Twitter begins bot purge
In the announcement by Yoel Roth, the head of API policy at Twitter, the changes were positioned as an important step towards ensuring that non-public service announcements are wary of malicious activity, the likes of which take place on Twitter. "As a sole exception to this rule, applications that … Read …
Twitter campaign encourages people to show off their big noses with selfies
In an effort to subvert the notion that bigger noses are in any way less beautiful, one campaigner started a movement that has given men and women everywhere the confidence to show off their schnozz. #Sideprofileselfies was started by British journalist Radhika Sanghani on Twitter and has received … Read More
Facebook opens registrations for annual conference, to take place from May 1-2
NEW DELHI: Popular social networking giant Facebook has started taking registrations for the its annual F8 developer conference. The Facebook F8 2018 will be held on May 1 and May 2 at the McEnergy Convention Center in San Jose. Developers can register for the conference via f8.com Read More
Ban Facebook Before Elections
The indictment of 13 Russian nationals for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election has reignited the debate on whether Facebook and other social-media giants are a threat to democracy. While the electoral impact of Russian trolls who amplified anti–Hillary Clinton memes can be disputed, there's a strong … Read More
5 Advertising Strategies for Entrepreneurs Coping With Facebook’s Revised News Feed
Facebook's News Feed is very much a moving target these days. In early January, the company tweaked the News Feed to emphasize posts from friends and family. In practice, that means that users will see fewer organic posts from brands and publishers. More recently, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that … Read …
Anger grows at ongoing BB&T outage locking customers out of accounts
BB&T continued to report a service outage Friday morning, impacting millions of customers who tried to use ATMs or do online banking. Customer frustration anger appeared to be grow by the hour on social media, as the bank blamed a “technical issue” and dodged specifics on when it would be …
CBL Investigates Release of Sensitive Information on Social Media
The Central Bank of Liberia, under media spotlight recently arising from its controversial disclosure about capital flight from the country, finds itself again under the spotlight with revelations on social media of allowances paid to members of President Weah's delegation currently on visits abroad. Read More
Arrest made in Ohio in connection to the social media scare at Sterling High School
STERLING, Illinois – Police say an arrest has been made after a scare at Sterling High School, and that there is no known threat to students after the screenshot of a text message about a man bringing a gun to school went viral on February 22. The screenshot was of …
PSOJ promises ‘Likes to Profits’ at social media conference
The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) will stage its second Social Media Business Conference, under the theme '#LikesToProfits'; at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on February 28, following 2017's successful event. Keynote speaker Dr Kingsley Chin, entrepreneur, Harvard orthopaedic spine … Read More
AI, Hyper-Personalisation, Automation & More: the Big Retail Trends of 2018
In-store customer loyalty is intrinsically linked to the in-store customer experience, and the sophistication of loyalty schemes adopted by retailers has evolved significantly in recent times. It's proven to be an effective method of driving customer engagement and sales, and we will see a number of new … Read More