Twitter Reacts to Buffalo’s Shocking Upset Over Arizona
No. 4 Arizona was expected to easily advance to the second round, with many fans putting the Wildcats through to the Final Four or even the National Championship. Instead, No. 13 Buffalo gave fans the upset of the day, beating Arizona 89–68 for its first NCAA tournament win in school …
Twitter is emphasizing the on-demand side of live for new shows ahead of NewFronts
Twitter wants to promote more on-demand viewing as it seeks new deals for live shows ahead of this year's NewFronts presentations. The company is seeking more live shows with segments that can be cut into clips that can be ad-supported and reach more viewers than the live broadcasts, according to … …
Fake news is Twitter’s flu: Chips with Everything podcast
According one MIT paper, published this month in the journal Science, lies spread six times faster than the truth on Twitter. It also showed that we need to take a hard look at ourselves, as it is humans that are most likely to spread fake news – we can't just …
Facebook deal lands €565k for UCC staff
Facebook has taken out office space for Oculus in the Cork city centre Capitol development, just 500m from where the Infiniled technology was developed at Tyndall. Oculus develops and makes virtual reality headsets in which low-power display is vital, and it currently has more than 20 research and … Read More
Facebook’s latest Android app helps you find and pay for public Wi-Fi
Express Wi-Fi is one of a handful of Facebook's programs to bring more people in developing countries online, because that's where its next billion users are. The company previously launched Free Basics, which offers mobile access to select sites on its platform at no charge – but it was widely …
Pokémon Go players can use Facebook to log in and sync devices
Niantic is making it easier to log into Pokémon Go, perhaps in an effort to prevent you from giving up on the game completely if you don't play for long stretches of time. You can now link Pokémon Go with your Facebook account, so you don't have to spend time …
Customers are the endgame: how to thrive by keeping them in a constant loop of feedback
It's a quick and easy way for customers to provide feedback, which can again be used to measure and improve your customer experience. Similarly, monitoring your social media accounts provides a glimpse into what customers think and want. Businesses should also utilise recorded customer service … Read More
Six things you can learn from a candidate’s social media
Although you might think their LinkedIn is standard procedure, what about their personal social media? According to career coach Hallie Crawford on career site Glassdoor, social media can help recruiters and hiring managers to get a more accurate idea of a potential candidate outside of their resume … Read More
Jersey Village man’s fake police selfie stirs uproar on social media
Jersey Village man's fake police selfie stirs uproar on social media. Email. share; share; tweet; email. EMBED </>More Videos … "Some people take social media really seriously and it can spiral out of control out of nowhere," Martinez said. "It started, I was bored and made a post, and now …
Vanishing Vero? Fading hype for social media fad shows fickle nature of Internet
TORONTO – It seems like just yesterday that the Internet was overtaken with viral hype over Vero, a new social network that promised to right all the frustrating wrongs of the well-entrenched leaders like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. But after a few weeks of making headlines and signing up scores …