Facebook sees backlash after demoing VR shooter game at conservative event
Hugo Barra, Facebook's vice president of VR, said the company has a “standard set” of demos for events, including “action games” with “violence”. “In light of the recent events in Florida and out of respect for the victims and their families, we have removed them from this demo. We regret …
Facebook and Google Struggle to Squelch ‘Crisis Actor’ Posts
SAN FRANCISCO — On Wednesday, one week after the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., Facebook and YouTube vowed to crack down on the trolls. Thousands of posts and videos had popped up on the sites, falsely claiming that survivors of the shooting were paid actors or part of various conspiracy … …
Watch out for scammers on social media, Central Bank of Samoa
The Central Bank of Samoa is warning locals about the dangers of Facebook and other social media networks being used by scammers to take their money. The bank has issued the warning in a press statement for the general public to be on the lookout for internet organized crime. The …
Police encourage public to report threatening social media posts
KANSAS CITY – If you're worried about a threatening post you see on social media, local police want to know. Officers are investigating social media threats made in two area school districts. In the Kansas City, Kansas School District, officials said someone made a threat about shooting up a school, … …
Social Media Metrics Critical for Endorsements — Winter Olympics
This decision making has become much more sophisticated and scientific based on social media metrics. Take these Winter Olympics. The attraction of using an athlete in endorsements is the transference of positive name recognition and appeal from the athlete to the brand. The hope is that appeal will … Read More
BB&T cites ‘technical issue’ in outage affecting customers
Millions of BB&T customers were unable to access their accounts after a service outage which the bank blames on an equipment malfunction. The Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based bank posted a statement on its Twitter page saying the problem persisted on Friday, taking out its online banking, … Read More
Get Involved, Internet: Tell Amazon (and Roku, and Apple, and Google) to dump NRATV
Just now, we took a moment to call Roku customer support to leave a comment replying to the spokeswoman who told Variety that the company doesn't plan to drop NRATV, and it has “not received any requests from customers to drop the channel.” Well, there's one. Be polite—the people who …
Prepare to wait at Yonkers E-ZPass service center if settling cashless toll violations
YONKERS – If you're trying to settle up your cashless tolling violations at the E-ZPass customer service center on McLean Avenue, you might want to give yourself some time. We're talking an hour or more. "The only time you're in and out is if you're adding money to your account," …
The Kylie Jenner curse? Snapchat faces its defining moment
He shocked many industry watchers by turning down Facebook's widely reported offer to buy Snapchat for $3 billion in 2013, only to see his personal stake in the company top that amount when it went public last year. Now, Spiegel faces what could be his most high-stakes decision yet. He …
Jenner’s tweet wipes out $1.7b of Snapchat
Shares of Snap, parent company of messaging app Snapchat, sank 6.1 per cent on Thursday, wiping out US$1.3 billion (S$1.7 billion) in market value after Jenner, 20, tweeted the day before that she does not use the app anymore. She posted: "Sooo does anyone else not open Snapchat anymore? Read …