End of an era: cinemas close as Bangladesh falls in love with YouTube
The popularity of YouTube has also been cited as a factor in the decline of traditional movie-going in Bangladesh. Smart-phones are becoming increasingly popular, and new releases from both Dhallywood and Bollywood are often pirated and posted to YouTube within hours of being released. Read More
YouTube Is Making It Easier for Users to ‘Go Live’
YouTube users on desktop can now livestream without dealing with encoders or additional software, and the Google-owned video site is working on adding that capability to specific mobile devices “in the coming months.” Live video product manager Vadim Lavrusik, former product manager for … Read More
LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD) Earns Daily Coverage Optimism Rating of -0.06
LinkedIn logo Media headlines about LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD) have trended somewhat negative recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group rates the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of … Read More
Mexican leftist candidate taps ex-WTO economist as NAFTA negotiator
In addition to his time at the WTO, he has also worked at the World Bank, the World Trade Organization and the International Monetary Fund, according to the university website and his LinkedIn profile. Tuesday's announcement came just days after senior Lopez Obrador adviser Yeidckol Polevnsky, the … Read More
Somewhat Favorable News Coverage Somewhat Unlikely to Impact LinkedIn (LNKD) Share Price
LinkedIn logo News coverage about LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD) has been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern reports. Accern scores the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of … Read More
Instagram Is Reportedly Rolling Out a Reposting Feature for Stories
Since the app launched back in 2010, Instagram users have been looking for an easy way to share other people's posts on their own feeds — first with the Repost app and now, thanks to the introduction of Instagram Stories, via screenshot. Finally, as the platform nears its eighth birthday, …
Couple Shuts Down Body-Shamer With Inspirational Post On Instagram
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – An Instagram photo showing a husband and wife strolling arm-in-arm on the beach has gone viral. As CBS2's Alice Gainer reports, the woman in the picture was body-shamed by another user who asked how she managed to land such a handsome man. Jenna Kutcher's … Read More
Instagram testing ‘regram’ tool that lets you share other people’s posts to your own Stories
You will have the option to turn the "quote-stories" option off in your settings, meaning only public posts can be reshared. Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom told Wired last year that the company had been considering adding a re-share button. He said: "Obviously people love the idea of re-sharing content … Read …
WhatsApp cofounder: ‘It is time’ to delete Facebook
In a tweet on Tuesday, Acton joined the chorus of voices calling on people to delete the social network. His advice to users to stop using the service is notable because WhatsApp is owned by Facebook. The social network acquired his company for $19 billion in 2014. The "delete Facebook" …
Pressure on Facebook Continues After Cambridge Analytica Revelations
Facebook continued to find itself under pressure late Tuesday following revelations that Trump campaign-linked Cambridge Analytica had accessed data from 50 million users without their consent. The company said in a statement that it was “deceived,” but at least one class action lawsuit alleged that … Read More