Social Media Is Failing To Eliminate Fake Content
We all know how easy it is to create new email addresses and user accounts on certain websites. But social media, or at least Big Social Media, is supposed to…
Social Media Is Encouraging Unhealthy Food Choices
This is the week where over indulging is all but encouraged in the United States. If Christmas is about gift giving and Fourth of July is about patriotism, then Thanksgiving…
“5 Things We Can Each Do To Make Social Media And The Internet A Kinder And More Tolerant Place” With Natalie Pennington Ph.D
Don’t feed the trolls. When you respond and engage with every mean or potentially mean comment about you online, it gives license and opportunity for those behaviors to repeat. Don’t…
The rise of social media recruitment
Andrea Christie-David, the managing director of Leor In Home Early Learning, has first-hand experience with the power of social recruiting. She recently shared the job ad for a senior leadership…
The ‘Ghost Work’ That Keeps Social Media Clean
A new job description has entered our lexicon: content moderator. The people who labor behind the walls of our social media feeds often make minimum wage or even less. They…
How brands are unleashing the power of social media as a marketing tool
Social media platforms are no longer just domains for socializing. They are powerful marketing tools for brands. Platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube are witnessing an influx…
The Importance Of Canary Ads For Social Media Analytics
Twitter has become one of the most heavily used datasets for social media analytics due to its widespread availability as both a free sampled stream and paid firehose. Almost every…
Social media addiction: There’s a cure for that
“Addiction is actually the point. That’s what social media shareholders are investing in.” The accusation came last month from Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., in a speech at Stanford University’s Hoover…
What happens to social media accounts of people who die?
Ever wondered what will happen to all the posts, photos and videos you post, or have posted, on various social media networks, after you die? At least 1.4 billion people…
How Social Media Over-Sharing About Your Child Can Cause Irrevocable Harm
Social media posts from parents can hurt their childrenPHOTO: ISTOCK If you’re on social media, you’re most likely bombarded every single day with an onslaught of social media updates about…