Which electric car is your favorite? Take our Twitter poll
This week's Geneva auto show has seen lots of news about new electric cars, but almost all of them come from luxury brands. The 2019 Jaguar I-Pace has made its debut, Aston Martin announced its Lagonda brand would be dedicated to all-electric vehicles, and so forth. That's all very nice, …
Merriam-Webster adds ‘Embiggen’ from ‘The Simpsons’ – and Twitter goes wild
LONDON: The addition of a word from the American sitcom, 'The Simpsons', to Merriam-Webster's dictionary, has sent Twitter wild. The word, 'Embiggen', is a verb meaning to make something bigger or more expansive. It is an informal and a humorous word. Merriam-Webster posted on Twitter, "A noble … Read More
Twitter Reacts to Romelu Lukaku’s Passionate Celebration After Nemanja Matic’s Last Minute Winner
Manchester United came from 2-0 at Selhurst Park to win the game against Crystal Palace, in injury time on Monday night. Midfielder Nemanja Matic hit a stunning long-range goal in the 91st minute to give the Manchester side all three points, and striker Romelu Lukaku reacted with a spirited … Read …
Analysis of Facebook ‘Protect’ VPN code raises more questions
Facebook caused a lot of raised eyebrows when it incorporated the Onavo Protect iOS VPN app into its own app in a feature it called Protect. Facebook billed it as protecting user data, but in practice it does the opposite, allowing Facebook to collect and analyze your data. A new …
Researchers Discovered Data Leak In Facebook’s Ad Software
Facebook and its rival social networks allow advertisers an essentially unparalleled degree of freedom in automatically targeting messages to particular people based on their interests and demographics. But those liberal advertising policies have come under fire in recent years, with critics saying they … Read More
Once Wary of Facebook and Apple, a Mill Town Tells Them to Keep Expanding
But on the rimrock summit overlooking this city, the county seat and home to 10,000 residents, Facebook is sinking the footings for the first of two 450,000-square-foot data centers that together will cost $1 billion when completed in 2021. The immense buildings will join the four existing data centers, … Read …
Why improving social media customer service is important
"Social media is the only marketing channel where people can talk back," said Dan Gingiss, a marketing and customer experience expert and author of Winning at Social Customer Care, speaking to conference attendees at another session around social media customer service. "Customers can't … Read More
Social media misused to spread extremism, security experts say
Abu Dhabi: Extremists misuse social media platforms to spread false ideologies and hatred, which go against the true message of Islam, security experts said in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. They were speaking at a conference on 'Tolerance, Moderation and Dialogue in Countering Terrorism' organised by … Read More
How to Stay Safe on Social Media
Putting the “social” in social media, Natalie has partnered with some of the most iconic brands in the world, including Rolling Stone, Food Network, Mashable, Refinery29, American Express, Travel and Leisure, Levi's and Dell. Hosting videos and events, curating original content and implementing … Read More
Knife killers boast about sickening crimes on social media from behind bars
The sister of Chin's victim has blasted his posts on social media saying: 'What punishment is he getting?' "The first time we could say it was a mistake but now it is just a joke. "He's got a phone and having parties – what punishment is he getting? I pity …