As students plan another walkout, experts credit social media and civics classes for activism
Known as Gen Z, iGen, Centennials and Founders, the group of 23 million born from 1996 to the present doesn't remember a time before social media or smart phones, according to the Center for Generational Kinetics, a company based in Austin, Texas, that studies what makes this generation tick. Read …
Wetherspoon pub chain calls time on social media presence
JD Wetherspoon has closed down all of its social media accounts, saying that Twitter, Facebook and Instagram encourage compulsive behaviour. The move — announced by the pub chain on Twitter — comes after the company was thought to be concerned by bad publicity around the use of social … Read More
Arrest of Black Men at Starbucks Spurs Outrage on Social Media
Here now, a look at social media reactions to the Starbucks arrest debacle. Prominent celebrities and public figures including musician Questlove, actor Wendell Pierce (best known for The Wire), MSNBC host Joy Ann Reid, and former NAACP president Cornell Brooks pointed to the Starbucks incident … Read More
Ditching Social Media Is Not A Smart Move For Any Business
The world and Twitter were rocked this morning when the 'news' hit that Wetherspoons (a thirty-nine-year-old pub/bar business with +37,000 employees and around a billion pounds of turnover) decided to leave the various social media platforms they were on. A bold move considering the current … Read More
Finally, A Boss Gets The Message On Social Media
A captain of industry in Britain has done something both smart and courageous. He has decided to shutter the company's social media accounts for all of its hundreds of outlets. It is something that other business leaders should consider doing too! I write of Tim Martin, chairman of JD Whetherspoon, …
Is anyone surprised that Tim Martin forced Wetherspoons to get rid of all its social media accounts?
The firm's boss, Tim Martin, says the decision was made in response to reports about the use of social media to troll MPs and others. He also suggests that closing the accounts will not affect his business “whatsoever” – although one wonders how the decision will change the business for …
How an exposed political consulting firm left people fuming over their data privacy
As CEO Mark Zuckerberg continues to face intense scrutiny, users around the world don't know whether or not they can trust the social media giant with their data again. As many as 87 million Facebook users — including 300,000 Australians — may have had their private information siphoned from their … …
Chinese social media giant backtracks from gay content ban
Social media used to be an open space, but in the last year things have started to change.” Pu Chunmei, a prominent LGBT rights activist, posted a photo of herself and her gay son that quickly went viral, according to the BBC News. “My son and I love our country… …
Wetherspoons is quitting social media, tells customers to talk to landlords for updates
The company's chairman Tim Martin said he didn't believe quitting social media would impact on business. "We are going against conventional wisdom that these platforms are a vital component of a successful business," Martin said in a statement emailed to Mashable. "I don't believe that closing these … Read More
What’s behind Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin pulling the pub giant off social media?
Wetherspoons arch Brexiteer boss Tim Martin has created quite the social media storm with the news that he is pulling the company and its 900 pubs off social media. Before you start cheering, it's worth taking a moment to appreciate the irony that positively drips from the company's statement explaining … …