Apple Magazine

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If Instagram is the dream vacation you’ll never go on and Facebook is Thanksgiving with too many relatives arguing over politics, Pinterest is sitting on the couch by yourself, watching a home-improvement show and absent-mindedly flipping through an

The Atlantic

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A decade ago, if you were a bored teen looking to post about suburban life, relationship problems, Starbucks, or fleeting thoughts like, “The holidays are approaching and being single sucksssss lol,” you might turn to Facebook. But of course, today’s

Sunday Tribune

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The Competition Tribunal has blocked Facebook, WhatsApp and Facebook SA from removing GovChat from the popular messaging app. The tribunal found that the balance of convenience favours the granting of interim relief to the applicants, GovChat, who pr

Entrepreneur

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Q: I recently changed my company’s name, but I read that when I rename my Facebook page, I lose all my likes and reviews. Is there a way to do it without starting all over again? -- Rich D. A: Facebook “pages” -- which are for organizations, as oppos

The Guardian

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As so often is the case, Donald Trump gets to the heart of the problem. On 6 January, he was the president of the United States: probably the most powerful man in the world. He should be free to speak his mind, and voters should be free to listen. Bu

Los Angeles Times

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - On Saturday afternoon, Pastor John DeBow watched with pride as his daughter defied social distancing edicts at the state Capitol by giving free haircuts to some of the people from across California who gathered again to protest r

Philippine Tatler

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What do you love most about Instagram? Hate? I love that Instagram connects me to the people and things I love the most. I watch basketball highlights, share memes with loved ones, and discover interesting brands from around the world. One area that

Popular Science

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Not one of the dogs of Amazon, but still cute. Photo by Matthew Henry on Unsplash Earlier this week, Amazon held its annual celebration of consumerism known as Prime Day, a 36-hour orgy of buying that spanned over a dozen countries. By Amazon’s own r

New Internationalist

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The world’s digital giants are in rude financial health. In August 2018 Apple became the first ever trillion-dollar company; since then Amazon and Microsoft have taken turns holding the title of the world’s most valuable publicly traded company. But

The Atlantic

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Two 21-year-olds believe they have a way to bring consumers of unreliable news closer to objectivity.

Apple Magazine

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Facebook’s quasi-independent Oversight Board said this week that it will start letting users file appeals over posts, photos, and videos that they think the company shouldn’t have allowed to stay on its platforms. The board said it will accept cases

The Atlantic

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One way to ward off bad actors could be more information sharing between social-media platforms, researchers, and governments.

NZBusiness and Management

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DATA IS POWER. We’ve long known that good insights can make or break the success of a business or a project. But I’m often surprised to see businesses who aren’t engaging with their customers through the use of data. I’m talking about more than build

The Atlantic

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You can tell a lot about a person from how they react to something. That’s why Facebook’s various “Like” buttons are so powerful. Clicking a reaction icon isn’t just a way to register an emotional response, it’s also a way for Facebook to refine its

Post South Africa

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MORE than two billion people worldwide rely on WhatsApp to keep them connected with friends, family and business colleagues. The dominance of WhatsApp appeared unshakeable until last month when it informed its users that there would be an update of i

WellBeing

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Your last experience with journalling quite well could have been when you wrote about your Year 7 crush in your unicorn-clad sparkly pink diary. Or perhaps you journal regularly and have created quite the ritual around putting pen to paper. Journalli

The Atlantic

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Facebook’s still sloppy with your data. Plus withdrawing troops from Syria, saving a species from extinction, and more

The European Business Review

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More than a decade ago, the metaphor “data is the new oil” shook the world and left organisations scrambling for ways on how they could translate it into tangible value for their business. While others already reaped and are reaping the benefits emer

Liz Earle Wellbeing

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If you’re not already a regular listener, do join our wonderful Wellbeing community and enjoy Liz’s chats online every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 12.30pm. You can watch these live via Liz’s Instagram feed (@LizEarleMe) or on Facebook (facebook.c

TechLife News

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Facebook didn’t hit it out of the ballpark with its latest quarterly report, but the bar isn’t so high these days for the image-battered social networking giant. The company reported a slight revenue miss but stronger than expected profit for the Jul

Apple Magazine

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Facebook has named Adam Mosseri, a 10-year veteran at the company, as the head of Instagram. The appointment comes after the photo-sharing app’s co-founders resigned last week without giving a clear reason. Kevin Systrom, Instagram’s CEO, and Mike Kr

Sunday Independent

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The Competition Tribunal has blocked Facebook, WhatsApp and Facebook SA from removing GovChat from the popular messaging app. The tribunal found that the balance of convenience favours the granting of interim relief to the applicants, GovChat, who pr

Los Angeles Times

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Facebook is being targeted by a political influence campaign again, months before the November midterm elections. The social network said Tuesday it has removed 32 pages and accounts from Facebook and Instagram associated with the campaign, which ech

TechLife

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music.ishkur.com Whether you’re a big fan of electronic music, have a passing interest, or are generally just a curious person, this site has something on offer for everyone. Ishkur has created a comprehensive and interactive guide to all the electro

APC

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They say any publicity is good publicity, but one regional Pakastani politician put this to the test when he accidentally delivered a weekly press conference behind a Facebook cat mask filter. Shaukat Yousafzai appeared to be wearing whiskers, a fuzz

TechLife News

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A trove of Facebook ads made public Wednesday by Congress depicts Russia’s extraordinary cyber intrusion into American life in 2016 aimed at upending the nation’s democratic debate and fomenting discord over such disparate issues as immigration, gun

Apple Magazine

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Facebook didn’t hit it out of the ballpark with its latest quarterly report, but the bar isn’t so high these days for the image-battered social networking giant. The company reported a slight revenue miss but stronger than expected profit for the Jul

PCWorld

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Avoiding spoilers for popular shows and movies—like Game of Thrones and Avengers: Endgame—on social media is downright hard. You can take steps, however, to keep yourself in the dark. On Facebook, it’s as simple as installing a desktop browser extens

Clay Shooting

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“Don’t waste money on flashy instructors. It’s all about whether you understand each other,” Sam advises. “The best shot in the world may not be the best teacher or coach. Those that are great may not shout about it; they don’t need to. A great teach

Literary Hub

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Anna Wiener never set out to write a book. “This all happened by accident,” she told me over the phone, as we talked about her new memoir, Uncanny Valley, which is not only an incisive insider’s examination of tech culture, but also a coming-of-age s