YouTube excels at recommending videos — but not at detecting hoaxes
YouTube's failure to stop the spread of conspiracy theories related to last week's school shooting in Florida highlights a problem that has long plagued the platform: It is far better at recommending videos that appeal to users than at stanching the flow of lies. The company for years has poured …
This site just might be the LinkedIn of fitness
But behind the scenes, studios have to do a ton of never-ending (figurative) legwork to find trainers and staff members who fit their method and personality. Bari Studio founder Alexandra Bonetti hopes to streamline the process with Talent Hack, a user-driven site that aims to be the LinkedIn for fitness … …
How to do the “favorite movie” GIF Challenge on Instagram
The newest, cutest, and funniest craze sweeping across social media is the Instagram GIF Challenge. Artist Martina Martian created a series of fill-in-the-blank templates Instagram users can use to insert funny GIFs that describe their mood, personality, or favorite movie. How can you partake in the … Read More
Instagram is dissolving its global community team
Instagram is dissolving its Global Community Team, which worked to build deep ties with photographers and promote the service around the world, The Verge has learned. As part of a reorganization at the company, about 12 jobs currently located in cities around the world will be eliminated, with … Read More
The 20 Most Followed Australian Beauty Brands On Instagram
Take Frank Body for example: since the brand's inception, they've used Instagram as a platform to promote and share their now Insta-famous body scrubs. The call to action? Post a picture of yourself covered in their coffee scrub, along with the hashtag #letsbefrank, for the chance to be featured on …
MPs moving private phone chats from WhatsApp to Confide
Some MPs are reportedly moving their private phone chats from WhatsApp, which has been used in recent years, to a new app Confide. Journalist Kate Bevan said an advantage was the new app of choice could not be screen-grabbed so easily, but Tory MP Matt Warman told Daily Politics presenter …
Signal Launches Signal Foundation With $50M From WhatsApp Cofounder
WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton has invested $50 million in an encrypted messaging app – Signal – and will work with the newly formed Signal Foundation. In a blog post, Signal chief, Moxie Marlinspike, announced the launch of Signal Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and said that it has got a major … …
Twitter Goes Berserk As Conor McGregor Announces His Intention To Return To The Octagon
Twitter was sent into an absolute frenzy as Conor McGregor announced his intention to return to the UFC octagon with a memorable Instagram post. When Conor McGregor stepped up to the plate and dispatched the mighty Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205, the idea of him stepping away from the fight-game …
#StopNRAmazon Trends on Twitter After Celebrities Ask Amazon to Drop NRA TV
A week after the deadly mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 dead, debate around gun control has showed no signs of slowing. And today, a Twitter hashtag calling for Amazon to drop the National Rifle Association's TV service from its platform began trending in New … …
Kylie Jenner’s Snapchat diss on Twitter is influential, not permanent
On Thursday, the business news site Bloomberg published a story under a shocking headline: "In one tweet, Kylie Jenner wiped out $1.3 billion of Snap's market value." The story was pegged to a 7 percent decline in Snap Inc.'s stock price, and it would have you believe that one tweet …