Facebook drops shooting game demo at conservative event
Facebook has said it regrets promoting a virtual reality shooting game on its stand at a US conservatives' event. The game allows the player to shoot imaginary weapons against enemies in a public train station. Facebook said it removed the display at the Conservative Political Action Conference “out of … Read …
There’s one way to hold tech companies hostage and fix the spread of hoaxes, conspiracy theories …
Hoaxes and fake news continue to be promoted on big tech platforms run by Facebook and Google. The companies have proven in the past that they can make big changes when properly incentivized. Advertisers could pull their ads from Facebook and Google in order to force the companies to fix …
This Facebook recruiting initiative turned a psychology major into a sought-after product manager
Xu's internship experiences attracted the attention of a Facebook recruiter, who reached out to her via LinkedIn. As the recruiter explained, Xu was a prime candidate for Facebook's Rotational Product Manager (RPM) program — a recruiting initiative the company started in 2011 that takes inexperienced … Read More
‘Evil’ on social media
Severed limbs of the dead involved in a horrific accident were on social media moments after the incident even before the arrival of the police. Fijians posed smiling for the camera with the limbs, still bloodied and warm to the touch. While all this drama was unfolding, the deceased's wife, …
FC Barcelona’s quality over quantity strategy helps it gain record social media engagement
FC Barcelona, which boasts of around 313 million followers across all social media platforms, saw 181 million engagements in January, followed by Manchester United and Real Madrid which saw 76 million and 45 million engagements respectively. Barcelona was also the first on each social media … Read More
3 ways to revitalize your digital marketing program
Social media channels can be a great vehicle for customer service, communication, and brand reinforcement. It gives your brand a personality and a digital connection with your existing customer base. Change the messaging. Social and display advertising is a fantastic way to stay in front of current … Read More
Dundas Service Ontario office encouraged to improve accessibility
When she asked about the accessibility issue, Lawrence said she was given the Service Ontario customer service phone number. She called and explained the issue, and asked for clarification of the province's accessibility laws. "I was then given the name and number of the office manager and told to … Read …
Raising Cane’s tops ‘QSR’ rankings for speediest drive-thru service, order accuracy
Drive-thru customers, on average, wait no more than 168 seconds—or two minutes and 48 seconds—to receive their food, QSR magazine says. As such, Raising Cane's ranks No. 1 on the magazine's annual ranking of chains with the speediest drive-thru service in America. It also ranks No. 1 with an … Read …
Mall of America tests robots, chatbot as it looks to improve experience
Meet Pepper, who with a tablet mounted on its chest is one of the latest technologies shopping centers are testing to keep customers interested in coming to physical stores. MOA also now uses chatbots on its website and mobile app to answer customers' questions. While SoftBank Robotics' Pepper has … Read …
Here’s how much value Snapchat lost thanks to Kylie Jenner’s tweet
The logo for Snap Inc. appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. Nearly a year after its initial public offering and lackluster growth, the company behind Snapchat is making a comeback, calming investor fears that the disappearing photo and … …