After WhatsApp, Facebook to add ‘unsend’ messages feature
Just like WhatsApp, social media site Facebook too is now rolling out a feature that will let the users unsend and retract messages. The company revealed this after it came to everyone's notice that Facebook has secretly been retracting old messages CEO Mark Zuckerberg sent via Messenger while the … Read …
These 2 new features of WhatsApp have made voice recording easier
WhatsApp, the most popular messaging application, has introduced “Locked Recordings” button, as well as 'Preview Recordings' on its beta, build version 2.18.71 that many of us have been waiting for for a long time. This feature will enable the possibility to record voice messages without having to hold … Read More
Twitter collaborates with US researchers to curb online abuse
"We proposed this idea to Twitter and designed an experiment to evaluate it. This project also pioneers an open, evidence-based approach to improving people's experiences online, while protecting their privacy," said Susan Benesch, Faculty Associate at Harvard University and J. Nathan Matias, … Read More
Twitter to Better Publicise Rules in New Test to Combat Online Abuse
Aiming to tackle abuse and hate trolls, Twitter has teamed up with two researchers from Harvard and Princeton Universities to study online abuse. In an experiment that began on Friday, Twitter will publicise its rules to users to test whether this would improve civility, the researchers wrote on Medium. Read …
Peanut butter and pickle sandwich divides opinion on Twitter
Family recipes that have been passed down from generation to generation hold a very special place in the heart. However, there are those who believe that one particular sandwich recipe has taken home cooking traditions a step too far. People have been sharing their strong opinions on the … Read More
Facebook to make political advertisers hand over more information, Mark Zuckerberg announces
Facebook will require political advertisers to provide more information about their identities, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said, responding to concerns about how foreign advertisements affected the 2016 presidential election. Mr Zuckerberg said any advertiser who wanted to run political or issue ads … Read More
Humboldt Broncos team bus involved in fatal collision, social media abuzz
Social media activity has been ongoing with outpourings of support. North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater tweeted, “Thoughts are with the people of Humboldt, friends and families of everyone affected, and the first responders assisting with this tragedy.” SaskHockey tweeted, “We ask all members of the … Read More
‘Modi ranks Anurag Thakur on top for social media, talks to his workers through video conferencing’
However, the PM's effort to directly interact with the party workers through video conferencing at the ground level was a part of BJP strategy to make use of social media in the parliamentary elections scheduled for 2019. Sources said that BJP was aiming to make best use of the social …
We all did embarrassing things as kids. Why punish adults for old social media posts?
The more depressing aspect of the tweet's exhumation is that it appears in the age of social media, children are now on the record all the time. Kids who express unfortunate thoughts while still figuring things out (or even thoughts acceptable at the time that become less acceptable over the …
Emirates Post for Best Customer Experience Strategy
Commenting on the win, HE Alashram said, “Enhancing customer service is one of our core goals. Customer service, customer retention, and complaint handling are becoming ever more important in a highly digitized and connected environment. Comprehensive service offerings, while addressing the … Read More