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Facebook vs. Snapchat: What’s Next for Third-Party Distribution?

Panelists included: Brian Madden, SVP of Developmen for Hearst Digital Media, who shared that, at one point, Cosmopolitan's Snapchat discover channel was actually driving more traffic than the publication's own website and Maia McCann, Editor-in-Chief & EVP of Programming at Little Things, who … Read More

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Snapchat

Instagram tests scannable Nametags, taking another page from Snapchat’s playbook

Instagram tests scannable Nametags, taking another page from Snapchat's playbook. Similar to Snapchat's Snapcodes, Nametags will allow users to create a scannable image that makes it easier to gain followers. Amy Gesenhues on April 12, 2018 at 2:16 pm. More. It appears Instagram is once again … Read More

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Telegram

Moscow court to decide fate of Telegram on April 13

MOSCOW, April 12 (RAPSI) – The Tagansky District Court of Moscow will hold first hearings concerning a lawsuit filed by Russia's media watchdog Roskomnadzor against Telegram messenger for refusal to provide the Federal Security Service (FSB) with information on user messages decoding on April … Read More

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Telegram

If Jerry Jones opts to trade Dez Bryant, here’s where he should look

Either way, the talented wideout will meet with Jerry Jones Friday, and the owner and general manager is likely to put forth an ultimatum: take a pay cut or you're going to get cut. Because team activities start next week, many expect a definitive answer this weekend. Otherwise, if Bryant …

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Telegram

Telegram is the hot new source for pirated content

Since its launch in 2013, the instant messaging platform Telegram has maintained a special appeal to journalists, activists, and others who care about privacy. On numerous occasions, the platform has boasted about the efforts it has made — such as enforcing “heavy encryption” — to bolster privacy for … Read More

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YouTube

Court: No, YouTube is not the government

Jack Greiner is a lawyer with the Graydon law firm in Cincinnati. He represents Enquirer Media in First Amendment and media issues. Prager University recently got some bad news from a California federal trial court when the court dismissed its lawsuit against YouTube and its parent company Google. Read More

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YouTube

Fan-Made Recreation of ‘Jurassic Park’ Original Movie Released by Universal

Universal released the short film Thursday on YouTube, which comprises a mélange of live-action and animation (and plenty of homegrown dinosaur props). For Universal, the marketing stunt serves twin purposes: The studio is promoting the film's 25th anniversary as well as the upcoming release of the … Read More

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YouTube

An ex-Google engineer is scraping YouTube to pop our filter bubbles

If you've ever used YouTube, you've probably noticed that it's easy to fall into a sort of viewing trance: you start out watching a funny cat video, and suddenly it's an hour later and you've blown through a bunch more—each one recommended to you on the right side of the …

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LinkedIn

LinkedIn launches video for employer pages

With "Company Page" video, employers will be better able to communicate their cultures to candidates, among other things, LinkedIn said in its announcement. Video is five times more likely to start a conversation among members than other types of content, based on results from LinkedIn's beta … Read More

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LinkedIn

How to Improve Your LinkedIn SSI Score

The basic concept behind the LinkedIn Social Selling Index is to provide a means of measuring social selling effectiveness and how well users have embraced the concept. Users are given a score out of 100, with higher scores indicating the profile has been optimised and used to better effect than …

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