Social Media Metrics Critical for Endorsements — Winter Olympics
This decision making has become much more sophisticated and scientific based on social media metrics. Take these Winter Olympics. The attraction of using an athlete in endorsements is the transference of positive name recognition and appeal from the athlete to the brand. The hope is that appeal will … Read More
Anne Arundel Co. Middle School Investigating Threat Made On Social Media
BALTIMORE (WJZ)– An Anne Arundel County middle school is investigating a threat made against the school Friday via social media. Officials at Lindale Middle say they are aware of the threat and second period classes were held a bit long out of precaution. Anyone coming to the school to pick …
Gym Selfies on Social Media Might Be Ruining Your Self Esteem
On the list of places you're likely to see people exercising, social media is perhaps second only to the gym. Tricia Burke, an assistant professor in the department of communication studies at Texas State University, wanted to know why that is — and what scrolling past all of those workout …
Raising strong daughters amid #MeToo and social media: what to do, what to avoid
Raising strong girls in the current social media climate — with everything from hours spent online to cyberbullying to movements like the #MeToo campaign — can be a challenge. Investing time is the most important thing a parent can do, says educational and personal development specialist Lindsay … Read More
Police assigned to DeLand High after social media threat
Police officers have been assigned to DeLand High School as a precaution after a threat surfaced on social media, though investigators do not believe the threat to be credible, the DeLand Police Department said Friday. In a statement, the agency said it was informed Thursday afternoon of a “a possible … …
Social media hoax putting school districts on alert
In a climate where all threats of violence at schools are being taken seriously, hoaxes have started to spring up on social media. One of those hoaxes hit an area school district on Thursday. State police at Huntingdon were alerted by a Southern Huntingdon High School student Thursday evening to …
Five celebrities who rocked the stock market through social media
The social messaging app, already reeling from the negative reaction to a recent update to its interface, now finds itself struggling to regain momentum after the star's criticism was retweeted more than 60,000 times (and counting). But Jenner is only one of several celebrities whose interventions have … Read More
Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin: I shunned social media during ski competition to avoid …
Mikaela Shiffrin, a two-time Olympian, told CNBC she stayed laser-focused on winning by avoiding social media during competition at the 2018 Winter Games. Besides the weather delays that forced her to withdraw from the downhill and super-G, Shiffrin said the most difficult aspect of the Olympics was … Read More
Lake Park cancels classes after social media threat
Classes have been canceled today at Lake Park High School campuses in Roselle due to a "significant disruption to the school day" caused by a social media threat, officials said. Buses began arriving to remove students from the school's East Campus around 10:30 a.m. and were scheduled to head to … …
Lewis Hamilton reveals the real reason for social media hiatus and delivers future plan
… a break – despite it conveniently coming following a backlash over telling his nephew he couldn't wear a dress. He was then spotted at Disneyland with his nephew wearing a dress as if to make a point to his critics. But Hamilton stresses he will now take a more …