SDLP and Greens unfollow ‘misogynistic’ Twitter parody of Sinn Féin councillor
SENIOR politicians in the SDLP and Green Party have unfollowed a Twitter profile about a Sinn Féin councillor after she branded it "clearly misogynistic". Patrice Hardy, a Mid and East Antrim representative, questioned why the social media account had been followed by other politicians. The recently … Read More
Little Tikes toy car spotted on recovery lorry on motorway – and Twitter LOVES it
Launched in 1979, the Cozy Coupe was partly modelled after the Volkswagen Beetle and proved extremely popular with children. In 1991 the toy car sold around 500,000 unit in the US and UK alone. One Twitter user said: "Actually, this is the first time I've seen a Cozy Coupe broken …
Why Black Twitter is the engine room of the internet
It also boasts the greatest online engagement of any movie in Twitter's history, spawning #InWakanda, #NoContextSpoilers, and even the Black Panther Project, which paid for poorer kids to see the movie. As zeitgeisty site High Snobiety put it “Black Panther is not dominating the news cycle – it IS the … …
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 …
Facebook expresses “regret” for offering virtual first-person shooting experience at CPAC
Facebook let conservative conference-goers play a virtual reality first-person shooter video game at Conservative Political Action Conference, just days after 17 students were shot dead in Parkland, Florida. The company ultimately pulled the game Friday after it came under scrutiny for showcasing gun … Read More
Facebook says it ‘failed’ by presenting VR shooting demo at CPAC
For at the conference, held in National Harbor, Maryland, was a VR shooting game demo by Facebook-owned Oculus. The game, called Bullet Train and developed by Epic Games, involves shooting bad guys before they shoot you. It was captured in action by Sean Morrow of video site NowThis. Read More
Bulawayo tops social media usage
The rest of the provinces recorded 39 percent and below for the use of Facebook and 12 percent and below for Twitter usage. In terms of age groups, people aged 26 to 35 top the use of Facebook at 60 percent while 54 percent of the people who use the …
The selfie Olympics: What’s the impact of social media on performance?
Most of the research concerning athletes' use of social media centres on its marketing advantage. In Sport Marketing Quarterly, researchers recommended athletes engage more with fans and share information about their lives to better leverage marketing opportunities. Similarly, Ryerson University … Read More
Former NFL player Jonathan Martin’s social media post prompts closure of California school
"Very late last night, we were made aware of a disturbing social media post that mentioned Harvard-Westlake by name," read a message from the school's president, Richard B. Commons. "The safety of our students, faculty, and staff is always our primary concern. So, out of an abundance of caution, we … …
How Top500 retailers are responding to a challenging economic climate
Customers, according to new research from IRX 2017, are also looking for retailers to use new technologies from virtual reality to artificial intelligence. … IBM Watson on using AI to improve the customer experience, and from SmartFocus and The Entertainer on using social to reach digital customers. Read More