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LinkedIn

Akshay Kothari: A design-oriented networker

I am at the Bengaluru corporate headquarters of the Indian arm of the professional networking platform LinkedIn. Akshay Kothari, 31, country manager and head of product, is taking me on an office tour, past open-plan desks, closed meeting rooms and informal discussion spaces, while citing extracts of … Read More

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Instagram

Chris Soules Returns to Instagram Nearly One Year After Deadly Car Crash

Chris Soules is back on social media for the first time in almost a year. After fleeing the scene of a deadly car accident last April, the 36-year-old former The Bachelor contestant shared a video on his Instagram Story to share a video of a dog and cat playing in …

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Whatsapp

Ask Adrian: Our tech editor tackles your trickiest technology problems

Q I want a phone that can connect to my family with the services they use, mainly FaceTime and WhatsApp. But honestly, I don't use the phone for any other 'smart' purpose, so I keep asking myself if I'm wasting my money getting the latest iPhone. Is there something that …

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Whatsapp

WhatsApp will soon let you personalize the icon on Android

Don't like the current WhatsApp icon on Android? You can now change how it appears on your smartphone with the upcoming update. The Facebook-owned app has been added with support for the adaptive launcher which allows you to change the appearance of the WhatsApp logo from circle, square, … Read More

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Twitter

Twitter Bans Popular Accounts Accused Of Stealing Jokes And Selling Retweets

“Keeping Twitter safe and free from spam is a top priority for us,” the company said in a February blog post. “One of the most common spam violations we see is the use of multiple accounts and the Twitter developer platform to attempt to artificially amplify or inflate the prominence …

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Twitter

False information travels much faster than the truth on Twitter

FALSE INFORMATION SPREADS faster and reaches more people than the truth on Twitter, according to new research. Researchers at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), a non-profit organisation, examined how verified true and false news stories spread on Twitter … Read More

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Twitter

Why Larry Madowo wants to delete his twitter account for good

NTV presenter Larry Madowo on Friday 9 March explained why he wants to delete his twitter account despite having 1.4 million followers. "Why I'm on the … In an article in the Washington Post, Larry said that his experience on Twitter has been the most degrading experience of his career …

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Facebook

Facebook shut down till emergency is lifted

The temporary blockade of access to the social media site Facebook could remain in place till the State of Emergency lapses, authoritative sources said yesterday. The Government had initially conveyed to Facebook that the suspension was in place for 72 hours, the sources said. However, it has gone … Read More

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Facebook

Virtual Reality is the ‘ultimate empathy machine’ as it helps connect people, claims Facebook …

Today, however, everyone is connected," he said. Jhaveri said that with VR, Facebook could also trace Syrian refugees or expose what happens to prisoners in the California Penal System. The executive spoke about the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in changing the ways companies now function. Read More

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Facebook

Facebook’s Andrew Keller offers 10 steps to connecting with online audiences

Social media allows disparate groups of far-flung people to unite behind a common identity. And that does more good than harm, Facebook's Andrew Keller wants you to know. The global creative director of Facebook's Creative Shop laid out a series of tips for brands looking to make an impact on …

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