WhatsApp is hiring in India: Everything you need to know
Popular instant messaging app WhatsApp is looking for someone to lead its communications in India. The job is based out of Gurugram or New Delhi. Interested candidates can apply for the full-time role of 'Communications Manager, India' here. According to WhatsApp, "more people use the chat app in … Read More
Twitter violates human rights by failing to protect women, study says
“Some of the things that have been put on Twitter about me have had people say they know where I live, I've had people say that they'll be outside my work, I've had people not just threaten me but also say things that, you know, are clearly veiled threats against …
Elon Musk joins #DeleteFacebook campaign; Tesla, SpaceX pages vanish after Twitter exchange
After being asked by a Twitter user to delete it, he responded “will do.” Musk wrote back to another user who shared a photo of Tesla's official page on Facebook and asked if it, too, should be deleted: “Definitely. Looks lame anyway.” Tesla's and SpaceX's Facebook pages vanished soon after. …
Cambria team talks Bridge to Pittsburgh project with Twitter CEO
Friday morning, the Bridge to Pittsburgh team, along with Cambria County President Commissioner Tom Chernisky, met with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey in Pittsburgh. The invitation came from the Pittsburgh Technology Council, a prominent Pittsburgh trade association whose network of members now … Read More
Rise of digital politics: why UK parties spend big on Facebook
Sam Jeffers, the co-founder of Who Targets Me, a body that tries to monitor political Facebook advertising, says the difference stems from the fact that the Conservatives had a better overall strategy in 2015. “In 2015 they targeted Lib Dem seats in the south-west; in 2017 they targeted Labour seats …
Facebook’s data privacy scandal has stirred an exodus
Some high-profile companies and individuals — from Elon Musk to Cher — are pulling back from Facebook following revelations that user data from millions of Facebook users was misused by Cambridge Analytica, a data analytics company affiliated with the Donald Trump presidential campaign, to try to … Read More
Facebook has recorded everything you’ve ever done on the site and here’s how you can see it
With the recent revelations that third-party companies, like Cambridge Analytica, were allegedly using data harvested from their Facebook apps to, among other things, sway political opinion, people are starting to look more closely at what data Facebook actually stores about them. People are also … Read More
Top 10 Benefits of Social Media for your Business
Social media is one of the best marketing tools that lets you interact with your industry and customers to announce your business and the products or services offered by you. From staying in touch with people from your industry to getting familiar with the latest trends, everything is possible on …
‘What’s Facebook?’ Elon Musk deletes company pages from social media giant
Elon Musk nonchalantly erased Tesla and SpaceX from the world's most popular social media platform on Friday. Calls to abandon Facebook have swirled all week after news broke that the data of about 50 million users was harvested by political analytics firm Cambridge Analytica. On Friday, Musk … Read More
Digital Marketing Firm Studies How Iowans Use Social Media
DES MOINES, Iowa — There are plenty of ways to connect to people around the world through social media. Blue Compass studied how Iowans use social media. The survey found Facebook was the clear winner, with 43% of respondents saying the site is their favorite platform. Instagram was chosen as … …