
From a brand marketing perspective, the value in social media isn't your ability to publish content and share it with followers. The true value is reaped when customers organically advocate for your brand without much prompting on your part. In other words, the power of social media lies in word-of-mouth … …
Social Media Use in 2018
As has been the case since the Center began surveying about the use of different social media in 2012, Facebook remains the primary platform for most Americans. Roughly two-thirds of U.S. adults (68%) now report that they are Facebook users, and roughly three-quarters of those users access … Read More
Atlantis, The Palm set to launch world’s first social media suite
Atlantis, The Palm has announced plans to launch the world's first social media suite in celebration of reaching one million Facebook fans. Launching on March 18 at the destination resort in Dubai, Facebook fans will be invited to book a free one night's stay in the Atlantis Fan Suite with …