Toys ‘R’ Us last-gasp mega sale has social media buzzing
FILE- This Jan. 24, 2018, file photo shows a Toys R Us store in Pittsburgh. Toys R Us is opening its doors with a going-out-of-business sale, offering clearance discounts at all 735 stores, including Babies R Us. The company did not say Friday, March 23, how big the discounts will …
Social media scandal raises privacy concerns
Even as awareness has grown about the lack of data protection and privacy on Facebook and other social media sites, for many users it has become too big to quit. The effects of the Cambridge Analytica scandal continue to be felt, but CQU ICT lecturer Steven Gordon said the impact …
Dublin airport scores on social media
Dublin Airport has scored a hat trick of social media awards in a leading global competition. The Republic's biggest airport won the awards for the best airport twitter feed, best use of instagram and best use of social and digital media at the Moodies, which reward the best practice in …
Sonos becomes the latest brand to pull its ads from Facebook and social media
Removing its ads from the major social media platforms, not just Facebook, is an interesting one. If anything, it makes clear that the problems don't just stem from Mark Zuckerberg and his platforms in Silicon Valley, but all of the platforms people regularly use throughout their daily lives. It's easy …
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Sets Course for Popular Social Media Site
In a series of media interviews this week, Zuckerberg went into full damage control mode about how the company handled user data when it discovered in 2015 that 50 million … If a developer doesn't want to comply with Facebook's audit, Facebook will ban it from the social network, Zuckerberg …
YouTube Is Officially America’s Most Popular Social Media Platform According To A New Study
Over 2000 adults were surveyed about their social media habits over a week in January 2018, spanning different age ranges, genders, ethnicities, education and geographical factors. Unsurprisingly, the average American will use at least three of the mentioned platforms and social media usage was … Read More
Brands and social media, a bitter-sweet relationship
General elections around the globe to the Arab Spring — all have been harnessing the power of social media. The last US presidential campaign, however, changed the rosy picture. The Facebook data breach and the upsurge of fake news has resulted in a more critical look at the role of …
Singapore questions social media giants over ‘online falsehoods’
A Singapore parliamentary committee on Thursday spent hours questioning representatives from social media and tech companies, including Facebook, Twitter, and Google, over their policies and role in managing "deliberate online falsehoods". Facebook's Asia-Pacific vice-president of public policy … Read More
Parents may fret, but teens and even experts say social media use has its benefits
Seventy-five percent of teenagers in America today have profiles on social media sites, according to Common Sense Media. Some feel like they can't live without it and may feel anxious if they can't update their status or find out what their friends are doing. They may start to judge their …
Social Media, Privacy and Technological Change
Several new and forthcoming titles from university presses take up the interconnected subjects of social media, privacy and technological change. Here's a brief survey; quoted material is taken from publishers' catalogs and websites. Originally published in Germany, Roberto Simanowski's Facebook … Read More