New York is about to give parents more control over their kids’ social media feeds It would also require parental permission for late-night notifications. karissa bell Tue, Jun 4, 2024 Matt Cardy via Getty Images New York is poised to pass a law that will bar social media platforms from showing algorithmic feeds … Continue reading New York is about to give parents more control over their kids’ social media feeds
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No-buy challenge tips: Know your vulnerabilities and be careful on social media, experts say
May 28, 2024 No-buy challenge tips: Know your vulnerabilities and be careful on social media, experts say Thinking of what you would be better off living without? BY Associated Press The rules of a no-buy challenge are self-imposed and simple: Make a list of the non-essential items you won’t spend money on for a set period … Continue reading No-buy challenge tips: Know your vulnerabilities and be careful on social media, experts say
The former CEOs of Merck and American Express on why executives have gone quiet on social issues
May 22, 2024 The former CEOs of Merck and American Express on why executives have gone quiet on social issues Ken Chenault and Ken Frazier talk about the campus protests and the downfall of terms like DEI on the latest episode of the ‘Rapid Response’ podcast. BY Robert Safian As protests continue to engulf college campuses … Continue reading The former CEOs of Merck and American Express on why executives have gone quiet on social issues
There’s a lot of talk about Truth Social, but it’s not attracting more users
April 26, 2024 There’s a lot of talk about Truth Social, but it’s not attracting more users According to a new report, attention from Donald Trump’s trial and Trump Media’s IPO haven’t really boosted traffic for Trump’s social media site. BY Chris Morris Truth Social is pretty hard to escape these days. As Donald Trump’s hush … Continue reading There’s a lot of talk about Truth Social, but it’s not attracting more users
TikTok ban: How stocks for social media rivals Meta and Snap—and partner Oracle—fared on the news
April 24, 2024 TikTok ban: How stocks for social media rivals Meta and Snap—and partner Oracle—fared on the news Surprise: Despite the ByteDance app’s bad day, its competitors aren’t rallying like you might expect. BY Clint Rainey On Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed the TikTok ban into law, finally giving owner ByteDance its Choose Your Own … Continue reading TikTok ban: How stocks for social media rivals Meta and Snap—and partner Oracle—fared on the news
Generative AI meets scams and spam: Deciding what’s real on social media gets trickier
April 24, 2024 Generative AI meets scams and spam: Deciding what’s real on social media gets trickier AI-generated images draw in users—and Facebook’s recommendation algorithm may be organically promoting these posts. BY The Conversation If you’ve spent time on Facebook over the past six months, you may have noticed photorealistic images that are too good … Continue reading Generative AI meets scams and spam: Deciding what’s real on social media gets trickier
How leaders can be vulnerable on social media without being TMI oversharers
April 20, 2024 How leaders can be vulnerable on social media without being TMI oversharers Press releases won’t make people want to work with you. Bring your personality into every post and share your struggles and triumphs. Here’s how to do it. BY Kim Rittberg “You have to be more vulnerable.” What does that actually mean? … Continue reading How leaders can be vulnerable on social media without being TMI oversharers
The TikTok ban misses the big picture: America’s social media literary problem
April 20, 2024 The TikTok ban misses the big picture: America’s social media literacy problem Americans’ sources of information have declined in quality, and the problem goes beyond any one social media platform. BY The Conversation The U.S. government moved closer to banning the video social media app TikTok after the House of Representatives attached the … Continue reading The TikTok ban misses the big picture: America’s social media literary problem
As lead gen grows on social media, marketers discuss what’s working
Social media lead gen products are backed by machine learning and vast amounts of data. How effective are they? Mike Pastore on April 19, 2024 It’s one of the oldest debates in lead generation: quantity vs. quality. Marketers who are judged by the number of leads they generate will push for quantity. But big-ticket … Continue reading As lead gen grows on social media, marketers discuss what’s working
Hootsuite to acquire social analytics company Talkwalker
New offering will combine social media campaign management with analytics powered by Talkwalker’s Blue Silk GPT genAI technology. Chris Wood on April 9, 2024 Social media management company Hootsuite announced it will acquire Talkwalker, an AI-powered social analytics platform. Terms of the deal haven’t been disclosed, but it’s expected to close in 2Q 2024. Hootsuite, … Continue reading Hootsuite to acquire social analytics company Talkwalker