Teens on TikTok: do the benefits outweigh the risks?
Video app TikTok is quickly rising in popularity, especially among teenagers, but with safety, privacy, and national security concerns, do...
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Intel agency awards contract to company that harvests social media text, data
IARPA awards a research contract for extracting data from text to Raytheon BBN, which harvests the text of social media...
The impact of social media on modern protest movements and democracy
As people increasingly turn to platforms like Facebook to organize anti-government movements, it’s important people understand social media’s impact on...
Dissecting Facebook’s ‘coordinated inauthentic behavior’ removal policy
Facebook announces it has removed dozens of pages and accounts from Iran that were involved in what the social media...
Who discerns what is fake news and why don’t we decide for ourselves?
Governments across the world are implementing policies and practices to control the fake news monster of social media. However, who...
Social media may give millennials anxiety now, but paradigms have a way of shifting
Digital technology has been blasted time and again for causing mental health problems among the millennials and Gen Z’ers. It...
White House wants to hear your experience with online political censorship
The Trump White House is asking people to share their stories of being censored online due to political bias with...
Scopolamine: an entrepreneur’s hellish tale of unwitting consumption
In this episode of The Sociable Podcast, we share one entrepreneur's tale of shady business partners, drug-fueled partying, and unwittingly...
Is virtual reality the future of social networking?
The VR industry is experiencing unprecedented growth, reaching over $27 billion in 2018. Market analysts predict the worldwide VR market...
Facebook considering blockchain use case
Facebook CEO and Founder Mark Zuckerberg is expressing an interest in utilizing blockchain technology for account authentication and validation. The...
Social media is the new dais for Asian elections
Asian countries, such as India, Thailand, and Indonesia are all starting an election year and are banking on social media...
Social media blackout, ‘wanton violence’ during Zimbabwe’s 150% fuel hike protests
When Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced a 150% hike in gas prices on Saturday, citizens revolted in the streets. In response,...
“Innovative user growth strategy: not giving people a choice” – Facebook can now go down in crapware history
They say what goes around comes around, and it appears Facebook's sneaky tactics are constantly coming back to haunt the...
YouTube’s PewDiePie and T-Series battle to break the internet
Mesmerizing is watching the race between the Swedish YouTuber Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, known as PewDiePie, and the Bollywood content...
The Simpsons’ Apu ‘debate’ pinches political correctness nerve
Over the weekend, Indiewire reported that The Simpsons would be quietly phasing out it’s most controversial character, Apu, causing the...
New Utternik platform allows users to better discuss the value of messages and articles on social media
Fake news, unfounded statements, and the president's tweets, all of these things can cause great confusion and divide people. Understanding...
30 under 30 Most Influential People in Marketing, Advertising, and Social Media
In an age where marketing and advertising are evolving quicker than most people can comprehend, we often look at the...
Why You Need to Build a Huge Social Media Following
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Once you sign up for the social media platform of your choice; Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, building dedicated followers will...
Will a Social Media Marketing Career Remain Viable in the Long Term?
Social media marketers engage the public via platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Youtube on behalf of their employers. They...
3 hacks for optimizing online video across social media platforms
Online video for business has the power to attract new clients, drive revenue, and bolster brand awareness when combined with...
