Clive McFarlane: State police touch a nerve with overtime issue
Color me surprised by the seriousness with which Gov. Charlie Baker has moved to address the highway robbery of taxpayer money by apparent wannabe-millionaire members of the state police. When I wrote about the disclosure last month of a number of state troopers lining their pockets by filing for … Read …
Iran’s Government May Ban Telegram Over Its $1.7 Billion ICO
Messaging app provider Telegram has just concluded the second round of its record-setting initial coin offering (ICO), and Iran's government is none too pleased. The app — extremely popular in the authoritarian country — has long incurred the ire of government officials, particularly since it played an … Read More
Nasim Aghdam: Vegan bodybuilder who ‘railed against YouTube’
The woman suspected of opening fire at YouTube's HQ in California had reportedly criticised the platform for suppressing her videos and reducing her revenue. Police have named Nasim Aghdam, 39, as the suspect in Tuesday's gun attack that left three people injured. She is reported to have started … Read More
For a Membership Boost, Connect Your CEO to Content Strategy
“We focus our content for the individual in two places: Facebook and LinkedIn,” Ricci says. “We look at our news for the week and select stories based on how they performed in the newsletter. Typically, it's the human interest [stories]—with nice pictures or videos—that work great on Facebook. Anything … Read …
TwentyThree Unveils In-Depth Analytics and Distribution Support for LinkedIn Video
LinkedIn recently unlocked the potential of B2B videos for advertisers on its platform. In an important announcement, TwentyThree, a leading video marketing platform, would start to support the LinkedIn Video, allowing marketers to easily run and distribute their videos on LinkedIn. Through TwentyThree … Read More
TwentyThree, The Video Marketing Platform, First to Support LinkedIn Video
TwentyThree allows marketers to run video on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and now, LinkedIn. This is part of the TwentyThree product approach to “Run Your Video Everywhere” and to have FullMetrics™ for video performance across all channels. Additionally, TwentyThree's video marketing platform … Read More
Facebook Also Limits Developer Data Collection For Instagram
These changes mean that developers cannot pull data from Instagram as often, which will have a serious impact on some industries that rely on near-constant access to that data. Industries like customer service or brand marketing, for example, are sure to be affected by the new limits, because it will …
Two people were shot live on Instagram and Facebook this week
Each of the tragic shootings happened as friends were live-streaming to their Facebook and Instagram followers, reports USA Today. The first shooting occurred on Sunday in Houston when friends were using Facebook Live to live-stream video of them playing with two guns in a car in a gas station … Read …
Croxon on Instagram confronting the mental health of its users
Croxon on Instagram confronting the mental health of its users. Bruce Croxon, co-founder of Round 13 Capital, joins BNN for a look at Facebook's subsidiary, Instagram, building a team to address the mental health of its users. One study ranked Instagram the worst social-media platform for young … Read More
Craig Gilroy apologises for offensive WhatsApp message sent to Stuart Olding as Ulster drop …
Ireland and Ulster rugby player Craig Gilroy has apologised after sending an offensive WhatsApp message to teammate Stuart Olding, which was used as evidence in the Belfast rape trial. Gilroy has been dropped from this Friday's match against Edinburgh while the Pro14 club carry out an internal … Read More