How WhatsApp helped police trace ‘missing’ Bengaluru anthropologist Atreyee Majumder
The police asked the hotel management to circulate Majumder's photos on a WhatsApp group in which staff of all-star hotels of the city are members. “There was a pattern in the hotels she chose to stay. She always checked into five-star hotels. We asked the hotel management to circulate her …
WhatsApp Reassures User Privacy As Facebook Continues To Face Data Breach Impact
WhatsApp wants its users to know that their data on the freeware cross-platform and Voice over IP messaging service is safe and kept private. The company's statement comes amid the controversy that Facebook is facing due to the Cambridge Analytica scandal. WhatsApp posted a new FAQ on its … Read More
WhatsApp Business: How to register, set up and use
WhatsApp is widely used by many users making it the most popular instant messaging platform. It has over 1.5 billion monthly active users across the world and over 60 billion messages are sent through the app every day. The platform is rolling out several new features so that the users …
Yankees-Red Sox brawl: Twitter has a blast with Stanton and Judge towering over everyone
For the most part Stanton and Judge, who towered over the mob of humanity on the field, tried to keep the peace after Austin charged the mound, or as much as you can call pulling players apart keeping the peace. Naturally, social media ate up Stanton and Judge dominating the …
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Declines His Salary for 2017 – His Third Straight Year
"As a testament to his commitment to and belief in Twitter's long-term value creation potential, our CEO, Jack Dorsey, declined all compensation for 2017," said a proxy statement that Twitter filed with the US Security and Exchange Commission (SEC). Dorsey, however, has shares whose value went up … Read More
North Korea error opens door to fake Twitter account
The Our Nation School website, which teaches its readers about the philosophy of former North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung, should point to the @Juche_School Twitter account, but instead links to @Juche_School1, an account run by an online prankster who identifies as Cyber Anakin, the North Korea … Read More
Cambridge Analytica has your Facebook data. So now what?
What consumers whose data was breached can do about it is far less clear — a point driven home by broad skepticism from lawmakers who, in the second of two marathon congressional hearings, pressed Zuckerberg on whether Facebook's 2.2 billion users really own and control their data and what, … Read …
Should Social Media Companies Pay Us For Our Data?
A lot of us are OK with giving away our data because it makes our life easier. But some experts say that we should be getting even more for it. Facebook; Twitter; Flipboard; Email. It's Your Business. Each week, we'll send stories that explore trends in money, work and the …
[LISTEN] How to deal with your bad image on social media
CapeTalk presenter Abongile Nzelenzele speaks to the Managing Director of PR Worx, Madelain Roscher, about how a company can protect its brand when it's trending for the wrong reasons on social media. Roscher says people often think that a crisis on social media is a negative, bad product review … Read …
Nick Kyrgios enjoyed a victory off the court on Thursday
The 22-year-old engaged in a war with a social media user who has continually pestered his account over the past two weeks. Twitter user Sen Chao sent the first shot across the bow when he challenged the Aussie to a one-set singles match while also saying “I hope you're not …