Social Media

Social media are interactive computer-mediated technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information, ideas, career interests and other forms of expression via virtual communities and networks.

The Lucrative Advertising Life Of Instafamous Kids
The Lucrative Advertising Life Of Instafamous Kids
October 19, 2019  |  Social Commerce

On June 3, 2019, a star was born. Her name is Alessi Ren Luyendyk. If you are wondering why a random four-month-old baby is a...

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Credit Unions Shun Online Ads For Content To Acquire Customers
Credit Unions Shun Online Ads For Content To Acquire Customers
October 16, 2019  |  Credit Unions

In August, Facebook instituted changes to its advertising policies as the result of a settlement it reached with anti-discrimination groups and the federal Department of...

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Libra’s 2020 Launch Date In Doubt As More Backers Bail
Libra’s 2020 Launch Date In Doubt As More Backers Bail
October 14, 2019  |  Facebook

It is looking unlikely that Facebook will get the regulatory approval needed to launch its controversial cryptocurrency, Libra, next year. Since the social media giant...

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Retail Keeps Getting More Social — Even As Amazon Stumbles
Retail Keeps Getting More Social — Even As Amazon Stumbles
October 09, 2019  |  Retail

Social media is taking a lot of fire these days, whether the issue is “fake news” or data privacy or just the time-wasting tendencies of...

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Twitter May Have Mistakenly Used Users’ Data For Advertising
Twitter May Have Mistakenly Used Users’ Data For Advertising
October 08, 2019  |  Safety and Security

Twitter has revealed that some user data might have been used for advertising purposes. “We recently discovered that when you provided an email address or...

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Indian Digital Startups Could Be Headed For Slump
Indian Digital Startups Could Be Headed For Slump
October 06, 2019  |  International

New internet startups in India are tumbling, pointing to the possibility of an overall decline in entrepreneurship, DealStreetAsia reported on Sunday (Oct. 6). Although Indian...

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Snap CEO Skeptical Of Facebook Antitrust Probe
Snap CEO Skeptical Of Facebook Antitrust Probe
October 04, 2019  |  Facebook

For the company’s prospects of competing with Instagram in the short term, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel is unsure if antitrust activity by the government will...

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New Instagram App Causes Snap Shares To Slide
New Instagram App Causes Snap Shares To Slide
October 04, 2019  |  Markets

The launch of a new Instagram app caused shares in the owner of Snapchat to fall more than 7 percent–its lowest level in almost four...

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AG Barr Calls For Facebook To Suspend Encryption Of Messages
AG Barr Calls For Facebook To Suspend Encryption Of Messages
October 03, 2019  |  Facebook

U.S. Attorney General William Barr wrote an open letter to Facebook asking it to postpone plans to encrypt messages on the company’s three services until...

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