Chrissy Teigen Tweets Her Breakup With Snap, Stock Drops
Kylie Jenner's Tweet caused the company to shed $1 billion in market valuation almost overnight, in part because her criticisms amplified investor worries about how users were reacting to Snapchat's new look. Pop star Rihanna dealt the platform another blow in mid-March, when she faulted the … Read More
Was Snapchats apology to Rihanna out of regret?: Letter to the Editor
The story "Snapchat slaps itself in the face with twisted Rihanna game: Phillip Morris" focused on the app's game "Would You Rather" that trivialized domestic violence. A day after the singer posted on Instagram her criticism of an advertisement for the game that included her image, Snapchat … Read More
Op-Ed: An intersectional analysis of the blackface Snapchat
In light of the current news regarding students donning blackface to mock #BlackLivesMatter on Snapchat, there is an uneasy silence around the apparent presence of the Asian/Asian-American student in the photo. As students and scholars of Critical Ethnic Studies and Asian/Pacific Islander American … Read More
UT Arlington makes sweeping changes, fires basketball coach Scott Cross, assistants
At UTA's College Park Center you can sit just about anywhere you want to for a Mavericks home basketball game. Max Faulknermfaulkner@star-telegram.com … Read More
With Opening Day on horizon, Rangers’ Fister solid in spring tuneup win over Reds
Doug Fister was solid in a brief tuneup for the regular season and the Rangers, back home in Texas two days after breaking camp in Arizona, beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 in an exhibition game Monday night. Nomar Mazara and Rougned Odor each hit a long two-run homer off Reds …
Farming’s dangers noted
Eau Claire County UW-Extension agriculture agent Mark Hagedorn was saddened when he heard about the deaths of two farmers Saturday in a silo near Barron. “You hear about these things, and you think about the loss of life on farms over the years,” Hagedorn said. “Farming is one of the …
Google Beats Lawsuit Accusing YouTube of Censoring Conservatives
Google has prevailed in a lawsuit that alleged YouTube has been violating the First Amendment by censoring conservative viewpoints. On Monday, a California federal judge agreed to dismiss a complaint from Prager University, run by radio-talk-show host Dennis Prager. The plaintiff produces videos … Read More
‘Fortnite’ hot streak grows with a record-breaking YouTube stream
Fortnite's Battle Royale mode continues to be a cultural phenomenon, and YouTube just provided some stats to back that up. To begin with, the company's Ryan Wyatt has revealed that a Battle Royale event set a record for the largest single live game stream, with 1.1 million simultaneous viewers … Read …
As ‘Presenting Partner’ Of The NBA Finals, YouTube TV Nets An ‘And One’ For Hoops Fans
YouTube TV and the NBA have slammed home a monster promotional deal that will make the evolving live-streaming subscription service the league's first-ever "presenting partner" of the NBA Finals. Announced Monday, the multi-year agreement will go into effect during ABC's live-broadcast of the … Read More
Overcoming Social Media Struggles
If one person doesn't have time to take charge of social media, make it a group effort – one employee can be in charge of Facebook, one in charge of Twitter, one in charge of LinkedIn, etc. This will allow a company to spread out its social media duties; no …