It’s well known that junk food ads on TV can strongly influence what kids want to eat. A study finds social media influencers can have the same effect on kids –but not when it comes to healthy foods. Jessica Lee Photography/Getty Images/Image Source Any kid with a cellphone or social media account is likely to […]
If you want to take your social media marketing to the next level, Social Media Marketing World in San Diego is the place to be. From March 20 to 22, the three-day event will have some of the leading experts in social media marketing addressing everything there is to know about these marketing channels. Brought […]
Why do big companies still advertise on TV instead of social media? There’s a saying used by a number of us here on Quora: Before you ask why, you must ask if. And in this case, I also think you must ask “instead of or in addition to?” Very few large public-facing companies these days advertise only […]
Pacific Standard is looking for an assistant editor to work primarily on social media and community engagement. This is an exciting opportunity for a multi-talented journalist to have an impact at a time when we’re thinking hard about the communities most affected by our storytelling. This full-time position with benefits is based out of our […]
Our social media channels have been developed as an integrated part of our digital strategy and work as a source of informative, educational content in their own right – reaching young people, in particular, in the places and in ways that fit in with their lives. In 2017-18 we reached over 5 million people through Facebook alone, […]
t’s the age of social media and not just variety, memes too spice up our lives. And it’s all the more hilarious when the leading national political parties join the bandwagon. Keeping the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and probably also the demographic dividend of India in mind, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress […]
Social media is one of the clearest examples of what a double-edged sword looks like – on the one hand, one can use it to promote their career and social life, and on the other, it might just be what crumbles your career and social life. “Recruiters often review social media profiles of short-listed candidates. […]
London (CNN)Concern over children’s use of social media and its effect on their mental health has increased markedly in recent years, and now official action on the issue is also stepping up. In the UK, government ministers are considering imposing new rules on social media companies, while a trial introducing mindfulness exercises will be extended […]
Pressure from social media is driving feelings of inadequacy among many young people, evidence suggests. Photograph: Mixmike/Getty Images The number of young people in the UK who say they do not believe that life is worth living has doubled in the last decade, amid a sense of overwhelming pressure from social media which is driving […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The image on social media was striking. A smiling teenager wearing a red “Make America Great Again” baseball cap and a Native American elder playing a drum and chanting, both staring at each other in a tense encounter. Soon after the one-minute video of the Jan. 18 incident in Washington went viral […]