Hi, long time no see on Facebook and why no hear on WhatsApp?
The greatest living self proclaimed Sinhalese Buddhist patriotic monk, who has repeatedly sworn to lay down his life for the motherland vowing to fight to the death, if need be, to protect the Sinhala race from Muslim assault, the burly black boss of the Bodu Bala Sena outfit, Gnanasara Thera …
Drunk rugby player adds 52 women into ‘Dom’s Angels’ WhatsApp group – and the response isn’t …
Drunk rugby player adds 52 women into 'Dom's Angels' WhatsApp group – and the response isn't great. Self-confessed 'melt' … A drunk rugby player added all 52 of his female phone contacts into a WhatsApp group called Dom's Angels so he could see who was free for a night out. …
Democrats aim to subpoena Apple, Twitter over private chats
Their recently published memo in the aftermath of the investigation calls on the House Intelligence Committee to subpoena Apple, Twitter and WhatsApp for info regarding encrypted chat apps and private messages. The Democrats want to know which apps key actors in the 2016 US election used, and … Read More
8 questions with the mastermind behind UMBC’s hilarious Twitter account
Did you have a Twitter plan going into the game, or were you thinking of just doing a play-by-play? The funny part is I don't normally do men's basketball. I'm in charge of our social media, but when we have home games, our games are on ESPN3. So I'm normally …
UMBC’s ‘social media guy’ wins Twitter as basketball team busts brackets
Zach Seidel, who directs digital media for UMBC Athletics, is getting a lot of attention for the department's Twitter feed. (Dustin Roddy/UMBC). Alison KnezevichContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Zach Seidel is feeling a little taken back by all the attention he's getting. As the person behind the Twitter … Read More
How to make sure sketchy Facebook apps aren’t spying on you
Over the years, you've probably logged into a lot of services on Facebook without thinking about how those services use your data. Some of those services may have leveraged your data to undermine the very foundations of American democracy. Hard to say! New reports from the Guardian and New … Read …
Here’s how Facebook allowed Cambridge Analytica to get data for 50 million users
Cambridge Analytica, the data analytics firm that helped Donald Trump get elected president, amassed a trove of Facebook user data for some 50 million people without ever getting their permission, according to a report from The New York Times. Facebook is in another awkward situation. The company … Read More
Facebook and YouTube should have learned from Microsoft’s racist chatbot
Microsoft made a Twitter chatbot in 2016 that was trained to say outrageous things by users, but Facebook and YouTube don't seem to have learned from the mistake. Psychological studies have shown that people are drawn to negative and offensive content, so engagement maximization drives the … Read More
How Digital Channels Make Life Simpler for Today’s Travelers
Realizing a majority of Americans spend a good chunk of their day on social media, companies big and small alike have found great success deploying customer service on Facebook and Twitter. And the move seems to be paying off, too. According to JD Power, 67 percent of consumers say they …
Abhisit warns: social media is all-powerful but has a downside
The seminar, Social Media and Changes of Thai politics, organised by Isra Institute's media executive class, saw notable political experts and Democratic party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva exchange views on the power of social media in shaping Thai politics. Abhisit said the role of social media could be … Read More