New documents reveal Cambridge Analytica pitched ‘unique’ social media data in multiple US …
According to previously unseen documents obtained by Channel 4 News, Cambridge Analytica was pitching its “unique” social media data and “psychographic profiling” to multiple Republican election campaigns in the US after harvesting the profiles of up to 87 million mostly American Facebook users. Read More
Take advantage of social media that will pay you real money
While Facebook steals your information and makes billions off of it, here are some social media platforms that give you part of the cut. In the age of smartphones, we find ourselves more and more attached to social media. This new relationship with social platforms on the internet has quite …
Explainer: What social media platforms and search engines know about you
What it shares: Most social media platforms are open to outside developers who create apps fed in varying degrees by using data from users of these networks. In the case of Facebook, the public profile — the whole page for some people, or just the first and last name and …
Social media users urged not to respond irrationally to false reports
JOHANNESBURG – As a fake story about a gang rape in a police cell in Mamelodi continues to circulate, social media users are being urged not to respond irrationally to unconfirmed reports. A screenshot has gone viral of a Facebook post claiming a lesbian woman was arrested for public drinking …
The Secret to Better Social Media? Fewer Friends
Your associations tell social networks—and advertisers—an awful lot about you. Just as problematic, all those pseudo-friends and likes distract from the actual potential of social networks. We're all starting to realize that algorithmically driven social networks can't be trusted to deliver accurate, useful … Read More
Skin tone emoji boost inclusion on social media, study shows
Emoji with darker skin tones are helping people feel included on social media, researchers have found, as they call for even more diversity in the little cartoons. When the inclusive emoji were first introduced in 2015 there were fears that the icons could be used inappropriately or abusively, and could … …
A hundred tiny soap operas: the guilty pleasure of watching strangers’ lives on social media
Everyone has someone who they watch on social media. It might be your ex's new boyfriend, or that girl who posts overly emotional Facebook statuses. Maybe it's that person who stayed in your home town, having baby after baby. It's nearly always that couple who break up and get back …
Avenged Sevenfold Read Mean Tweets From Social Media
Are you a fan of Avenged Sevenfold? Are you not a fan of Avenged Sevenfold? Either way, you're about to get a little satisfaction, as the band has posted their own version of mean tweets. The concept, made popular on Jimmy Kimmel Live, finds people reacting to some of the …
Four ways that social media can help SMEs garner local support
As a small firm operating primarily online, it's difficult to be found in Google keyword searches, but with customers more conscious about supporting their local businesses, social media offers an opportunity to be seen in a crowded marketplace. It's also good for offering attractive discounts such as free … Read More
The Great Social Media Debate: Celebs on Why They Do (or Don’t) Share Pics of Their Kids
The actress and author has a good reason for not sharing pictures of her 4-year-old son's face, even though she doesn't follow the same rules with her baby. “I don't post Sid's face bc my account is public and not only do I not want him recognized, harassed or interrupted …