The wave of coronavirus (COVID-19)-related content has become a high-stakes test for social media platforms’ abilities to fight misinformation. False recommendations about how to avoid contracting the virus or what measures infected people should take to avoid spreading it have the potential to cause more sickness and death from a pandemic that has already taken […]
Regulator Ofcom is set to be given the power to make tech firms responsible for protecting people from harmful content such as violence, terrorism, cyber-bullying and child abuse, the government will confirm on Wednesday. Platforms will need to ensure that illegal content is removed quickly. They will also be expected to “minimise the risks” of […]
Hoping to capitalize on social media’s growing influence in U.S. politics, Michael Bloomberg’s presidential campaign announced it will offer “influencers” an opportunity to make money promoting the former New York City mayor. Bloomberg’s team posted the advertisement for social media influencers on the service Tribe, which connects influencers to paid opportunities promoting brands. The ad says […]
Social media engagements surrounding Bitcoin and its upcoming halving have been steadily increasing, recently reaching new highs in 2020. LunarCRUSH, a cryptocurrency data platform that provides data on the social engagement surrounding cryptocurrencies, has reported that Bitcoin social media engagements have reached 319,636,032 unique engagements. [email protected] UPDATE: Bitcoin social engagement continues to climb with 319,636,032 unique engagements, […]
Social Media is no more just about fun, but also about easy access to learning resources and experts from various industries – all cost-effective! Here are 7 ways social media is helping education today. The preceding decade ushered in quite a few prominent changes in technology, namely social media. It began as a concept of […]
The much-awaited dark mode feature was rolled out by Whatsapp recently for its Android beta users and Facebook too is thinking about jumping into the area of dark modes soon. As per latest reports, Facebook is working on the dark mode for the Android users and some beta users have already received the dark mode […]
WhatsApp is finally releasing the much-anticipated Dark Mode feature to its Android users. Finally! Starting today, the Facebook-owned messaging app is bringing the dark mode feature in its latest Android Beta version 2.20.13. The feature was spotted by WABetaInfo, a blog that tracks WhatsApp developments. If you want to use the feature, all you need to do is […]
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is on the lookout for a social media agency to provide social media management services on its social media platforms. According to Gebiz, the appointment will be for a period of one year, with the option to extend for another year after. In a tender document seen by Marketing, the appointed […]
Social media marketing is a strategy employed by many companies. One of the biggest complaints I hear from businesses is that they’re not having much success on social media. The thing is that certain social media marketing mistakes can cause brands to fail. I’ll be addressing several issues that may be impacting your social media […]
DES MOINES, Iowa – A social media influencer from Iowa has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison after he enlisted his cousin to hold a man at gunpoint in exchange for his internet domain, officials said. Rossi Lorathio Adams II, also known as Polo, founded the social media company “State Snaps” in 2015 while he was a student […]