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.

LinkedIn to Show User Verification Badges Within Primary Feed

LinkedIn to Show User Verification Badges Within Primary Feed
LinkedIn to Show User Verification Badges Within Primary Feed
October 25, 2024  |  Digital Identity

LinkedIn will reportedly begin showing user verification badges within its primary feed in November. This move comes after the company began verifying users in April...

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39% of Zillennials Buy What Their Friends Recommend
39% of Zillennials Buy What Their Friends Recommend
October 18, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

The emergence of zillennials — consumers age 25 to 33 — reveals distinct shopping behaviors that extend beyond mere social media influence. Born between 1991...

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Meta Axes Staff for Abusing Food Perks Amid Wider Layoffs
Meta Axes Staff for Abusing Food Perks Amid Wider Layoffs
October 17, 2024  |  Facebook / Meta

Meta has reportedly fired around two dozen staffers for misusing their meal credits. The firing, as reported Wednesday (Oct. 16) by the Financial Times (FT),...

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79% of Millennials and Gen Z Turn to Social Media for Financial Advice
79% of Millennials and Gen Z Turn to Social Media for Financial Advice
October 14, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

Social media algorithms have emerged as influential players in the realm of advice, effectively acting as pseudo-advisers for generations eager for financial literacy. A PYMNTS...

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Meta Expanding AI Chatbot to Brazil and UK
Meta Expanding AI Chatbot to Brazil and UK
October 09, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Meta is bringing its AI chatbot to Brazil, the U.K. and four other new countries. Aside from Bolivia, Guatemala, Paraguay and the Philippines, the social media...

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TikTok Shop Turns to Storfund to Improve Seller Cash Flow
TikTok Shop Turns to Storfund to Improve Seller Cash Flow
October 07, 2024  |  eCommerce

TikTok Shop has teamed with Storfund to offer sellers an embedded cash flow solution. The new offering, dubbed Daily Advance, is the first of its kind in a...

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EU Court Rules Meta Violated GDPR With Personal Data Use for Advertising
EU Court Rules Meta Violated GDPR With Personal Data Use for Advertising
October 04, 2024  |  Legal & Regulation

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled Friday (Oct. 4) that Meta Platforms can use only some of the data it gathers from...

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UK’s Revolut Accuses Meta of ‘Woefully Short’ Effort in Battling Fraud
UK’s Revolut Accuses Meta of ‘Woefully Short’ Effort in Battling Fraud
October 03, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

U.K. FinTech Revolut has reportedly criticized Meta’s approach to combating financial fraud. As CNBC reported Thursday (Oct. 3), Revolut argues that the Facebook owner should be the one to provide compensation...

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