Social Networks
How to get more followers on Twitter for your new business?
Twitter is one of the most popular and used social media platforms in the world. It is also amongst the essential modern-day marketing tools. As of 2020, the communication platform has over 330 million monthly active users, and about 145 million daily active...
Social Networks
TikTok and Sony Music sign the most awaited licensing deal
TikTok has signed a licensing deal with the world's second-largest music company Sony Music Entertainment. The deal's requisites include that Sony Music will grant the TikTok community access to the catalog of its current hits, favorites, all-time classics, and new releases. This agreement...
Social Networks
TikTok selects Oracle as its partner for US operations
ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok based in China, has decided to partner with Oracle Inc for its US operations after rejecting Microsoft's acquisition offer. The social company had to make a rushed decision as it nears 20th September's deadline to sell its...
Social Networks
Russians using social media to interfere in upcoming American presidential election
A Russian group, Internet Research Agency, backed by the Kremlin, is reported to have made attempts to cause trouble in the upcoming presidential election in the US. This is believed to be the same group that interfered with the 2016 election and hacked the Hillary...
Twitter
Twitter confirms hackers accessed DMs of 36 accounts in Bitcoin scam
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Twitter has completed its research for 130 hacked accounts on its social network and discovered that the hackers behind the crypto scam had accessed the direct messages of as many as 36 high-profile accounts, including one elected official in the Netherlands. The hackers who...
Social Networks
Twitter removes more than 182,000 accounts for spreading wrong information
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Twitter has removed more than 182,000 accounts that were involved in propaganda targeting political movements and dissidents. The company has suspended these accounts, mainly operating from China, due to various violations of Twitter's manipulation policies. Moreover, some accounts from Russia and Turkey that amplified deceptive...
Apps
Facebook launches Gaming app to take on Twitch and YouTube
Facebook is all set to move deeper into the gaming market by launching a new gaming mobile app today, on April 20. The new app - named as 'Facebook Gaming: Watch, Play, and Connect' - is primarily focused on watching and creating live...
Business
Why is COVID-19 the best time to use social media for business?
Social media is like magic carpet stories that used to fascinate us in childhood. But now, with the advancement in technology, it has revolutionized the way businesses advertise themselves. With a global lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic right now, people are spending time...
Facebook
Facebook launches Quiet Mode, a tool to manage your time
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Facebook launches a new app feature called ‘Quiet Mode’ that mutes push notifications from the app for a set period of time. ‘Quiet Mode’ also allows you to limit your usage time of the social media app. The social media company, Facebook, shows its...
Facebook
Facebook to hire 10,000 new employees in 2020: Sheryl Sandberg
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Facebook is expecting to hire 10,000 workers, by the end of 2020, for its product and engineering department. It is unclear at this time that how many new hires will join as full-time or the number include contractors. With the new hiring, the...