Girl With No Job’s Twitter deleted following scandal
Claudia Oshry's Twitter account, before it was deleted, had around 44,000 followers — far fewer than the 2.8 million she has on Instagram (where her account remains active). Jackie's Twitter account had 25,000, versus 93,800 on her still-active Instagram page. The sisters' past comments on Twitter … Read More
Shark dissection to livestream on Facebook
People in Tauranga are set to get an extra-close encounter with a scary creature of the deep. The University of Waikato is doing a public dissection of a 2.54 metre shark – and it'll be live streamed online too. Masters student Melissa Kellett says it's an interesting opportunity. "We'll start …
Friending Facebook: In Defense of Social Media
Former President Barack Obama, speaking at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan Sports Conference, said we need to “have a conversation about their [Facebook-Google duopoly] business model that recognizes they are a public good as well as a commercial enterprise. They're not just … Read More
Facebook apologises for censoring 30000-year-old naked statue
Facebook has apologised after it censored a post of a 30,000-year-old statuette of a naked woman. Named the "Venus of Willendorf", it's an 11-centimetre fertility symbol of a nude obese woman and the most well-known prehistoric depiction of a woman worldwide. The photo was posted to the social … Read More
(POLL) How Often Do You Comment on Social Media and Blogs?
And every once in a while, it's impossible to tear yourself away from a great conversation on a social media post. Your social media or business blog strategy should at least partially involve creating an engaged audience. So your goal might be to start a conversation like this — perhaps …
Is social media encouraging brands to become more political?
Companies like United Airlines, MetLife and Simplisafe have all faced consumer backlash, especially on social media, as consumers have taken them to task for their connections to the NRA. Hashtags like #BoycottNRA are trending on Twitter (and pointed at specific brands) since the Stoneman tragedy, … Read More
WRITE ON: A social media Pandora’s box
Toffler couldn't foresee the cornucopia of social media and the amazing communication technologies we so casually (and sometimes carelessly) use nearly five decades later. But he accurately predicted that exponential increases in the volume and complexity of information wouldn't necessarily result in … Read More
MoviePass Demands Photos of Ticket Stubs From Users, Which Sounds Cool and Fun
But ultimately this is a communication problem and a customer service problem. One of MoviePass's biggest hurdles at the moment is its almost complete lack of customer support. Twitter is filled with complaints that range from overcharges to app outages to popular movies being unavailable. A lot of … Read More
Warning over small, cheap energy suppliers
Research carried out for Times Money by Uswitch, picked out the four best fixed deals from companies with the best customer service ratings. Topping the table was Octopus Energy, which offers 12 months of fixed rates on units of gas and electricity that mean the average bill would be £897 …
Stevenson Transfer wins quality service award 5 times
The award is presented to a Mayflower agency "Move Coordinator" that consistently provides outstanding quality customer service. It is based … The coordinator's role is to communicate with customers and relay all pertinent information to the dispatcher and moving crew, Mike Stevenson said. "I don't … Read More