WhatsApp Pay vs Paytm vs Google Tez: Which is the best payment app for you?
The UPI-based WhatsApp Payments is slowly, rolling out to users in India. The messaging service, which has a user base of over 200 million in the country, does have an advantage over the other two services, simply based on reach. Even though WhatsApp Payments is only available to Android users … …
Mamelodi ‘Facebook rapist’ convicted on 16 counts
Ndou described in his plea explanation how he had befriended his five young victims on Facebook or WhatsApp, pretending to be a man called Junior. He befriended one of the women when one of her friends used her phone to contact him and first met her in a restaurant in …
CB likely to approach WhatsApp to track source of message about CM
“CB has recorded the statements of 20 people, including the journalist who had posted the message about the CM's health on WhatsApp news service. We are yet to track the source of the message. If required, we will take the help of WhatsApp to gather evidence and proceed with the …
Facebook’s support for local news subscriptions is one move in the larger dance between …
The $3 million, three-month-long pilot brings in 13 metropolitan newsrooms: the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Boston Globe, the Chicago Tribune, The Dallas Morning News, The Denver Post, The Miami Herald, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the Omaha World-Herald, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The … Read More
A Judge Denied Facebook’s Attempt to Kill a Privacy Suit Over Biometric Face Prints
The Illinois law included in its purview “faceprints,” which is what companies like Facebook and Google use to identity you in photos. They create faceprints by analyzing your face in the many tagged photos of you that have already been uploaded to their servers. Class-action lawsuits were filed against … Read …
Facebook launches a local news accelerator for publishers
Facebook is trying to play extra nice with local news publishers by putting $3 million behind the launch of the Local News Subscriptions Accelerator. The three-month pilot program will help 10 to 15 U.S.-based metropolitan news organizations gain more digital subscribers both on and off Facebook. Read More
CAC moves to completely automate business registration nationwide. But can it pull it off?
This lack of activity on social media makes one question CAC's readiness for the fully online path, in an age when businesses are not only using social media for customer support services but also using instant messaging bots to register and sell to customers. Seeing as we have come to …
Socialbakers CEO: “Audiences Are Frustrated With Bland, Inauthentic Social Media Ads”
It is a great tool for generating leads, as it gives marketers the ability to have a more targeted approach, but it is also a tool for customer services, HR and Corporate Communications. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to where brands can and should be using social media, but brand …
Are consumers burning out on social media?
It's a troubling sign when Facebook publishes research to answer a serious question, one that we've all likely been trying to avoid for some time now: “Is social media bad for us?” Let's not forget that social media has made a positive impact on how we interact with people, how …
Be Smart with Social Media at Work
Rule number one: No matter how strict you are about privacy settings, anything you share on social media can be passed on verbally, or captured in a screenshot. Frustrating day at work? Think twice (or more) about posting about it online. Even if you leave out the names, people know …