Social Media

Social media are interactive computer-mediated technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information, ideas, career interests and other forms of expression via virtual communities and networks.

Facebook Is Trying To Woo Automakers To Advertise On Its Platforms
Facebook Is Trying To Woo Automakers To Advertise On Its Platforms
June 12, 2017  |  Facebook

Facebook is going after automakers to increase advertising revenue from an industry that hasn’t been a big buyer of ads on the social media network platform. According...

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The Buyers: Millennials Love-Hate Chain Restaurants
The Buyers: Millennials Love-Hate Chain Restaurants
June 09, 2017  |  ResTech

Imagine going on a road trip with friends or family and stopping for a bite to eat. Typically, stopping at a chain restaurant like Olive...

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Social Media Vetting Looms For Visa Applicants
Social Media Vetting Looms For Visa Applicants
June 05, 2017  |  News

Add social media to the list of inputs for vetting U.S. visa applicants. Various sources, including CNBC.com, reported late last week that the current administration...

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Profit Is Icing On The #Cake For Instagrammers
Profit Is Icing On The #Cake For Instagrammers
May 31, 2017  |  Retail

Chelsey White gets to ‘Gram her cake and have it, too. The 26-year-old Instagram celebrity has monetized her baking hobby to the point where she...

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Russian Hackers Tricked Pentagon Official With Tweet
Russian Hackers Tricked Pentagon Official With Tweet
May 30, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Russian hackers were able to get into the computer of a Pentagon official using a link attached to a Twitter post. According to a report...

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Facebook Personal Goes Live
Facebook Personal Goes Live
May 25, 2017  |  Facebook

Say goodbye to GoFundMe campaigns on Facebook’s newsfeed. Because now, Facebook has launched its own fundraising platform. Sick? Raise money to cover medical procedures, treatments...

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Facebook’s Content Conundrum
Facebook’s Content Conundrum
May 24, 2017  |  Social Commerce

In 1942, the U.S. Office of War Information created a marketing slogan that has since become a favored colloquialism for the importance of secrecy: Loose Lips...

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BBVA Launches Spanish Social Media Payment Tools
BBVA Launches Spanish Social Media Payment Tools
May 22, 2017  |  Mobile Payments

BBVA has launched a new bot that allows Spanish customers to access financial information via Facebook and Telegram, as well as a tool for making payments...

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Facebook Tests X-App Notifications
Facebook Tests X-App Notifications
May 19, 2017  |  Facebook

Facebook has confirmed that it’s testing out a feature that would show notifications from Facebook, Messenger and Instagram and allow users to instantly switch between them....

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