Dubai Police investigate social media slander against Indian jewellery firm
According to Kalyan, the five Indian nationals, used social media platforms to circulate rumours that the gold sold by the brand is impure and fake. One of the men has admitted to investigators that he slandered the company online. Investigations into the other four men are ongoing, Kalyan Jewellers said … …
Social media ad spend forecast to surpass TV by 2020 despite Facebook’s data scandal
A quarter of all UK digital ad spend (£3.3bn) will be funneled in to social media platforms in 2018 according to eMarketer forecasts, with the total invested in the medium set to overtake TV by 2020. The figures come as both consumers and advertisers are putting Facebook under greater scruntiny, …
How Millennials Use Social Media To Become More Competent Parents
Parents have always sought out advice from others. Some generations looked to their parents and grandparents. Others relied on books from experts like Benjamin Spock. Today, 71% of millennials value the advice and insights they receive from parenting blogs, parenting websites, forums, and social … Read More
Indoor and Outdoor Bean Bags Market – Digital and Social Media Marketing to Boost Growth …
Digital and social media marketing are the most vital and cost-effective marketing tools for players to gain product visibility and penetration. Some popular social media websites include Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. The vendors of bean bags advertise and promote their products on these social … Read More
Social media ad spend to overtake TV’s in spite of Facebook woes
More money will be spent advertising on social media networks than on the entire TV ad market within two years, according to a new report. The report predicts that Mark Zuckerberg will shake off any potential commercial impact from the Cambridge Analytica scandal, hoovering up more than four-fifths … Read More
US Seeks Social Media Information From Visa Applicants
The State Department is proposing to ask additional questions of visa applicants regarding their social media usage. The department is seeking public comment on proposals to ask applicants for both immigrant and nonimmigrant visas to list all social media user names used over the past five years. Read More
‘Jesus Christ Superstar Live’: John Legend, Brandon Victor Dixon Score on Social Media
NBC's Easter night telecast of “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” sparked more than a few hosannas on social media. Reaction to the live staging of the 1970-vintage rock opera from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice were strong and largely positive, with commenters raving about the … Read More
Yoweri Museveni slaps taxes on social media users in Uganda
… and only collecting VAT, missing many calls because you depend on false declarations by telephone companies and not taxing voice conversations and other non-educational communications over the internet (via social media, whatsApp, Facebook etc). Why not put excise duty on (internet) air time?”. Read More
UK social media advertising forecast to outstrip TV spending in two years
Social media will overtake television to become the UK's biggest advertising format in two years, according to forecasts, despite the shadow hanging over the industry from the Facebook privacy controversy. Figures from eMarketer predict that more than a fifth of all advertising spend in the UK will be on … Read …
Happy Easter! Celebs share holiday messages on social media
This year's social media messages range from religious to not-so-much (looking at you, Miley Cyrus getting spanked by the Easter Bunny), and even include requests for brunch recommendations (Kevin Hart is looking for some good soul food). Regardless, stars used their platforms for spring seasons' … Read More