UMBC upsets Virginia with historic win while its Twitter account spits fire
That's the all-time record of No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament after No. 16 seed UMBC's 74-54 historic upset of No. 1 overall seed Virginia on Friday night. The Retrievers entered halftime tied with the Cavaliers at 21-21, and they gradually ran away with the game after halftime. The …
French Museum Removes Work from Exhibition, Following Backlash on Social Media
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Lyon, France, has pulled a video work by the Algerian artist Adel Abdessemed, which features several tethered chickens that appear to be on fire, after a public outcry. Activists criticized the work on social media, calling it “animal torture.” Ironically, the video was … Read …
SITUATIONER: PAKISTAN’S SOCIAL MEDIA CONUNDRUM AS ELECTION LOOMS
THE Federal Investigation Agency's (FIA) cybercrime wing arrested two men in Rawalpindi in October last year, who were suspected of posting on social media material and content deemed to be contemptuous of major state organs. The duo was said to be spreading propaganda through various fake … Read More
OPINION: Powerful ammo of social media still not enough to neuter NRA
More recent mobilizations have shown young people's proclivity to use the internet and social media to further their goals. While social media is open to all, young people as digital natives use online tools much more comprehensively than older cohorts. For instance, in 2018, 88 per cent of 18- to … …
Video: UCLA women’s basketball links up part 1
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Gardner Denver relocates and adds services
Gardner Denver has 24/7 customer service and Smith said their phones are on for their customers. They have a parts on-demand program so their inventory is stocked. Parts can be at the customer's site easily along with field service technicians that travel off-site to get the repairs done in a …
Owner: ‘We’ll still be us’ in new building
“And there will be a TV screen in the drive area where customers will be able to see what is going on. We can take care of the tire before the car even goes into service and there is no charge for that; it happens automatically. Then our service advisors …
BMO launches AI powered chatbots on Facebook, Twitter as mobile banking rises
TORONTO _ The Bank of Montreal is taking a first step towards artificial-intelligence powered customer service by launching chatbots that can field questions via Facebook Messenger and Twitter. The deployment of such technology is the latest move by a Canadian bank to beef up its digital capabilities … Read More
Snapchat shares fall after Rihanna’s scathing response to its domestic abuse ‘shaming’
In a statement on Instagram, Rihanna questioned why Snapchat would intentionally make a joke at the expense of victims of domestic abuse. She started by highlighting that Snapchat has never been her "favourite app", and went onto accuse the company of "intentionally bringing shame to DV victims" … Read More
SFriends, the new social media app to make friends and gain popularity launches on iTunes
The most interesting feature of the SFriends app is that it enables the user to find friends directly from Snapchat, Instagram, and Kik. Using this app, the users can find and add friends from the three social media platforms and increase their popularity. The users can increase their Instagram following, … …