Can Social Media Be Saved?
I don't need to tell you that something is wrong with social media. You've probably experienced it yourself. Maybe it's the way you feel while scrolling through your Twitter feed — anxious, twitchy, a little world weary — or your unease when you see a child watching YouTube videos, knowing …
Dreaming of a Spotless Social Media Timeline? The Solutions Are Far From Ideal
You may be reeling from revelations that the private Facebook data of millions unwittingly got in the hands of a voter-profiling firm with ties to President Trump. And you may be weighing the pros and cons of deleting your social media accounts altogether. But before you go there, ask yourself …
Social Media – bliss or a blast
Social Media is raising awareness about things that even schools don't talk about. Controversies, unbiased opinions on sensitive matters, these are all things you can rarely find in school, and will never find in mainstream media. Social Media is one of the only places where you can actually discuss … Read …
MSU spent $500K in January to monitor social media accounts of Nassar victims, others
EAST LANSING – A public relations firm billed MSU for more than $500,000 for January as it tracked social media activity surrounding the Larry Nassar case, which often included the accounts of victims and their families, journalists, celebrities and politicians. The work, which also included collecting and … Read More
EC to formulate code for social media platforms which collaborate with it
The Facebook data scandal erupted after a whistleblower revealed that Cambridge Analytica, a data firm with ties to Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, accessed personal data from 50 million users of the website without their knowledge, and might have kept that data even after the social media giant told … Read More
Majority of students considering taking a break from social media
Students are often portrayed as hyper-connected to the world around them through social media, unable to go anywhere without flashing a quick selfie and unable to eat out without logging a couple of artistically filtered shots of their food. This perception could, however, turn out to be a little off …
Social media use in 2018 charted
Here's a chart of social media usage from Pew Research. YouTube and Facebook are by far and away ahead of the pack, but Facebook's been stagnant for a few years, at least in the U.S.. Facebook and YouTube dominate this landscape, as notable majorities of U.S. adults use each of …
Bud Light Consolidates $279 Million Social Media and Creative Account with Wieden+Kennedy
AB InBev is consolidating social media and creative duties for its top-selling Bud Light brand with Wieden+Kennedy. The agency's New York office has handled creative for Bud Light since July of 2015, while Brooklyn-based Laundry Service formerly ran social media for the brand. “We have made the … Read More
Vodacom opens new ‘Social Media Command Centre’ in Cape Town
Vodacom is embracing social media as a valid way for user to submit queries, this after the company launched its “specialist Social Media Command Centre” in Cape Town on Wednesday. The company revealed at its launch event that it will spend “in excess of R15-million on staff, equipment, … Read More
Is the social media bubble about to burst?
The #DeleteFacebook campaign is well underway, backed, notably, by Brian Acton, founder of WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook. 'It is time. #deletefacebook,' he wrote on Twitter last week. But once you factor in the enormous reach of all social media into our intimate lives — Snapchat, Instagram, … Read More