Posts in Social Media
Conversational Commerce: How Technology Raises the Bar for Customer Interaction
Now with smartphones always-on and within reach 24/7, the way businesses need to communicate information to customers is through their mobile devices. And statistics show that the preferred …
Facebook news feed promotes fake news, creates misleading expectations in readers
It is possible that the fake news topics in Trending News issue may get fixed for Facebook in the future; after all, algorithms tend to improve with …
#Infringement? Olympic Committee Attempts to Knock Out Competitors
The Olympic Games will draw the attention of the world under a banner of honest competition and camaraderie. However, many have accused the International Olympic Committee (IOC) …
Facebook’s suicide prevention tools are a useful step towards protecting mental health
In an attempt to use the forces of social media for good, Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) announced in the middle of June that it would be rolling …
Microsoft’s acquisition of LinkedIn brings social network analytics to Office software
On June 13th, the Redmond, WA-based multinational tech company Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced that it had agree to acquire LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD) in a $26.2 billion cash …
FCC’s Tom Wheeler looks to extend his chokehold on ISPs with broadband privacy rules
ISPs have increasingly come under the focus of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the agency’s chairman, Tom Wheeler. The FCC is fresh from a major …
Questions linger on Twitter’s plans to incorporate SoundCloud after $70 million investment
The recent Twitter investment has much to do with the SoundCloud Go premium subscription service launched in late March of this year. The premium service, which costs $9.99 …
#UNDECIDED: Trademark Protection for Hashtags
Can a hashtag be a protectable trademark? And when does use of another’s trademark in hashtags constitute infringement? Disagreement has arisen among the United States Patent …
Social media giants will have issues banning hate speech
Recently, some major American tech companies operating across the globe have publicly announced their agreement to a code of conduct developed by the European Commission and designed …
Strength of IBM’s Watson Health seen in Bausch & Lomb iOS app for cataract surgeries
IBM has been wading further into the medical fields over the past few years thanks to the strength of its cognitive computing division, especially the rise of …
7 Bad Habits That Can Ruin Your Professional Life
Everyone in the world today has habits that hinder some part of their everyday life. From personal relationships to the work place, bad habits are formed every …
Poor management at Facebook leads to allegations of de facto censorship for some conservatives
News that Facebook engaged in suppressing content from conservative groups was first reported by Gizmodo in early May. The online publication reported comments from former Facebook workers …
Groupon lawsuit calls IBM “a relic” but IBM R&D invests more than Groupon’s total revenues
Groupon’s complaint and spokespersons have been widely reported that labels IBM as a “dial-up dinosaur” and “a relic of once-great 20th Century technology firms” that is …
WhatsApp end-to-end message encryption draws political ire in U.S. and abroad
In the world of messaging services, the cross-platform mobile messaging app WhatsApp enjoys the enviable position of being the world’s most popular messaging service, eclipsing one …
Facebook advertising revenue jumps on mobile advertising revenue surge
Facebook’s mobile advertising numbers were so good that its entire advertising revenue stream surged ahead 57 percent when compared with 2015’s first quarter, up from $3.31 billion to $5.2 …
