Hawala too takes the digital route
Hyderabad: After cricket bookies and punters, flesh traders and their ilk, hawala racketeers too now have taken to WhatsApp for smooth communication, if recent cases are any indication. The Hyderabad City Police, who busted two major hawala rackets in the city already this year, believe agents here … Read More
WhatsApp for iOS gets a new update. See Changelog inside
Now the WhatsApp app is getting updated on iOS platform. The update brings app version 2.18.31 in the Apple app store. The update comes with new feature like detailed info about a group and search feature in a group for a contact. Read More
False stories travel way faster on Twitter than true ones do, study finds
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology looked at more than 126,000 stories tweeted millions of times between 2006 and the end of 2016 — before Donald Trump took office but during the combative presidential campaign. They found that “fake news” sped through Twitter “farther, … Read More
3 Ways to Use Twitter to Increase Search Rankings
Optimizing your website for keywords, building links and publishing great blog posts aren't the only methods you can use to improve your website SEO. You can also leverage your Twitter account. Did you know that Google and Twitter have a strong partnership? This partnership gives Google access to … Read More
Jack Dorsey Wants to Change How Twitter Verifies Users
A blue checkmark on Twitter is seen by some as status symbol, but as the platform becomes an increasingly hellish space to navigate—one proliferated with fake profiles and bots—CEO Jack Dorsey announced yesterday that the company intends to make verification available to all users. “The intention … Read More
Facebook and Warner will bring licensed music to your timeline
If you want to create a video for Facebook, Messenger, Instagram or Oculus, you'll now legally be able to spice it up with your favorite song. Major music label Warner Music Group announced a partnership with Facebook on Friday that'll allow users on any of Facebook's social media platforms to …
See the Trailer for Facebook Watch’s Wild New Show The Tattoo Shop
The future of television is deciding which tattoos people you don't know are going to get from the comfort of your Facebook page. In Facebook Watch's new series The Tattoo Shop, tattoo artists Ami James (Miami Ink, NY Ink), Chris Nunez (Ink Master, Miami Ink), Chris Garver (Miami Ink), Darren …
Facebook wins exclusive rights to air 25 weekly Major League Baseball games this season
'Community and conversation are central to both baseball and Facebook, and MLB Network's innovative broadcasts will bring these interactive and social elements of the game to life to fans around the world in new ways on our platform,' said Dan Reed, Facebook head of global sports partnerships. Read More
Fake news spreads ‘farther, faster, deeper’ on social media than facts, ambitious MIT study concludes
Such a joint effort probably would prove valuable. But data scientist Soroush Vosoughi, who led the MIT study, acknowledged there will be no easy solution. "False information outperforms true information [on social media]," he stated simply. "And that is not just because of bots. It might have something to … Read …
Seven myths of the social media age
The internet was expected to renew democracy, tackle the hegemony of the monopoly news providers and draw us all into a global community. Over the past six months, that idea has been undermined by a new myth which suggests that democracy is, in fact, being overturned by the spawn of …