Call For Entries: Agency Of The Year Awards

MediaPost is seeking nominations for “MEDIA” magazine’s annual “Agency of the Year” Awards. If you would like to nominate any agencies/agents in the following categories, please contact
joe@mediapost.com by Oct. 6: MEDIA Agency of the Year; OMMA Digital Agency of...

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Marking Time | HuffPost UK

So the famous, iconic chimes of Big Ben are to fall silent until 2021 to allow for essential repair work. It’s hard to imagine London without the famous chimes as part of its soundscape- fortunately the chimes will still operate on occasions such as Remembrance Sunday and New...

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Lawmakers Lambast Twitter Over Lackluster Probe Into Russian-Linked Accounts

If you were anywhere near Twitter during the 2016 election, you likely saw them. If you were in any way connected to politics, they saw you.


An angry sea of accounts that swarmed and attacked, amplifying some issues, drowning out others. Some were undoubtedly manned by real people. Many...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/lawmakers-lambast-twitter-over-lackluster-probe-into-russian-linked-accounts/

Lindsey Graham Is No Conservative, He Just Wants Your Money

Lindsey Graham can scream all he wants about being a small government conservative, but he is a Marxist, plain and simple. In a Breitbart interview this week hyping his proposed Graham-Cassidy Obamacare replacement, Graham ridiculed Bernie Sanders’ Medicare-for-all as single-payer...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/lindsey-graham-is-no-conservative-he-just-wants-your-money/

Adobe Releases AI-Driven Retail Tools For Experience Cloud 09/28/2017

Adobe unveiled a host of new retail tools in its Experience Cloud on Wednesday, developed to help retail brands deliver more personalized customer experiences in a changing landscape. 
The retail industry is facing a crossroads, challenged by consumers’ move to online and mobile. Toys R Us...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/adobe-releases-ai-driven-retail-tools-for-experience-cloud-09282017/

Twitter May Not Be Best Channel To Confront North Korea 09/27/2017

Donald Trump’s skill with Twitter helped him land the Republican presidential nomination and then the White House. But the social-media platform may not be especially well suited to tasks
such as managing relations with unpredictable rogue nations like North Korea, armed with nuclear...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/twitter-may-not-be-best-channel-to-confront-north-korea-09272017/

Five Simple But Effective Tips On Becoming Insta-Famous

So you want to become an Insta-famous eh? Have tens of thousands of followers, reap in hundreds of likes and be an influencer in your own right? It all sounds very attractive, especially since the Hopper HQ Instagram Rich List 2017 highlighted top influencers get paid up to $18,000 per post!...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/five-simple-but-effective-tips-on-becoming-insta-famous/

Tweeters Skewer 'Feeble' Donald Trump For Deleting Posts After Alabama Loss

The tweets may now be gone, but they are certainly not forgotten.


ProPublica’s Politwoops noted Trump’s removal of the tweets, in which he’d claimed that Strange was “shooting up” in the polls since his presidential endorsement.


Tweeters were quick to call Trump out over his culling of...

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Trumpcare: A Wolf In Wolf’s Clothing

When people talk about a wolf in sheep’s clothing, they generally mean something that appears benign on the surface hiding something sinister underneath. In the case of Trumpcare, the clothing — repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — is no sheep. It itself is a...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/trumpcare-a-wolf-in-wolfs-clothing/

DHS Wants to Collect Social Media Handles and Other Info from Immigrants, Naturalized Citizens

A.D. Stone/flickrThe Department of Homeland Security wants to include “social media handles and aliases, associated identifiable information, and search results” in the alien files, or “A-Files,” it maintains for everyone who has gone through the immigration system,...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/dhs-wants-to-collect-social-media-handles-and-other-info-from-immigrants-naturalized-citizens/

Honda Launches Social For Electric Vehicle 09/26/2017

Honda is launching a social
campaign for the Clarity Electric sedan.
The all-new 100% battery-powered, zero-emissions 2017 Clarity Electric sedan arrived to select Honda dealerships in California and Oregon last
month. 
“While Honda fans outside of the sales region may see the content...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/honda-launches-social-for-electric-vehicle-09262017/

We Know Donald Trump Is A Fascist - He Retweeted Me Saying So

Today my Twitter feed went nuts. I mean, it’s Twitter, it’s usually nuts, but not my feed. I have (had) few followers. I’m an IT consultant, I follow mainly comedians and UK/US political folk. I retweet and chat with people whose opinions I agree with, and sometimes have a...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/we-know-donald-trump-is-a-fascist-he-retweeted-me-saying-so/

Legislation Would Require More Transparency From Facebook, Google On Political Ads

WASHINGTON ― Two Democratic senators began circulating a letter to gain support for legislation mandating disclosure for online political advertising the same day that Facebook announced it would implement its own self-imposed rules for disclosing advertising on the site.


HuffPost...

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Why We Must Raise Taxes On Corporations And The Wealthy, Not Lower Them

When Barack Obama was president, congressional Republicans were deficit hawks. They opposed almost everything Obama wanted to do by arguing it would increase the federal budget deficit.


But now that Republicans are planning giant tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy, they’ve stopped...

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Charmin Squeezes Pooper, Tweets Lifetime Offer 09/25/2017

News that a “Mad Pooper” was on the run, defecating on the streets of a neighborhood in Colorado Springs, Colorado, elicited a sh*t-storm on Twitter. Where some saw
outrage or a comical meme, the social media team for Procter & Gamble’s Charmin brand saw an opportunity. 
Tweeting an...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/charmin-squeezes-pooper-tweets-lifetime-offer-09252017/

Instagram Comes Under Fire After Using This Unfortunate Post As An Advert

Instagram has suffered at the hand of its own algorithm after it tried to use an image that you could definitely classify as inappropriate as an advert.


Guardian journalist Olivia Solon discovered the incident when Solon’s sister revealed that she had seen the image as an advertisement...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/instagram-comes-under-fire-after-using-this-unfortunate-post-as-an-advert/

People Are Loving This New Word To Rival The 'Mansplaining' Phenomenon

Plenty of women know what it’s like to have their voices ignored until a man repeats her words, but now there’s a catchy word for it. 


Twitter user Nicole Gugliuicci posted the term Friday, and women immediately took to the phrase. 


“My friends coined a word: hepeated,” Gugliucci wrote....

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/people-are-loving-this-new-word-to-rival-the-mansplaining-phenomenon/

What Happens To My Mother If Graham-Cassidy Passes?

She never intended to be there… in a shared room, in a wheelchair; in a skilled nursing home, in the grip of Alzheimer’s.


Her plan was to grow old in her cozy mobile home community in Leesburg, Florida, surrounded by friends, accompanied by her husband, visited by her kids; hopefully...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/what-happens-to-my-mother-if-graham-cassidy-passes/

Feminist Group Loses Fight to Declare Yik Yak App a Civil-Rights Violation

A federal court in Virginia shot down one of the sadder displays of anti-speech authoritarianism in recent memory, a demand that the social-media app Yik Yak be declared a civil-rights violation on college campuses.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia this week...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/feminist-group-loses-fight-to-declare-yik-yak-app-a-civil-rights-violation/

Talent Crunch Plagues Marketing Industry 09/22/2017

Marketers and ad agencies are facing a recruiting
challenge as college graduates are turning away from marketing and advertising to other fields to build their careers, according to the Association of National Advertisers.
A study,
“Bridging the Talent Disconnect: Charting the Pathways to...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/talent-crunch-plagues-marketing-industry-09222017/

Consumers Trust Each Other - Brands, Not So Much 09/20/2017

One of the big ideas behind the rise of social-media marketing is that a personal endorsement of a product or service by a friend will necessarily carry more weight in individual purchase decisions
than a promotional message from the brand itself. There hasn’t been much evidence to support...

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Learning To Care Differently | HuffPost UK

As we move closer together on this contracting globe, as we encounter difference more and more, and open our eyes, ears, taste buds and hearts to other cultures, I feel that the way we care about others truly deserves some attention. Acts of targeted violence unfold before our eyes in a...

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From the Dream Act To Obamacare, Here's How To Become Politically Engaged

Whether you are a Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, or from any other political party or ideology, you probably feel strongly about some issues Congress and the Trump administration are considering. From advocacy around the Dream Act to the repeal of Obamacare, grassroots advocacy is...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/from-the-dream-act-to-obamacare-heres-how-to-become-politically-engaged/

Medicare For All: The Next Step In The New Deal

If President Franklin D. Roosevelt were alive today, he would instantly recognize the Medicare for All Act of 2017 as a crucial next step in the work he began more than three-quarters of a century ago. He would applaud the legislation, which Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and his co-sponsors...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/medicare-for-all-the-next-step-in-the-new-deal/

Venezuelan Price Controls Lead to Predictable Shortages

Yesterday, Bloomberg had an interesting article about food shortages in Venezuela. Contrary to popular perception, the Venezuelan shops are not empty. Bakeries, for example, offer “a wide variety of freshly-made breads,” including, “a fat, dense loaf called the gallego, or...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/venezuelan-price-controls-lead-to-predictable-shortages/

Pinterest Automates 'Pin Collective' 09/20/2017

Pinterest is automating the Pin Collective — its outside network of content creators that help brands craft creative for the pin-based social network.
“We’ve built a new custom
platform that automates the process of working with content creators,” a company spokeswoman said on...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/pinterest-automates-pin-collective-09202017/

'I Have Four Friends In Real Life But 4,000 Online' - Craving Instant Gratification

“On the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog” – this well-known cartoon published in The New Yorker marks an important moment in the history of the internet. It was published in 1993, yet it’s meaning is still true 24 years later. That said, maybe a new version...

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These White People Will Respond To Your Racist Trolls So You Don't Have To

If you’re a person of color exhausted by having to explain over and over on social media why “all lives” aren’t treated the same by police or why producer Issa Rae saying she’s “rooting for everybody black” is not racist, one group is here to help you: White Nonsense Roundup.


The...

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These Were The Most Popular Baby Names 50 Years Ago

The most popular baby names in the U.S. generally remain the same from one year to the next, but interesting trends tend to emerge over longer periods of time.



Each year, the Social Security Administration releases the official list of the most popular baby names in the country, based on...

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Atkins Targets 'Self-Directed' Types With 'Hidden Sugars' Message 09/18/2017

Atkins
Nutritionals has launched new creative aimed at consumers who take a “self-directed” approach to healthier nutrition, as well as new ads targeting its core audience of people seeking a
branded program to lose weight.
The new ads are an extension of a “hidden
sugars” campaign launched...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/atkins-targets-self-directed-types-with-hidden-sugars-message-09182017/

What Social Media Tells Us About Young People's Attitudes To Politics

It is a strange time to be young in the UK. In recent years, the surety of ‘politics as usual’, steady 9-to-5 jobs, and the country’s place on the global stage – all important to a sense of national identity and the ability to plan for the future – have seemed...

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Facebook Tightens Rules On Who Can Cash In On Ads

COLOGNE, Germany, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Facebook has tightened its rules on who can make money from advertising on its network, responding to criticism that it is too simple for providers of fake news and sensational headlines to cash in.


The world’s largest social network implemented...

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Bernie Sanders Announces Single-Payer Bill With Major Support In Senate

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) unveiled Wednesday a new version of his plan to give everybody government-run health insurance, potentially opening a new chapter in the ongoing debate over how to make health care in the U.S. more affordable and available.


The plan calls for an overhaul of...

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NBC News Creates Dedicated Health Vertical 09/18/2017

NBC News is creating a dedicated team to cover the media and appointed Claire Atkinson senior media editor.
Atkinson, who joined NBC News from the New York Post
earlier this month, will lead a team of both internal and external contributors to cover the media industry for all of NBC News and...

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Teachers Vs Social Media | HuffPost UK

Teachers have always faced challenges – time changes the medium but not the content. The teachers of today still face the issues of bullying and abuse, fighting against a tide of inattention. In 2017, however, they are working against smartphones and the digital world rather than...

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'We're Still At The Tip Of The Iceberg' With Facebook On Russian Election Meddling, Senator Says

Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said just “the tip of the iceberg” has been revealed about Russia’s use of targeted ads on Facebook to influence the 2016 presidential campaign.


In an interview with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow on Wednesday,...

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Bernie Sanders: GOP’s Obamacare Repeal Scheme Made Single Payer A 'Rational Alternative'

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced a new single-payer bill on Wednesday to the delight of universal health care activists across the country. The big story was that Sanders’ legislation had the co-sponsorship of 16 Democratic colleagues, including virtually all who are considered...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/bernie-sanders-gops-obamacare-repeal-scheme-made-single-payer-a-rational-alternative/

Shove Your Manufactured 'Bodega' Vending Machine Outrage

BodegaToday’s lesson in “branding in an era of instant outrage”: If you are perceived as a “tech bro,” tread very carefully.
Yesterday, Fast Company introduced the world to a couple of former Google employees who are developing what appears to be a logical tech...

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Doubletree By Hilton Launches 'Warm Cookie' Campaign 09/14/2017

Doubletree by Hilton is launching a
campaign that aims to inspire a more welcoming world. 
Themed “Your Warm Cookie Awaits,” the brand hopes to create #SweetWelcome moments across the country.  The campaign
includes refreshed creative and out-of-home digital billboards, paid social media and...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/doubletree-by-hilton-launches-warm-cookie-campaign-09142017/

PewDiePie Doubles Down On Racist Moves 09/13/2017

Earlier this year, Felix Kjellberg, the Swedish YouTube megastar better known as PewDiePie, caused a stir with a number of “jokes,” including using freelance site Fiverr to recruit
people to hold up signs with anti-Semitic messages. In the ensuing controversy, Kjellberg — one of the most...

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Ben Moore: Everything Is Not OK

Anyway I had a quick look online and I found a study which explained the thinking. People on Facebook are routinely exposed to updates from friends and family showing how well their life is going and what a wonderful time they are having.
Read more: Stress, Depression, Mental Health, Social...

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A Reality Show About Marshawn Lynch Is Coming To Facebook

(Reuters) – Facebook Inc is paying Time Warner Inc’s Bleacher Report millions of dollars for a reality show on NFL player Marshawn Lynch, the sports site told Reuters – a sign that the social media firm is willing to pay top dollar to lure viewers and ads to its Watch video...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/a-reality-show-about-marshawn-lynch-is-coming-to-facebook/

These Are The Most Popular Baby Names In Every State

Different states have their own cultures, customs and identities. But they also have a lot in common. This is certainly true for baby names. 


When the Social Security Administration released the list of most popular baby names in the U.S. (led by Emma and Noah), the agency also released...

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Moving Forward With Programmatic TV 09/12/2017

Programmatic TV (PTV) is often discussed as the “next big thing,” but despite all of the buzz and advancements, the market floodgates haven’t exactly burst open. A recent interview with
Sintec Media founder CEO Lorne Brown points to one big problem: Vendors in the programmatic space...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/moving-forward-with-programmatic-tv-09122017/

The Times Thinks Deregulation Is Meddling If It Helps Religious People or Gun Owners

C-SPANA New York Times story about Donald Trump’s unlikely alliance with social conservatives bizarrely claims that loosening rules to which they object contradicts his deregulatory stance. Under the headline “Where Trump’s Hands-Off Approach to Governing Does Not...

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Terror Attack Victims And NHS Staff Warned Over Social Media Trolls

NHS England is to issue guidance to staff and terror attack victims to warn them about the risk of social media trolls, but also telling them to be wary of the media.


The organisation has created a new guide to social media, which warns that trolls may target victims, as was seen in the...

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Social Media’s Contribution To Virtual Terrorism

In the United States social networks are considered to be public spaces and any information shared there is covered under the so-called ‘third-party doctrine’, which means that users have no reasonable expectation of privacy regarding the data their service providers collect about them. Any...

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Social Security Is Vital For Grandparents – And Grandkids

Since 1978, the first Sunday after Labor Day has marked Grandparent’s Day. Today is an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of our nation’s over seventy million grandparents. They play crucial roles in families around the country. Indeed, in millions of so-called “grandfamilies,”...

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FTC Issues New Endorsement Guides, Takes Hard Line On Disclosures 09/11/2017

Social media users who have any
relationships with the businesses or people they endorse — even friendships or family ties — should disclose those connections when writing reviews, posting on Instagram and tweeting, the Federal
Trade Commission advises in newly updated...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/ftc-issues-new-endorsement-guides-takes-hard-line-on-disclosures-09112017/

Why Ghosting Someone Is The Worst Thing Ever

We’ve all been there, you think the date you had last Tuesday went great, you’ve been texting non-stop and have agreed to meet again. Then all of a sudden, that person is gone. Drifted into the wind like a Greggs plastic bag.
And you never know why. You might text and say...

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Diet And Climate: A VERY Short Q&A

What really matters about diet and climate, both as independent priorities and at their vital intersection, is not the wild conspiracy theories and whiplash-inducing headlines that bedevil both topics routinely- but what we choose to do daily about each. Climate and diet responses,...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/diet-and-climate-a-very-short-qa/

Equifax Is Trying To Make Money Off Its Massive Security Failure

WASHINGTON ― The credit monitoring company that let criminals steal personal information pertaining to nearly half the U.S. population is offering free credit monitoring to those affected ― but there’s a catch.


Victims of the Equifax security breach who sign up for the company’s...

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Macy's, Target Unleash New Fashion Campaigns 09/08/2017

While fall fashion
campaigns are an inevitable part of many retailers’ playbooks, new campaigns from both Macy’s and Target are playing with much higher stakes this year. Macy’s needs to snap its
long-running sales slump, and Target is out to prove that new private-label lines are...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/macys-target-unleash-new-fashion-campaigns-09082017/

New Social Net For Clinton Supporters Is Hacked 09/06/2017

There is probably no better encapsulation of the current state of American politics, culture and technology than the fact that someone has seen fit to launch a dedicated social network for Hillary
Clinton supporters, hived off from the other big social platforms – which was, of course,...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/new-social-net-for-clinton-supporters-is-hacked-09062017/

Social Media Reality: Don't Fall For The Insta Lies...

We live in a time of oversharing and social comparing.
We are all guilty of sharing our best parenting moments with smug rose-tinted spectacles on.
Isn’t it funny how we conveniently forget to promote the moments that we’re not quite winning?
I mean, how often do you boast that...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/social-media-reality-dont-fall-for-the-insta-lies/

Facebook Says Likely Russian-Based Operation Spent Money On Political Ads

By Joseph Menn and David Ingram


SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it had found that an influence operation likely based in Russia spent $100,000 on thousands of ads promoting divisive social and political messages in a two-year-period through May.


Facebook,...

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A Guide To Read About DACA, Before You Sound Racist Online

As today’s crushing news about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program broke, two camps became alarmingly clear and distinct on social media: those who have a heart, and those who actually have no idea what DACA is. Education is the best defense against coming off as a...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/a-guide-to-read-about-daca-before-you-sound-racist-online/

With Help From Godzilla And KBS, Monster.com Debuts Relaunch Campaign 09/06/2017

Monster.com and its agency KBS are transforming the job platform’s purple monster into a GCI creature to illustrate new career opportunities.
The reimagined mascot is the anchor for a new
campaign entitled “Job Search.” It serves as a global brand relaunch and expansion of...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/with-help-from-godzilla-and-kbs-monster-com-debuts-relaunch-campaign-09062017/

Technology: The Lifeline For The Socially Isolated

With every week that passes I grow increasingly upset with the world, so trying to change it for the better simply makes sense. The idea of somebody suffering in solitude, lacking meaningful connections in their life, is something I cannot abide. People need to be social. We are...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/technology-the-lifeline-for-the-socially-isolated/

How We Could Better Leverage Social Media During Disasters Like Harvey

Natural disasters are only expected to grow more frequent in the coming years, thanks to climate change. And Hurricane Harvey, the strongest storm to make landfall in the United States in nearly a decade, may offer clues about the role we can expect social media to play in future...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/how-we-could-better-leverage-social-media-during-disasters-like-harvey/

Labor Day: A Reminder To Fight Even Harder Against Trump’s War on Workers

American workers deserve honor and respect, on Labor Day and every other day of the year. Unfortunately, despite the populist rhetoric, that’s not what we’ve been getting from Donald Trump and the Republican Party. Instead of promoting policies that help America’s working families, the GOP...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/labor-day-a-reminder-to-fight-even-harder-against-trumps-war-on-workers/

Streams Of Live Events Lure Viewers 09/05/2017

The following is adapted from a previously published post:
If live streams like the recent Comey hearing — which drew 2.7 million unique viewers globally, according to Bloomberg
— are any indication, real-time events in conjunction with the social aspect of Twitter have a potent...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/streams-of-live-events-lure-viewers-09052017/

Young People, Social Media And The Fight For Social Justice

Must we as a society wait around for someone to tell us what social justice looks like and whether or not it can look like more than one thing? It seems that young people have answered this question and are paving the way towards even more social justice. Standing up for people that are not...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/young-people-social-media-and-the-fight-for-social-justice/

Cyclist Shows Off For Google's Street View Camera, Becomes Online Hero

UPDATE ― Sept. 2: Google has apparently scrubbed the image of the cyclist from its Street View map, which originally showed the person dabbing for the camera on a street in Melbourne. 


After spotting the vehicle snapping the streets of Melbourne in December 2016, the unidentified man...

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Trump’s War On Dreamers And Other Immigrants Is A War On Social Security

Donald Trump reportedly will announce on Tuesday that he will end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), the legal protection accorded to 800,000 young people, known as “Dreamers,” who have lived in the United States since they were children. Dreamers are contributing members of...

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Reaching Beyond 'Bad Mom' and 'Super Mom' Stereotypes

Marketers and the media love to label moms – Gen X moms, millennial moms, boomerang moms, Gen X moms raising young children like millennial moms, helicopter moms, tiger moms, attachment moms and, my
new favorite, snowplow moms (guilty as charged).

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Socialising With Friends? Unleash The Power Of Three

What’s the ideal number when socialising with friends? For the most congenial meetup, I think three is pretty much perfect. Thanks to Freud’s most infamous idea, though, that’s a controversial opinion.
You know the old saying, “Two’s company but three’s a...

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Are Your Social Media Profiles Hurting Your Chances Of Getting Hired?

Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat — they’ve all become key tools for communicating with friends and family, sharing your life story, and even making business connections through digital networking. But should you still be wary of what you’re posting online and how that might affect...

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