Companies turn your Facebook friends into a sales force
Betsy Stover was 17 when her mother asked her to help fax strangers, hawking a service that had the markings of a pyramid scheme.
Betsy Stover was 17 when her mother asked her to help fax strangers, hawking a service that had the markings of a pyramid scheme.
Internet
Dec 15, 2017
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Tales of people reading on social media about suspect, off-label uses of ivermectin to ward off COVID-19, ingesting the livestock dewormer and then suffering gastrointestinal distress might seem like the pinnacle of the 2021 ...
Social Sciences
Jun 5, 2023
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The incidence of abusive commentary on social media is rising. Media specialists Carsten Reinemann and Christoph Neuberger are exploring the grounds for this development, and have invited journalist Dunja Hayali to discuss ...
Internet
Jan 19, 2018
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Spending on digital advertising is set to overtake that of traditional media in the United States for the first time in 2019, in a major milestone for the industry, a market tracker said Wednesday.
Business
Feb 20, 2019
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In June 2017, Google, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft announced the formation of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT). The aim of this industry-led initiative is to disrupt the terrorist exploitation of ...
Internet
Jun 26, 2018
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Social media is becoming increasingly central to election campaigns around the world. In the process, it is transforming politics in a number of ways. Unsurprisingly, journalists and analysts have focused on the more sensational ...
Political science
Dec 4, 2019
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Young people are often blamed for making irresponsible choices with money.
Economics & Business
Nov 2, 2021
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Voters can easily find endless information about political issues and candidates from various sources, from the internet to media outlets.
Political science
Oct 27, 2022
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Hulu announced Wednesday that its user base has grown to some 28 million as the streaming video platform now controlled by Walt Disney gears up to take on Netflix.
Business
May 2, 2019
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One of the first and most controversial policy changes Elon Musk proposed after taking the helm at Twitter last week, was to overhaul Twitter's verification and identity systems by making users pay for Twitter's blue verification ...
Social Sciences
Nov 10, 2022
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