Facebook’s three AI labs are working on a way to understand exactly what you share so it can serve that content to people with matching interests. Continue reading… “How artificial intelligence will show you the perfect facebook posts”
Facebook banking
Money, one of the most fundamental mediums that touch every person on the planet, is being changed by technology. The demand for a globally accepted digital currency has been shown by the rise of Bitcoin. Continue reading… “Facebook banking”
How LinkedIn’s acquisition of Lynda.com will disrupt the university
A 2011 Wall Street Journal article “Why Software is Eating the World”, by Marc Andreessen, asserted that software would continue to disrupt new industries, with the next targets being health care and education. Continue reading… “How LinkedIn’s acquisition of Lynda.com will disrupt the university”
Millennials love Snapchat
This year in the US 95% of 18 to 24 year old internet users will log on to a social network via any device at least once per month. Recent research by comScore Media Metrix shows, Snapchat usage skews heavily toward this group. Continue reading… “Millennials love Snapchat”
Millennials: keeping up with the news is important, but without paying for it
According to a report released today by the Media Insight Project, a collaboration between the American Press Institute and the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, most millennials don’t seek out news on social media, but the vast majority of them get news from social networks once they see it there. Continue reading… “Millennials: keeping up with the news is important, but without paying for it”
14 extraordinary Instagram stats
Photo-sharing app Instagram has grown from internet infant to social media star in its 5 year existence. Instagram has surpassed Twitter in popularity among U.S. adults, according to new data from the Pew Research Center. Continue reading… “14 extraordinary Instagram stats”
Report: Children’s digital skills don’t match their confidence levels
Most children believe they know more about the internet than their parents, yet 43 percent do not know how report abuse on social networking sites. Continue reading… “Report: Children’s digital skills don’t match their confidence levels”
Facebook is the most Complained about Brand
We complain 879 million times/year (and Facebook is our top target)
We complain about brands an astonishing 879 million times a year on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media networks. A full 10 percent of us find something to be angry about publicly every single day.
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Instagram surpasses Twitter: What does it tell about Us?
Avik Kumar Si – Instagram overtook Twitter this week in terms of monthly active users. 300 million people are active on Instagram each week. This is a striking figure, coming so early in Instagram’s lifecycle. So, what does this inflection tell us about Instagram, Twitter and more importantly: about us?
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Social media changes the way the news covers conflicts around the world
Web Summit conference in Dublin.
Social media has changed the way news organizations cover conflicts around the world, but traditional journalistic values are still vital. These were the conclusions from a panel at the Web Summit conference in Dublin. The conference featured representatives from Time, Vice News and News Corporation-owned social curation service Storyful.
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Why high schools should teach social media skills to students
Social media is a very real and ongoing aspect of our everyday lives.
Recently, there has been some discussion on what schools should be teaching students. The United Kingdom announced last month to add cybersecurity to its curriculum in response to a lack of education in the field and the rising industry skills gap.
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Ello – a wakeup call for social media marketing
Ello
Ello, a new upstart social network burst into the spotlight last week. It has grown from just 90 members in August to a reported 30,000 new users per hour, To understand the social network let’s start with its manifesto:
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