Facebook Fires Back On German Fines 05/30/2017

Facebook finally responded to the German government’s proposals for eye-watering fines on social media companies that fail to remove fake news and hate speech in a timely fashion.
The
German justice ministry has proposed a penalty of up to $53 million for offending social platforms in its...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/facebook-fires-back-on-german-fines-05302017/

Email Ranks High in Brand Engagement, But Change May Be Coming 05/30/2017

Email ranks in the top three tactics used by marketers to drive brand experience, according to a study released today by Freeman and SSI.  
Of over 1,000 marketers surveyed worldwide,
58% use Web sites, 57% social media and 51% email marketing. But they’re not utilizing “game-changing”...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/email-ranks-high-in-brand-engagement-but-change-may-be-coming-05302017/

Parents And Children - The Difference Between Our Perception And Use Of Social Media

There is a never-ending list of how parents and children do things differently. I am reminded of this daily in my own home. Through the generations things always change and evolve and we all move with the times. But for me, one of the most stark differences is the way I use and view social...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/parents-and-children-the-difference-between-our-perception-and-use-of-social-media/

Bomb-Making Manuals On Social Media 05/25/2017

It’s not just terrorist incitement and hate speech: social media users can also find detailed bomb-making instructions and how-to videos on Facebook and YouTube, according to a new
investigation by The Times of the UK, which reports that in at least some cases these videos have remained...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/bomb-making-manuals-on-social-media-05252017/

NYC Scrambles To Counter Trump's Negative Tourism Impacts 05/30/2017

New York City is expected to be the worst-hit among the many U.S. markets that expect damage to their tourism businesses this year, thanks to the negative impacts of Trump
administration policies and pronouncements on international visitors to the U.S.
Through 2016, New York City had enjoyed...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/nyc-scrambles-to-counter-trumps-negative-tourism-impacts-05302017/

No Matter What Happens On 8 June, The Left Can Be Proud

With just over two weeks until the snap election that was called by Theresa May on April 18th, recent polls show that Labour are narrowing the Tory lead week by week. On the flip side, the Tories are still odds on to regain their majority that they won back in 2015 under David Cameron....

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/no-matter-what-happens-on-8-june-the-left-can-be-proud/

Must We Be Bitmoji? Snapchat Says Yes 05/26/2017

One could make a reasonable argument that the evolution of social media over the last few years has basically been the story of Facebook copying Snapchat again and again, but now the roles appear
to be reversed: for once Snapchat seems to be taking a page from Facebook’s, um, book – by...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/must-we-be-bitmoji-snapchat-says-yes-05262017/

Email Helps Drive Summer Travel Campaigns 05/26/2017

The first big holiday weekend is here. So instead of loading you up with a treatise on the GDPR, complete with footnotes, we’ll end this week on a more relaxing note: A rundown of
some vacation campaigns. 
For example, Antigua and Barbuda have launched a digital campaign called “Summer...

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Facebook Files: Does Content Have A Right To Express Itself?

Reading coverage of the Facebook Files in the Guardian reporting on Facebook’s secret moderation rules, I was left with one question: why is the tech giant so reluctant to censor? Their rules are so complicated that they betray their lack of commitment to removing offensive content....

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/facebook-files-does-content-have-a-right-to-express-itself/

Is Offering a "Pill Cosby" Cocktail an Artifact of "Rape Culture" or a Critique of it?

Twitter.com,Diet Starts Monday, a Washington, D.C. bar, has pulled a drink called “the Pill Cosby” after Washingtonian magazine called attention to it.

The Pill Cosby was part of a menu at the recently opened Diet Starts Monday (2005 14th St. NW), which features cocktails named...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/is-offering-a-pill-cosby-cocktail-an-artifact-of-rape-culture-or-a-critique-of-it/

EU Cracks Down On Social Media Hate Speech 05/24/2017

The spread of hate speech, terrorist incitement and fake news on social media has triggered a regulatory backlash in Europe, where European Union officials are readying a crackdown on these and
other forms of illicit content on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, according to...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/eu-cracks-down-on-social-media-hate-speech-05242017/

In New Campaign, Everlast Says Female Athletes Don't Get The Recognition They Deserve 05/25/2017

As marketers are more inclined to do these days, Everlast Worldwide wants to start a conversation. The topic: Recognition-or more precisely the lack thereof– of the achievements of female
athletes.
To kickstart this conversation the brand is launching a new campaign called “Invisible...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/in-new-campaign-everlast-says-female-athletes-dont-get-the-recognition-they-deserve-05252017/

Those Perfect Instagram Poses? They're Not Yoga

Opening my Instagram account, I scroll through picture after glossy picture of lycra-clad lunges, impossible inversions and brilliant back-bends, taken on some sun-drenched Californian beach or an extraordinarily idyllic mountain-top. Social media has been accused of providing us with an...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/those-perfect-instagram-poses-theyre-not-yoga/

Instagram Is The Most Harmful App For Mental Health

It might be time to reconsider how often you scroll through curated photos. Instagram is the worst social media app for young people’s mental health, according to a new report by the Royal Society for Public Health in the United Kingdom.


Researchers assessed 1,479 people ages 14 to 24 on...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/instagram-is-the-most-harmful-app-for-mental-health/

Trump’s Cruel And Deviant Budget

For years, conservatives warned that liberals were “defining deviancy downward.” They said that by tolerating bad social behavior, liberals in effect lowered what was deemed acceptable behavior overall – allowing social norms to decline.


There was never a lot of evidence for that view,...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/trumps-cruel-and-deviant-budget/

The European Union Wants to Censor Hate Speech on Social Media

Alberto Pezzali/NurPhoto/Sipa US/NewscomIn America, civil libertarians frequently have to remind citizens that there’s no “hate speech” exemption to the First Amendment. But our First Amendment doesn’t fly in Europe, and now the European Union (EU) may be about to...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/the-european-union-wants-to-censor-hate-speech-on-social-media/

Facebook Guidelines Reveal Awkward Balancing Act 05/22/2017

Facebook’s ubiquity as a vehicle for individual self-expression has made it rich, but now it is also forcing the world’s largest social network to confront issues of free speech and
liberty that were previously the sole preserve of governments and philosophers.
How far does the individual’s...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/facebook-guidelines-reveal-awkward-balancing-act-05222017/

'Real Simple' Refreshes Brand, Debuts New Editorial Sections 05/23/2017

Real Simplewill introduce new editorial sections as part of a larger “refresh” of the brand across its platforms. The changes first appeared in its June issue, which is
currently on newsstands.
Real Simple debuted brighter colors, a new typeface and new collaborations with photographers and...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/real-simple-refreshes-brand-debuts-new-editorial-sections-05232017/

In A Spin | HuffPost UK

There can’t be many teachers, anywhere, who haven’t encountered the fidget spinner craze. It’s everywhere: in every class, every corridor, every locker area. That low whizzy noise, the dizzying spin, the laughter – concentration broken, lesson derailed. The bank of...

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In The Age Of 'Fake,' These Surprising Adversaries Are Keeping It Real On Donald Trump

As President Donald Trump has rushed to proclaim as “fake” everything he doesn’t like (see: investigations into his campaign’s ties to Russia, his approval ratings, the media), a surprising new brand of authenticity has emerged ― one that counters the contrived fakeness of Trump with, well,...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/in-the-age-of-fake-these-surprising-adversaries-are-keeping-it-real-on-donald-trump/

Massive, Huge Trump Tax Plan: One More Promise Kept

According to Gallup this week, 57 percent of Americans believe that their federal income taxes are too high. That fact alone should help put the wind at the backs of members of Congress pushing for tax cuts this year. The Trump administration presented its “plan” this week, and that plan...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/massive-huge-trump-tax-plan-one-more-promise-kept/

Facebook To Stream MLB Games 05/19/2017

America’s erstwhile national pastime is getting a shot in the arm thanks to Facebook, which revealed that it will begin streaming live Major League Baseball games as part of a new deal with
the pro sports organization.
The partnership is the latest such agreement between Facebook and a pro...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/facebook-to-stream-mlb-games-05192017/

Twitter Warns Vine Users About Bug, Possible Data Exposure 05/20/2017

Even data from defunct online accounts can be exposed if it is not properly maintained and secured.
Twitter sent a mass email to Vine account holders on Friday, warning them that their
email addresses and phone numbers may have been leaked.
Vine was Twitter’s 6-second video platform, shut...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/twitter-warns-vine-users-about-bug-possible-data-exposure-05202017/

Here's The Moment A Young Mark Zuckerberg Discovered He Got Into Harvard

Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg has uploaded a rare insight into his life before he became one of the wealthiest human beings on the planet.


Here he is the moment he discovered that he had been accepted into Harvard University:


The video, taken by his father Edward Zuckerberg,...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/heres-the-moment-a-young-mark-zuckerberg-discovered-he-got-into-harvard/

Barack Obama's LinkedIn Sadly No Longer Claims He's Our Current President

Until this weekend, Barack Obama was still the president of the United States.


This was not in an alternate reality, exactly, but on the social network LinkedIn.


Late Friday afternoon, Obama’s official job title on LinkedIn switched from President of the United States of America to a...

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Trump’s Tax Plan Is An Assault On Working Families

When the Trump administration says that the tax cuts our president proposed this week would be historic, they’re right in one sense. The plan president Trump put forward on Wednesday is one of the worst legislative proposals for working families in recent history.


I agree that today’s tax...

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Instagram Is Top Platform For Influencers, But YouTube Gains 05/18/2017

It’s another Facebook-Google war, by proxy: photo-sharing platform Instagram is far and away the most popular marketing channel for social media influencers, but YouTube is growing fast.
That’s according to a new survey of around 300 influencers by social media marketing
firm Hashoff, which...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/instagram-is-top-platform-for-influencers-but-youtube-gains-05182017/

Identifying Mobile Shoppers A Top Priority For 70% Of Retailers 05/18/2017

Mobile commerce is not only in the hands of mobile
shoppers.
Retailers are increasingly looking to personalize shopping experiences by tapping into mobile technology to help them identify their customers.
Identifying the customer and
delivering a personalized experience is one of the top...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/identifying-mobile-shoppers-a-top-priority-for-70-of-retailers-05182017/

What Makes The Perfect Instagram Post?

More than 1.2 million posts have been scheduled through HopperHQ to date – that means we have a lot of data at our fingertips! We thought it would be helpful to analyse this data to find out just what makes the perfect Instagram post. When we say perfect, we mean it terms of getting...

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'Daily Show' Exposes GOP Hypocrisy With Mishandled Classified Info Tweets

“The Daily Show” fired off 14 epic tweets on Monday night that totally called out Republicans who criticized Democrats for how they handled classified information. 


Each were quote tweets of prominent GOP figures’ earlier posts, and were accompanied by one all-caps word. When the single...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/daily-show-exposes-gop-hypocrisy-with-mishandled-classified-info-tweets/

Why Do Trump's Supporters Remain Committed Despite His Ineptitude?

There are many outrages in the (now more than 100-day old) Trump Administration.


They include hypocrisy, nepotism, corruption, incompetence and dishonesty, just to name a few.


But the biggest outrage, and the one that gains the least attention, is the outrage inherent in how he does it....

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With WannaCry, At Last Something That's Not Social Media's Fault 05/16/2017

In addition to all the good it has brought the world in the form of cat videos, social media seems to get blamed for just about everything bad that can happen, from depression and divorce to fake
news and terrorist recruitment (not to mention the Fyre Festival, straddling all those...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/with-wannacry-at-last-something-thats-not-social-medias-fault-05162017/

What Are We Doing Wrong In The Fight Against Phishing?

“Ninety-five percent of the events over the past year, from Sony to the U.S. and French national elections, have all started with phishing,” says Oren Falkowitz, co-founder and CEO of Area 1 Security.

The above post is reprinted from materials provided by Website. Note: Content...

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Five Tips For Maintaining A Healthy Relationship With Social Media

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Social media has enriched our lives in many ways, from connecting us with loved ones and providing access to real-time news to enabling large-scale campaigns for important causes.
Even so, there are some downsides to social media, and recent studies have found that excessive...

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Trump's Handling Of Intelligence Leads To #BondTrumpBond On Twitter

When you think President Trump, “intelligence” maybe isn’t the first thing to pop into your head ― UNTIL NOW.
The Washington Post reported tha…
Read more: Donald Trump, Arts and Entertainment, Social Networking, Hashtags, Comedy News

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Defeating Zombie Trumpcare: The Fight To Protect Medicare And Medicaid Continues

Donald Trump was elected president on a promise, central to his campaign, to protect Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. That’s what the American people voted for. But now that he’s in the White House, Trump is championing the so-called “American Health Care Act” (AKA Trumpcare) which...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/defeating-zombie-trumpcare-the-fight-to-protect-medicare-and-medicaid-continues/

FTC Sends More Warnings To Influencers 05/11/2017

Until recently, social-media influencer marketing has looked a bit like the Wild West (with better teeth),@ but it looks like the sheriff is coming to town.
This week, the Federal Trade
Commission fired another warning shot, with letters to a number of high-profile celebrities and social...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/ftc-sends-more-warnings-to-influencers-05112017/

It's Not The Money 05/13/2017

Last year, Channing
Tatum made a big splash at Cannes to announce his line of American-made vodka Born and Bred. Brett Favre made the rounds talking about SQOR, a sports social network he invested in. And Marvel
superhero/aspiring musician Jeremy Renner was paid around $20,000 merely to...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/its-not-the-money-05132017/

Your Baby Is Beautiful, But You Don't Need Me To Tell You That

As a single parent and first time mum to my four month old daughter, she really is my world. And she is also the most beautiful baby to ever exist (obviously). However, this doesn’t mean that I expect my family, friends and the checkout operator at Waitrose to find my daughter equally...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/your-baby-is-beautiful-but-you-dont-need-me-to-tell-you-that/

Donald Trump Tweeted 'We' And Started A Movement

Something amazing happened on Twitter on Saturday. The President of the United States, arguably one of the most controversial people on the platform, tweeted one word with two letters and so much power.


Donald Trump, or a White House staffer representing Trump, typed “We,” then hit the...

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The Baby Name 'Donald' Dropped In Popularity Last Year

The Social Security Administration released the official list of popular baby names of 2016 on Friday, and although the top 10 names weren’t particularly surprising, there were some interesting trends in broader data. 


Between 2015 and 2016, the name Donald fell 45 places, from the 443rd...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/the-baby-name-donald-dropped-in-popularity-last-year/

Remy: The Venezuela Diet!

Using an ancient Soviet method, 75% of Venezuelans have lost an average of 19 pounds and so can you! Who needs human rights and a free press when you can get back to your old college weight? Watch the video and let Remy show you how it all works.
Written by Remy. Performed by Remy and Austin...

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Americans Go Big On P2P Payments 05/12/2017

Peer-to-peer payments, a hybrid beast combining elements of e-commerce, personal banking, and social media, are big and getting bigger, according to a new survey by Bank of America, which found
rising rates of adoption for P2P platforms like Venmo and Zelle across the population – but no...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/americans-go-big-on-p2p-payments-05122017/

SendGrid, FullContact Announce Partnership, Linking Social To Shopping 05/13/2017

SendGrid and FullContact announced a partnership on Friday, granting SendGrid customers access to social data that can power more personalized email marketing initiatives.   
SendGrid is a cloud-based communications platform that delivers more than 35 billion emails each month, facilitating...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/sendgrid-fullcontact-announce-partnership-linking-social-to-shopping-05132017/

A Win For Social Media

This week Facebook was accused by BBC Panorama of influencing the Brexit vote and the US Presidential election. There are new warnings of Instagram posts which encourage children to self-harm. Yet at the Cambridge Union last night a motion regretting the rise of social media as the primary...

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People Are Tweeting All The Things They Agree With Rosie On

Trump’s reply to Rosie said, “We finally agree on something Rosie,” accompanied by her December tweet.


So, the memes are, uh, people agreeing with other old Rosie tweets: 


HAHAHAHA, it’s so fun to laugh. Until you remember that the leader of the free world is spending his time tweeting...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/people-are-tweeting-all-the-things-they-agree-with-rosie-on/

8 Ways To Save More Money In Retirement

If you’re getting close to retirement age, it’s perfectly normal to be excited. One day, you’ll hand in your resignation at work and begin counting down the hours (instead of the weeks or years) until you’re living life on your own terms. You’ve worked your entire life for this moment, so...

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New Lawsuit Claims Fyre Organizers Tried To Quash Social Media Critics 05/10/2017

The legal woes of the Fyre Festival organizers, who helped hundreds of attendees feel like they were part of a real natural disaster for just a few thousand dollars per head, seem to keep
multiplying.
In addition to facing multiple lawsuits alleging fraud, negligence, misrepresentation and...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/new-lawsuit-claims-fyre-organizers-tried-to-quash-social-media-critics-05102017/

Snap Earnings Hit $149 Million, Users Increase 36% 05/11/2017

Failing to live up to its own hype, Snap’s first earnings report underwhelmed investors, on Wednesday. While first-quarter revenue of $149.6 million
was way up, year-over-year, it was less that the $158 million analysts were anticipating.
The self-described “camera company” also revealed a...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/snap-earnings-hit-149-million-users-increase-36-05112017/

Should Tech Companies Police The Internet?

This week Mark Zuckerberg announced, in a post on his Facebook page, that he would be hiring 3,000 content moderators.
The news doesn’t come as any surprise. In the last year tech companies, and particularly social media sites like Facebook, have come under fire for the content that is...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/should-tech-companies-police-the-internet/

Twitter Is So Here For Sally Yates Taking Down Condescending Men

Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates is clearly tired of condescending men and Twitter is all about it.


After her testimony before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee on Monday, Yates has been praised on Twitter for her defense of the law, her takedown of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/twitter-is-so-here-for-sally-yates-taking-down-condescending-men/

The Stigma Of The Unworthy Unhealthy

There is something sublimely degrading about the beer bash President Donald Trump reportedly threw May 4 for House Republicans who passed his health care bill by the narrowest of partisan margins.


Start with the alleged host, who will say or do anything. By now it’s apparent that the...

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Socialism: The View from Venezuela

YouTubeProtests against the long national nightmare of socialism continue in Venezuela, as the death toll over the last month has risen to 37 and over the weekend demonstrators tore down a statue of Hugo Chavez, the former president who ushered in the era of chavismo, his Latin American...

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Fyre Social Influencers Sued For Fraud 05/08/2017

Everyone enjoyed a good round of schadenfreude at the expense of the organizers and attendees of the Fyre Festival, an event billed as Coachella on a tropical island that ended up more like the
fall of Saigon. On a serious note, the promoters are lucky no one actually died.
That said,...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/fyre-social-influencers-sued-for-fraud-05082017/

You May Detect Cancer In A Child 05/09/2017

The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust (CHECT) and its pro
bono agency Wunderman UK are launching a campaign to raise awareness about Retinoblastoma, a predominantly childhood eye cancer. The campaign is timed to Retinoblastoma (Rb) Week, which begins May
8.
The “Look Sharp” initiative...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/you-may-detect-cancer-in-a-child-05092017/

Screens: Are They Really The Enemy?

Society has always found forests’ worth of sticks to beat parents with. Currently vying with refined sugar for the title of slackest parenting choice, is allowing your children to use screens.
Here’s what I’ve come to realise though: refusing to accept and embrace your...

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Antiwar Dem Lawmaker Flip-Flops On Syria Humanitarian Group, Deletes Tweet

WASHINGTON ― Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), a rising star in Congress and ally of former President Barack Obama, deleted a tweet and edited a Facebook post about a meeting with the noted Syrian humanitarian group the White Helmets last week after online comments accused him of cheering...

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How The GOP's Health Plan Shifts The Burden To Family Caregivers

There are two words missing in the 100-plus pages of the American Health Care Act, which narrowly passed the House on Thursday without a single Democratic vote: “family caregivers.”


It’s a shame, because the trickle-down effects of the bill ― should it pass the Senate ― would swell the...

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State Dept. To Expand Social Media Screening Of Travelers 05/05/2017

The U.S. government wants travelers to cough up their old MySpace handles, too, it seems.
This week the State Department revealed plans to widen social media screening for some visa
applicants, including a new rule that would require them to divulge all their social media handles from the...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/state-dept-to-expand-social-media-screening-of-travelers-05052017/

NEW! Stubborn Farmer Feeds Animals Just As Well As Consumers 05/08/2017

Toronto-based food box delivery service Stubborn Farmer launched an online campaign that’s reminiscent of those recipe videos that are constantly shared on social media. The recipes have a handful of
recipes, are simple to assemble and/or cook and they look scrumptious.
Stubborn...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/new-stubborn-farmer-feeds-animals-just-as-well-as-consumers-05082017/

You Can Tell More About A Person From Their Facebook Profile Than Actually Meeting Them

Linda Kaye, Edge Hill University and Helen Wall, Edge Hill University
We judge people all the time. Research shows that when we first meet someone, we instantly use features such as their attractiveness and facial expressions to form an opinion about how approachable and trustworthy they...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/you-can-tell-more-about-a-person-from-their-facebook-profile-than-actually-meeting-them/

Families Of San Bernardino Massacre Victims Sue Social Media Giants

LOS ANGELES ― Families of victims of the 2015 terrorist attack in San Bernardino filed a federal lawsuit this week against Twitter, Facebook and Google’s YouTube over claims the tech companies “knowingly and recklessly” provided “material support” to terrorist groups, such as the so-called...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/families-of-san-bernardino-massacre-victims-sue-social-media-giants/

Mitch McConnell Is Your Doctor Now

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The GOP demonstrated to the American public what it can do with single-party rule by funding the government for a few months and passing one of its signature bills with a one-vote...

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Facebook Collected Data On Insecure Teens 05/04/2017

Facebook collected data that would help advertisers reach teenagers who were feeling “worthless” or “insecure,” down to the age of 14, according to The Australian,
which first reported the news.
The revelation has sparked a storm of criticism in Australia and elsewhere, as critics accuse...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/facebook-collected-data-on-insecure-teens-05042017/

Snap Debuts Ad-Buying Platform 05/05/2017

Lately, Facebook has been copying many of Snap’s more popular features. Turning the tables slightly, Snap just stole a page from Facebook’s playbook with the launch of a new self-service ad-buying
platform.
Unveiled on Thursday, Snapchat Ad Manager should make it easier for brands to buy ads...

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The Treadmill That Is Social Media - Can't Live With It, Can't Live Without It

I don’t just feel like I’m running on a treadmill that won’t turn off, or trying to juggle too many balls in the air; I feel like I’m trying to do both.
As someone who uses social media to try and get work, and promote myself, I don’t feel like I can try the,...

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Facebook Hires Thousands To Review Posts After Rash Of Live-Streamed Violence

Facebook plans to expand its community operations team by adding 3,000 people as part of a growing effort to screen and combat harmful content on the social network.


CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement on his Facebook page Wednesday, pledging that the new hires will help the...

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5 Tricks To Make Your Identity Portfolio More Secure

I’ve written extensively about the importance of building a credit portfolio. Credit equals buying power, which, when used wisely, can lead to increased net worth. Put simply, bad credit means fewer consumer choices and a staggering number of lost opportunities in the way of deals,...

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Fyre Festival Failed To Disclose Deals With Social Media Influencers 05/02/2017

Even pirates know better. As any old swashbuckler can tell you, if you’re going to bring thousands of people to a remote island (unless you’re planning on executing them immediately)
you probably need to give them some food, water and shelter too. It’s basic, me wee millennial maties.
But it...

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M&M's Sponsors Multiple 'Red Nose Day' Promos, NBC Shows 05/03/2017

M&M’s is sponsoring several Red
Nose Day promotions to help raise donations for programs that aid children living in poverty.
For the third consecutive year, M&M’s will donate $1 million to the Red Nose
Day Fund to help programs around the world that support children’s health,...

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Questions Are Obsolete - The Information Is Out There

While in the first round of the French Presidential election, opinion polls got the results to within 1% correct, the industry as a whole has taken quite the beating of late. Calling the 2015 UK election, the Brexit referendum and the US Presidential election all wrong. While much has been...

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Thai Father Broadcasts Baby Daughter's Murder Live On Facebook

A Thai man filmed himself killing his 11-month-old daughter in two video clips posted on Facebook before committing suicide, police said on Tuesday.


People could access the videos of the child’s murder on her father’s Facebook page for roughly 24 hours, until they were taken down around 5...

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Social Security Has No Place In Budget Discussions

As Congress and the Trump Administration begin releasing their proposed budgets for FY18, Americans will be eager to know how their elected representatives fund important programs that they deserve and have paid for with their tax dollars. They will also want to know whether their elected...

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