Pinterest's President Kendall To Exit 12/01/2017

Pinterest is losing its president, Tim Kendall, at the end of the year.
“Tim Kendall is leaving Pinterest after nearly six years to start his own venture,” a company spokesman
said on Thursday. That venture just happens to be a healthcare company focused on device addiction.
Asked whether...

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A Parting Shot On Social Media, Fake News And Trump 11/29/2017

Nobody likes to fail, and whenever a project or cause you believe in receives a setback, it’s only
natural to look for someone or something to blame. On that note, it’s pretty clear that many Americans with liberal or moderate views (and not a few conservatives) are still upset about...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/a-parting-shot-on-social-media-fake-news-and-trump-11292017/

Government Minister Sam Gyimah 'Deeply Uncomfortable' With Donald Trump State Visit

A Government minster has said he would be “deeply uncomfortable” about a Donald Trump state visit amid reports a ‘working visit’ by the US President had been dropped.

On BBC’s Question Time, Justice Minister Sam Gyimah said the US...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/government-minister-sam-gyimah-deeply-uncomfortable-with-donald-trump-state-visit/

How Those Anti-Muslim Videos Probably Got Into Trump's Twitter Feed

How did the president of the United States come to retweet three anti-Muslim videos to his 43 million followers early Wednesday morning? Based on the Twitter accounts he follows and the surge in anti-Muslim activity on the social media platform this year, here’s one possible...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/how-those-anti-muslim-videos-probably-got-into-trumps-twitter-feed/

The Republican Tax Plan Is A Christmas Gift To Big Business And The Rich

For Christmas, President Trump and the Republican Congress hope to borrow money from our children in order to give huge tax cuts to corporations and the rich. If they succeed, they will continue a long Republican tradition of Robin-Hood-in-reverse, and the country will lose as a...

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Markets Deliver Social Justice Better Than Government Does

Globe Photos/Sipa USA/NewscomMarkets are much more effective handmaidens of social justice goals than government is, I argue in a New York Times piece responding to NBC’s firing of 20-year Today Show veteran Matt Lauer.
“Social media takes a lot of punches for enabling sexual...

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J. Crew Gets A Cyber Tongue Lashing 11/29/2017

Remember that Oscars snafu where a couple of PricewaterhouseCoopers bean counters botched the handoff on the Best Picture award, leading Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway to name the incorrect winner
on live TV?
Well there must be some senior IT types at J. Crew who feel pain somewhat akin to...

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First Evidence Of Julius Caesar's Invasion Of Britain Unveiled

The first evidence of the invasion of Britain by Julius Caesar has been discovered by archaeologists in Kent.
Artefacts such as iron weaponry, including a Roman pilium (javelin), along with the uncovering of a defensive ditch suggest that the site at Ebbsfleet, on the Isle of...

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Student's Twitter Fundraiser For St. Jude Has A $200,000 Price Tag

Twitter turned a college student’s good deed into a viral campaign. 


Washington State University sophomore Danni Messina tweeted on Saturday that for every favorite and retweet her post earned, she would donate $0.25 and $0.50, respectively, to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.


She...

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Attributes Early Morning Tweet To Lack Of McCafe 11/27/2017

McDonald’s lost — or
depending on your perspective, won — the post-Thanksgiving Twitter marketing crown with an early Friday morning tweet garnering attention for what seemed like a faux pas: “Black Friday ****
Need copy and link ***”
The fast-food giant’s social marketing team...

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Major Jobs Boost For The UK As Leading Pharmaceutical Companies Announce Big Investment

More than 1,700 jobs are set to be created in the UK by two pharmaceutical giants, the Government has announced as it unveiled its new industrial strategy.

Life sciences company MSD has agreed to open a new life sciences discovery...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/major-jobs-boost-for-the-uk-as-leading-pharmaceutical-companies-announce-big-investment/

Wendy's Deliciously Trolls McDonald's Over Botched Black Friday Tweet

On Friday, the McDonald’s corporate Twitter account went viral for all the wrong reasons when it shared this unfinished message online:



Black Friday **** Need copy and link****
— McDonald’s (@McDonaldsCorp) November 24, 2017


McDonald’s may have thought it had rescued the situation...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/wendys-deliciously-trolls-mcdonalds-over-botched-black-friday-tweet/

No, Undocumented Immigrants Aren't Stealing Your Benefits

One of the most effective ploys by those attempting to vilify undocumented immigrants is to assert that those immigrants are stealing benefits from Americans. Donald Trump has deployed this falsehood on multiple occasions both in his speeches and on Twitter long before becoming president....

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/no-undocumented-immigrants-arent-stealing-your-benefits/

After A Chaotic Weekend Of Binge Buying, Rethinking Giving Tuesday 11/27/2017

Winston Churchill famously said, “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” 
But in this season of giving, it’s easy for philanthropically
minded people (like this one) to feel utterly overwhelmed by the sheer volume of opportunities to give. What, where, and how...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/after-a-chaotic-weekend-of-binge-buying-rethinking-giving-tuesday-11272017/

How An 'Altercation' Between Two Men Turned Black Friday Into Mass Panic On London’s Oxford St

Simon Dawson / Reuters

People flee down Oxford Street on Friday evening after police responded to reports of a shooting just after 4:30pm.


Panic and confusion descended on Oxford...

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The Daily Mail's Erroneous Tweet On London Shooting Report Sparks Anger

On Friday, London’s Metropolitan Police responded to reports of shots fired near Oxford Circus, one of the city’s busiest train stations. 


Panicked commuters spilled onto the sidewalk and joined pedestrians in running away from the perceived threat, taking refuge in stores under a police...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/the-daily-mails-erroneous-tweet-on-london-shooting-report-sparks-anger/

Equifax And Why Social Security Numbers Suck

The hacking of Equifax left millions of Americans exposed, but Nikhil Reddy suggests it could have been prevented if we updated some old systems.

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Destroy Capitalism to Save the Climate, Argues New York Times Op-Ed

Andre Larsson/NurPhoto/Sipa USA/NewscomThe New York Times is running an op-ed by Benjamin Y. Fong, essentially reprising progressive simpleton Naomi Klein’s 2014 screed, This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate.
In “The Climate Crisis? It’s Capitalism,...

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Half The World's Population Chooses Email 11/22/2017

In 2017, there are over 3.7 billion email users, representing more than half the world’s population. In addition to its reach, email is consistently rated as the consumers’ preferred
channel for brand communication, says Return Path, in partnership with Ascend2, in a survey report of 88 B2B...

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Materialists View Facebook Friends As "Digital Objects" 11/22/2017

Well, we can file this one in the “discouraging but not particularly surprising” folder.

New research from academics in Germany suggests that people who display materialistic characteristics in other areas of their lives are likely to view their digital connections on social media
as...

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This Is How Much Coffee You Should Drink Daily To Reap Its Health Benefits

People who guzzle three to four cups of coffee a day benefit most from the hot drink’s health benefits, according to a new study.
While there’s been conflicting evidence around the health benefits of coffee in the past, researchers wrote in the BMJ that a cup of Joe is “more likely to...

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Facebook To Inform Users If They Fell For Russian Election Propaganda

Facebook will soon release a tool that lets users see if they liked or followed any Russian propaganda during the 2016 election, the tech giant announced Wednesday.


The tool will reveal to users whether they interacted with Facebook or Instagram accounts operated by the Internet Research...

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Let's Fight To Stop The Garnishment Of Social Security Benefits These Holidays

As Thanksgiving rolls around this year marking the beginning of the holiday season, we are able to pause and reflect on all that we have to be grateful for. But for far too many of us, this time of the year is no different than any other, with many Americans facing daily struggles and...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/lets-fight-to-stop-the-garnishment-of-social-security-benefits-these-holidays/

Consumer Behavior Redirects Search, Direct Traffic 11/21/2017

Consumer behavior continues to dictate the
shift in internet traffic–based business model to websites, especially for entertainment services.
Shaking up the industry are retailers like Amazon, home streaming services such as
Netflix, and video sites like YouTube, which have become video...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/consumer-behavior-redirects-search-direct-traffic-11212017/

Paul Hollywood Says Mel & Sue And Mary Berry ‘Abandoned’ ‘The Great British Bake Off’, But Has Forgiven Prue Leith For *That* Blunder

It sounds like Paul Hollywood is still smarting after the ‘Great British Bake Off’ faithful said he had betrayed the show by staying with it when it moved to its new home on Channel 4.
In a new interview, the baker has accused his former colleagues Mel Giedroyc, Sue Perkins and Mary Berry of...

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Twitter Now Revoking Verified Profiles That Break Its New Rules

Twitter is finally flexing its digital muscle over verified profiles that break rules, and some controversial figures on the platform have already had their blue check marks nixed. 


The popular social media platform announced Wednesday that it is revamping its profile verification program...

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A Vote For The GOP Tax Bill Is A Vote To Cut Medicare

Do you trust Paul Ryan to protect your Medicare benefits? How about White House budget director Mick Mulvaney, a former member of the House Freedom Caucus and, like Ryan, a longstanding foe of Medicare? If the just-passed House tax bill, its Senate counterpart, or some compromise of the two...

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Twitter Cracking Down on Promoting Violence—With a Major Exception

TwitterTwitter has announced new policies on hate speech and violence that will judge users by their behavior off as well as on the social media site. The rules go into effect December 18.
“You may not make specific threats of violence or wish for the serious physical harm, death, or...

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Element Tries To Break Through With Fox Sports 11/20/2017

Breaking through in a
crowded category such as electronics (and an even more crowded subcategory like televisions) can be tough. It helps to have a targeted plan. 
Upstart brand Element Electronics has
been spending the college football season in partnership with Fox Sports, using the...

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Gerry Adams Announces He Is Standing Down As Sinn Fein President

Gerry Adams will be standing down as Sinn Fein president next year after more than three decades at the helm of the party.
Adams announced his intention to stand down on Saturday, telling the Sinn Fein ard fhéis (party conference) in Dublin: “Leadership means knowing when it is time for...

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James Corden Reveals The New Twitter-Inspired Euphemism For White Supremacists

On Thursday’s “Late Late Show,” the host said that many white supremacists who’d lost their coveted blue check mark in recent days had taken to using the term “formerly verified” in their Twitter account bios.


“I think this is great, I think this is good news,” said Corden. “Because now...

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Reason Debates Jacobin on Capitalism, Socialism: Podcast

On November 3, Reason magazine Editor in Chief Katherine Mangu-Ward and I debated Vivek Chibber and Bhaskar Sunkara of Jacobin magazine in New York City. The proposition under discussion was

Is capitalism the best way to improve standards of living, ensure political and economic freedom,...

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City Harvest Rallies New Yorkers With Upbeat, Multimedia Campaign 11/17/2017

City Harvest, a
not-for-profit that’s helped to feed many millions of New Yorkers over the past 35 years, has launched an ambitious new marketing campaign as it steps up its goals for the years ahead.
The organization pioneered rescuing nutritious, excess food from supermarkets,...

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So Long, And A Red Flag On "Children's" Content 11/15/2017

With my time at MediaPost coming to a close —
I’m leaving at the end of November to focus on my primary duties as a papa — it would be nice to give my near-decade of writing Social Media Insider an effusive, or even generally
positive, sendoff. 
Instead, I regret to say that social media...

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Trees Can Fight Air Pollution And Reduce Asthma Attacks In Urban Areas

A new study from the University of Exeter has found that trees could be serve an additional function in the battle against air pollution.
The study found that in heavily polluted neighbourhood an increased number of trees actually reduced the amount of people who were admitted to hospital...

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Prize Of Christmas Breakfast With Donald Trump Makes Stomachs Turn

On Wednesday, the Republican National Committee announced again via Twitter that one “lucky” person can win transportation to New York City on Dec. 2 to attend a special festive-themed meal hosted by the president:


It invites participants to donate to the Trump Make America Great Again...

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The GOP Tax Plan -- First The Middle Class, Now An Ax To Medicare

Though the House now has passed its version of tax reform with only Republicans voting for it, an overwhelming amount of attention continues to be brought to bear on the Middle Class, such as millions facing an increase in taxes; eliminating key deductions that make home ownership...

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Nissan Renews, Extends Univision Partnership 11/15/2017

Nissan and Univision
Communications Inc. have extended their successful partnership for a third year, expanding the live concert tour element of the partnership.
The automaker will sponsor a series of performances
by award-winning artist Juanes with the “Nissan Presents: Road To Innovation”...

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Labour To Force Brexit Bill Amendment To Protect Workers' Rights

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Shadow Brexit secretary Keir Starmer with shadow minister Matt Pennycook.


Labour will attempt to force through a new amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill in a bid to...

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Is YouTube Kids Actually Safe For Kids?

By Caroline Knorr, Common Sense Media


So many kids love watching videos on YouTube, it seemed like a slam dunk for Google to create a special app specifically for the online video service’s youngest fans. And while YouTube Kids offers a colorful, easy-to-navigate environment, a wide range...

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These Were The Trendiest Baby Names In The Early '80s

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


Each year, the Social Security Administration uses data from the previous year’s births to put together an official list of the...

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Venezuelan Socialism in Action: Starvation for the People, Desk Empanadas for the Powerful

During a live televised address in Venezuela—which is the midst of a brutal food shortages brought about by a brutal socialst regime—President Nicolas Maduro pulled this stealthy snack move:

Venezuela’s president, already mocked for gaining weight amid a hunger crisis, pulls out an...

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When In Rome...Why You Need To Localize Overseas Email 11/10/2017

Here is an international issue that has nothing to do with GDPR: How do you localize email content for national audiences?
By “localize” we mostly mean translate. Europe has
many languages, as do Asia, the Trans-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. 
But there are other elements, too—like...

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Victorian Ailments Including Rickets And TB In Wealthy London Borough Hit By Grenfell Fire

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Emma Dent Coad wants the legacy of the Grenfell Tower to close the yawning inequalities between rich and poor


People have been...

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Facebook Police: There's No Such Thing As Free Speech On Social Media

In 2008, we started our relationship. You were down for anything and only hung out with my closest friends. We told inappropriate jokes, talked about drugs and laughed about stupid sh*t we had done earlier in our lives. You wanted to know what was on my mind and I’d always tell you...

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The GOP Tax Plan – This Is What Domination Economics Looks Like

Monster storms destroy coastal cities. Wildfires kill dozens of people and displace thousands more. Health insurance coverage for millions is threatened. Wages remain flat, even though worker productivity is growing faster than expected. Income inequality is getting worse. CEOs of the...

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Everyone Wants to Beat Up Libertarians: Podcast

After Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was assaulted by his neighbor while mowing the lawn, a surprising number of commentators have implied that he probably had it coming. In today’s podcast, Reason’s Matt Welch, Nick Gillespie, and Katherine Mangu-Ward discuss the ire some mainstream...

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Facebook Local Relaunches, Makes It Easier To Browse Events, Listings 11/13/2017

Say goodbye to Facebook Events and hello to Facebook Local.
The social giant just relaunched the rebranded app, which features millions of business listings, reviews, recommendations and,
yes, events.
Facebook unveiled its stand-alone Events app, late last year, as part of a broader effort...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/facebook-local-relaunches-makes-it-easier-to-browse-events-listings-11132017/

Labour MP Kerry McCarthy Accuses Kelvin Hopkins Of Years Of 'Unwanted Attention'

Labour’s Kerry McCarthy has become the latest woman to accuse suspended MP Kelvin Hopkins of inappropriate behaviour.
The former shadow environment secretary said on Friday that she suffered unwanted attention from her colleague over period spanning 20 years.
...

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Former Facebook Executive Says Social Media Exploits Human 'Vulnerability'

Facebook’s founding president said the social media platform intentionally exploits “a vulnerability in human psychology,” which he hinted could have negative impacts on the brain and society at large.


Sean Parker, now founder and chair of the Parker Institute for Cancer...

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To Honor Our Nation’s 18 Million Veterans This Veteran’s Day, Fight To Expand Social Security

Donald Trump’s constant attacks on Gold Star families, former POWs, members of the military and veterans are the exception, in politics. Most politicians mark Veterans Day by loudly declaring their support for veterans and their families.


But if politicians truly wish to support veterans,...

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The Never Ending Battle of Ideas Between Capitalism and Socialism

Today marks 100 years since the Bolshevik coup d’état in Russia overthrew the provisional government of Alexander Kerensky and replaced it with a communist dictatorship that lasted until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Throughout this year, I have written a number of...

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Twitter Helps Small Business With Promote Mode Service 11/09/2017

Having trouble building an audience on Twitter?
Well, for a flat monthly fee of $99, the company will now promote your Tweets and profile across its network.
Not for big spenders,
the new Promote Mode service is designed to help small businesses and aspiring influencers run ad campaigns on...

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Graham Proposes Commission To Combat Foreign Social-Media Influence 11/08/2017

The controversial subject of alleged foreign attempts to influence American society via social media may get its own long-term investigative commission in Congress, provided the proposal can garner
enough bipartisan support.
That’s according to Politico, which first reported Sen. Lindsey...

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Fired Candidate Sarah-Jayne Clark Reveals Last-Minute Boardroom Decision Change

Sarah-Jayne Clark, the latest ‘Apprentice’ candidate to be fired be Lord Alan Sugar, has revealed that she changed her mind at the last-minute when deciding who to bring back into the boardroom.

The 25-year-old shop owner was...

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Twitter 'Verifies' Jason Kessler, Organizer Of Charlottesville White Supremacist Rally

Jason Kessler, the organizer of the violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August that left one person dead, was verified on Twitter. The Daily Beast reports that the white supremacist got the official badge next to his name Tuesday.


The social media...

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Social Media Executives Echo Politicians' Hysteria About 'Russian Disinformation'

Senate Judiciary CommitteeYesterday representatives of Facebook, Google, and Twitter testified before a Senate subcommittee about online “Russian disinformation,” sounding a note of alarm that echoed legislators’ concerns and therefore grossly exaggerated the threat....

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What's More Sinister than Russian Election Hackers? [Podcast]

This week Congress began hearings on Russian hackers and trolls’ effects on the 2016 election. Meanwhile, Donna Brazille described how the Hillary Clinton campaign took over the Democratic Party from the inside. On today’s podcast, Reason‘s Katherine Mangu-Ward, Matt Welch,...

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3% Of Consumers See Marketing, Advertising As 'Trustworthy' 11/07/2017

Consumers are concerned about someone accessing their personal information so much so that they will take their business elsewhere if they don’t think a company is properly handling their
data.
The bad news for marketers is that on the types of businesses that consumers trust the most,...

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Universal Credit Prompts 'Horrific' Surge In Foodbank Demand

George Bowden/HuffPost UK

Universal Credit has led to a surge in the numbers of people needing multiple food parcels from charity, new figures show.




Average foodbank demand in...

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Rose McGowan Blasts Alec Baldwin As 'Baby Man' And 'Scum Bucket' In Weinstein Feud

Actress Rose McGowan slammed Alec Baldwin as a “wee little baby man” and a “scum bucket” on Sunday over his Twitter tiff about sex harassment and assault accusations against Harvey Weinstein.



wee little baby man had a widdle baby tantrum cos he wants to protect rapists. You’re sooo...

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Government Protection From Russian Misinformation Would Be 'Cure' Far Worse Than Disease

Is American society so fragile that a few “divisive” ads, news stories, commentaries, and even lies—perhaps emanating from Russia—threaten to plunge it into darkness? The establishment’s narrative on “Russian election meddling” would have you believe that. On...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/government-protection-from-russian-misinformation-would-be-cure-far-worse-than-disease/

Carl's Jr., Hardee's Tweak Competition With 'Taco Randomizer' 11/06/2017

Since late September,
Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s have been trolling various fast-food competitors with humorous videos and TV spots, in a campaign promoting their $5 All Star Meals. It’s the first national
value-meal promotion for both QSR brands. 
The videos have taken on the big guys in the...

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Scottish Minister Mark McDonald Quits Over 'Inappropriate Behaviour'

A Scottish minister has resigned over past actions he said were “considered to be inappropriate”, it was announced on Saturday.
Mark McDonald, the SNP minister for childcare and early years, apologised “to anyone I have upset” as he stepped down from the role, the Press Association reports.
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Taking Steps To Reduce Foreign Social Media Meddling In Our Elections

One could almost pity the executives from Facebook, Google and Twitter as they were grilled on Capitol Hill earlier this week by senators upset about Russian meddling in last year’s presidential election via the posting of cleverly worded propaganda ads and messages on social media...

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GOP Tax Cuts Won't Pass This Year — Or Maybe Even Next

On Sunday’s edition of CNN’s Reliable Sources, guest Bruce Bartlett referred to the right-wing hosts of Fox & Friends as “those three idiots.”


This gave show host Brian Stelter the vapors, but it was simply Bartlett being Bartlett: blunt, astute, opinionated and — to our minds at...

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Sen. Feinstein's Threat to 'Do Something' to Social Media Companies Is a Bigger Danger to Democracy Than Russia

Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/NewscomSen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) took the opportunity this week to remind social media companies that she’s as authoritarian as President Donald Trump and isn’t afraid to try to push people around.
Reason‘s Jacob Sullum and Jesse Walker have...

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P&G Once Again Celebrates Mom's Love In New Olympic Effort 11/03/2017

For its Olympic sponsorship, Procter
& Gamble continues to explore the power of parental love, this time imagining how the world would look if everyone saw each other through a mom’s eyes. 
Continuing the theme it
started with “Thank You, Mom,” the new effort is called “Love Over...

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Social-Media Bigs Admit To Wider Russian Influence 11/01/2017

Russian meddling in American public life via social media apparently went beyond merely stirring up partisan feelings online. It extended to agents provocateurs setting up “real life”
events, including political rallies and counter rallies.
That’s one of the latest revelations of the...

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Donald Trump’s Twitter Account Was Deleted By A Rogue Employee On Their Last Day

The online world stood still late on Thursday night when Donald Trump’s Twitter account vanished into thin air.
Social media users noticed that for a short period of time around 11pm British time @realDonaldTrump – arguably the world’s most infamous handle – was no more.
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Twitter Goes Berserk As @RealDonaldTrump Account Goes Down

President Donald Trump’s Twitter account @RealDonaldTrump mysteriously vanished Thursday night — and Twitter’s universe of critics exploded.


Trump’s last tweet before his account went down was a video of himself nominating Jerome Powell to be chairman of the Federal Reserve. The account...

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Trump's Trojan Horse Tax Cut

The goal of Trump and the Republican leaders is to pull off a giant redistribution of over $1 trillion from the middle-class, working-class and poor to the rich, who are already richer than ever.


They’re selling this to the public with a false claim that the middle-class will benefit from...

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The Never-Ending Search for Foreign Subversives

PinterestFour days after Donald Trump was elected president, thousands of people turned out for an anti-Trump march in New York City. That in itself isn’t so surprising: There were a ton of anti-Trump protests last November, and New York hosted a bunch of them. But this one, BuzzFeed...

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