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subhadip
- March 1, 2016
- Social Media
A new version of ‘The Dress’ is tearing the internet apart
Just when you thought it was safe to go back online... BLOODY hell, internet. Stop trying to tear us all apart. One year on from The Dress debate (otherwise known…
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- March 1, 2016
- Social Media
The Facebook crusade of polarising Australian ‘aid worker’ Oliver Bridgeman
Terrorist or aid worker? The Australian Government and Oliver Bridgeman are telling competing stories. TWO months ago, Queenslander Oliver Bridgeman was jovial, flexing his muscles and joking with the camera…
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- February 26, 2016
- Social Media
95 Percent of U.S. Consumers Share Passwords With Others
A recent LastPass survey [PDF] of over 1,000 U.S. consumers has found that fully 95 percent of respondents admit sharing up to six passwords with others. Seventy-six percent share passwords…
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- February 24, 2016
- Social Media
Feel the Bern: Two Sanders Supporters Back on Tinder After Brief Ban
Two women banned from Tinder last week for aggressively promoting U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders have been allowed back on the dating app and say they will resume telling…
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- February 24, 2016
- Social Media
What Makes a Successful Community?
Online communities are ubiquitous in the digital landscape, providing opportunities for people to connect and learn from each other, to brainstorm, birth new ideas and to solve problems. They're the…
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- February 24, 2016
- Social Media
Auto-Engagements Aren’t Fooling Anybody
There are two specific things about social media that make it difficult for business owners and entrepreneurs. You need to maintain it. Social media is not like paying your bills or…
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- February 24, 2016
- Social Media
Twitter Launches New Anti-Troll Cybersafety Committee
Facing a mounting backlash that its social media platform is a forum for unchecked bigotry, Twitter just announced a new committee to handle "trolling" and abuse - and hopefully stem…
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- February 24, 2016
- Social Media
3 Recent Social Media News Stories That’ll Expand Your Thinking on What’s Possible
There were three social media related stories circulated over the last week which each introduced a different perspective on some of the platforms and functions that you already know and use. And…
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- February 24, 2016
- Social Media
‘Politwoops’ Site Is Back to Embarrass Tweeting Politicians
It's an election year, if you hadn't heard, and that means it's time for social media gaffes — particularly on Twitter. But such embarrassing tweets are often deleted within minutes…
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- February 24, 2016
- Social Media
Zuckerberg Says Facebook Board Member’s Tweet About India ‘Deeply Upsetting’
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made his displeasure known over a tweet by Facebook board member Marc Andreessen that offended Indians and others worldwide. Facebook's "Free Basics" program, which would…
