State witness turning point in Netanyahu corruption case
Now that one of Benjamin Netanyahu's closest confidants has turned state witness, according to Israeli media reports Wednesday, it may mark a turning point for the beleaguered prime minister facing a slew of corruption allegations that could topple him from power. The testimony by Shlomo Filber, … Read More
Environmentalists support bill banning oil terminal creation
Environmentalist groups plan to rally outside of Baltimore's City Hall in support of a bill that would ban the construction of new crude oil terminals. The Baltimore Sun reports the Wednesday rally is in support of the City Council taking up the bill as part of an effort to limit …
Telegram Claims to Have Raised $850 Million In Massive ICO
The popular messaging app Telegram seems on track to reach its goal of raising $1 billion for its ICO to create the TON network. According to new filings, Telegram has already reached its first milestone for its initial coin offering (ICO). The messaging app intends to raise $1 billion and …
A bizarre Parkland conspiracy video topped YouTube’s trending list
YouTube's number-one trending video this morning was based on a false conspiracy theory suggesting a survivor of the Parkland high school shooting is an actor. The company removed the video today after it received more than 200,000 views. The video, a rip of a local Los Angeles CBS segment, … Read …
YouTube Removes Video Claiming School Shooting Survivor Is a ‘Crisis Actor’ After It Trends at No. 1
After Splinter reached out to YouTube for comment on the video, the site took the video down somewhere between 10:30 and 11 am EST on Wednesday. YouTube's community guidelines don't explicitly restrict content that promotes unfounded conspiracy theories, but a notice left where the video was … Read More
Trending YouTube video calls shooting survivor David Hogg an actor. That’s a lie
The YouTube video, captioned "DAVID HOGG THE ACTOR," is of a local television report from Southern California in which a young surfer gets into an argument with a Redondo Beach lifeguard after the youth is criticized for placing his boogie board on top of a trash can. It was the …
7 Sites for Marketers to Grow Their Network
Wes Marsh, director of digital marketing at Solodev, likes LinkedIn because it "offers considerably more professionalism than the other social media platforms. I use it to network every single day. Yes, even on weekends." To be successful with his time on LinkedIn, Marsh vets potential connections to see … Read More
Why LinkedIn Groups Can Be Great for Businesses (and How to Create a Successful One)
LinkedIn Groups do not have a great reputation. Many of them are filled with self-promotion and spam rather than valuable discussions and meaningful interactions. Hence, it can be easy to turn down the idea of creating a one for your business. “It wouldn't work.” While it is true that there …
Investors in Microsoft Corporation Stock Shouldn’t Forget About LinkedIn
There's no doubt all eyes were focused on the cloud when Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced its Q2 2018 results at the end of January. By most people's estimation, they were pretty darn good, yet Microsoft stock barely moved. In the three weeks since, the MSFT stock price has lost … Read …
‘I didn’t kill him’: Leader denies assassination on Instagram, calls for files to be opened
A FIGUREHEAD who has spent 50 years living with murder accusations has taken to Instagram to reassert his innocence and call for the files to be opened. … A SUSPECT in the bloodthirsty assassination of polarising leader Malcolm X has taken to Instagram on the anniversary of the killing to …