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Social-media watches and waits for the big storm

And all over the place, the denizens of the social–media universe are out there documenting the slick and slippery scene. Have a look, starting with this guy, who arrived in the Bay Area just in time for the big storm and who'll tell you all about his day, including the …

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Using Salesforce Social Studio, Harvard saw power of social media

By looking at its social media data with Salesforce, Harvard Graduate School of Education saw more than 65% of article traffic generated through social media. Read More

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HR officials learn about social media in company setting

Stiles said while there are positive aspects to having a social media presence and companies utilizing pages like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to market themselves, it can also create problems and concerns that can turn into major issues for human resources departments. While social media might … Read More

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Abused by Proper Fan fundamentalists on social media abominations

Weird Uncle Fiver often talks about the old days as if he can remember things. According to him, there was a time between the 1920s and 1940s when football-loving Mancunians would watch whichever Manchester team happened to be at home on a given Saturday, so would take in United's match …

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Zuckerberg announces support for regulating political ads on social media

Zuckerberg said that Facebook supports the Honest Ads Act, legislation that would hold social media companies to the same political regulations as TV, print and radio outlets. “Election interference is a problem that's bigger than any one platform, and that's why we support the Honest Ads Act. This will … Read …

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ICBRKR Announces the Social Media Platform that Won’t Sell you to the Highest Bidder

LOS ANGELES, April 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — ICBRKR is a new social media platform that was designed with a new generation of users in mind. Recent issues with security breaches, misinformed updates, political issues and heavy focus on advertising are turning off younger and older generations … Read More

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Millennial Love: Social media stalking and how to escape a bad date

We're also talking about stalking potential dates on social media – a subject we certainly don't agree on (no prizes for guessing which of us is the serial stalker). Is it a good idea to Google someone before you meet up? Or is it best to discover everything in person? …

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Amazon customers take to social media after mysterious account closures [Updated]

Hundreds of Amazon customers have taken to social media to voice frustrations about their accounts being mysteriously deactivated, with no reason given by the online retailer. For the past week, customers have reported that when attempting to log in to their Amazon accounts, a message pops up … Read More

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Warning over chilling impact on ‘freedom of expression’ if social media regulation unchecked

The statement went on: "According to Human Rights Watch, the wave of regulatory pressure in Europe and beyond is setting an emerging precedent and creating a “domino effect” as “governments around the world increasingly look to restrict online speech by forcing social media companies to act as … Read More

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Social media users treated as ‘experimental rats,’ EU data watchdog says as he urges more …

Facebook needs to make sure the new tools it has introduced to help safeguard user data in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal is done in "practice and not only on paper," the European Union's top data watchdog told CNBC. The social network has unveiled a raft of new …