Users Can Now Add Timestamps to Live and Replayed Videos From Twitter and Periscope
Viewers will start at that specific time, and they can opt to skip to the live portion of live videos by tapping live. Folgner introduced Timestamps in a blog post, saying, “Brevity is the soul of Twitter. Today we're introducing an easy way to tweet that brief moment of what …
Twitter introduces ‘Timestamps’ for live videos
Previously, they could only Tweet an entire live video which made it difficult to discuss what matters most. “Twitter observed that people were tweeting with the specific time in the video directing others to the part they wanted them to watch,” the company added. To use the feature, users need …
Facebook to simplify privacy controls amid anger over breach
NEW YORK • Facebook will roll out a centralised system for its users to control their privacy and security settings in fewer taps following an outcry over the way it has handled personal data. The system, which will be introduced to Facebook users globally over the coming weeks, will allow …
Senior Facebook executive Andrew Bosworth defends leaked memo that said ‘growth is justified …
A senior Facebook executive has defended a leaked internal memo in which he appeared to endorse growth even at the expense of user safety. Andrew Bosworth wrote in 2016 that social media giant's reason for existence was connecting people – and it should pursue that mission and embrace “growth … Read …
Facebook memo outlines ‘ugly truth’ behind its mission
A Facebook executive wrote the company must pursue its aim of connecting people using “questionable” practices even if it costs lives, in a 2016 memo leaked in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica revelations. Andrew Bosworth, a vice-president at Facebook who has been there since the early days, … Read More
MSU PR Firm Confirms It Monitored Nassar Victims’ Social Media, But Wants To Make It Sound …
“We were not hired to monitor victims' social media accounts”sounds fine, but when it's followed up by “we forwarded to our clients traditional media and publicly available social media,” it doesn't seem to absolve the firm at all. In fact, sending what the victims were saying on social media to …
US wants social media details from all visa applicants
The State Department wants to require all US visa applicants to submit information about their social media histories to the US government. The proposal would require nearly 15 million immigrant and nonimmigrant visa applicants to provide "identifiers" for multiple social media platforms they used … Read More
US social media snooping could be a step too far for travellers
A travel expert says it'll be a tough administrative job for the US if it starts asking every traveller for their social media details. The US State Department wants to see every visa-applying foreigner to provide their social media histories, previous email addresses and phone numbers. House of Travel's Brent … …
AT&T: No time line yet on fix for cellphone outage in Donaldsonville, St. James Parish, White Castle
Abel said he was able to reach AT&T by using his home wifi connection to call the company's 611 customer service line. The outage has otherwise knocked out his family's cellphones. Abel said the representative told him AT&T "would be issuing credits for the downtime." Thompson did confirm Thursday … Read …
Chevron food mart hoping to give elderly customer back his change
On Tuesday an elderly customer mistakenly left forty-one dollars in change after getting fuel that afternoon at Zippy's Food Mart and Chevron on … It's the golden rule, treat others as you would like to be treated," Song said, as he explained people don't always get great customer service these …