The world of Social Media is probably responsible for more innovation in digital marketing over the past 5 to 10 years than nearly any other discipline. From ephemeral story based content to live video to all the things being done with data for more personalized marketing, staying in top of what’s real vs. the hype […]
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 […]
Wingstop, the aviation-themed chicken wing chain, is investing in technology to boost sales and mitigate high labor costs, CEO Charles Morrison told CNBC Monday. “Every time somebody accesses us, we want the opportunity to digitize that transaction,” he said in an interview with Jim Cramer on “Mad Money.”“Because a digital transaction tends to have almost a $5 higher […]
Days after Facebook’s stock suffered the largest drop in Wall Street history, a shareholder sued the company, accusing the social media network of making misleading statements about its user numbers and operations. The plaintiff, James Kacouris, filed the lawsuit Friday seeking class-action status and to recover damages. Kacouris alleged that Facebook and its chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, violated federal securities […]
Facebook faces more criticism for its decision to categorise the promotion of news articles as political content, with global publishers now urging Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg to change its policy. Seven trade groups representing media publishers and broadcast organisations in more than 120 countries including the New York Times, BBC.com and 21st Century Fox, sent a letter […]
Democrats and Republicans in the US House of Representatives on Thursday sparred over the role of social media platforms Facebook, Google and Twitter in filtering content after representatives of the tech companies skipped a hearing. Republicans repeatedly suggested at a House Judiciary Committee hearing that Facebook, Alphabet’s Google and Twitter are censoring or blocking content from conservatives, a charge the companies denied. […]
A US judge on Monday rejected BlackBerry’s request to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it inflated its stock price and defrauded shareholders by painting a misleadingly positive picture of sales prospects for its BlackBerry 10 smartphones. While an earlier version of the case was dismissed in March 2015, Chief Judge Colleen McMahon of the US District Court in Manhattan said […]
HIGHLIGHTS Concerns over incendiary material shared on Facebook Facebook hopes Internet restrictions would be lifted soon Government has refused to end an island-wide blackout on Facebook Facebook said Wednesday it was responding to Sri Lanka’s concerns over incendiary material shared on its platform and hoped internet restrictions imposed during anti-Muslim riots last week would be lifted […]
HIGHLIGHTS Jess Cliffe co-created popular multiplayer shooter, Counter-Strike It started as a modification for the classic PC game, Half-Life His employment has been suspended until more details are known The co-creator of seminal first-person shooter Counter-Strike was reportedly arrested by the Seattle police on Thursday. Jess Cliffe, a video game designer for gaming giant Valve and co-creator of […]
HIGHLIGHTS Sony’s PS4 sold over 73.6 million units since its launch in 2013 5.9 million PS4 consoles have been sold over the holiday season PS4 games have sold 645 million units across retail and digital stores Sony has announced that its PS4 sales have hit 73.6 million. Over 5.9 million PS4 consoles were sold during the holiday […]