Don’t Wait for Silver Bullets for Social Media Reform
I welcome the thoughtful and lively responses to my article from the five correspondents. In writing “How to Fix Social Media,” I hoped not only to lay…
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Tips to Use User Generated Content for Your Business – Marketer’s Choice
According to a TurnTo Networks survey, 90 percent of consumers believe User-generated content (UGC) has a more significant impact on their purchasing…
Twitter: not even Elon Musk is wealthy enough to bring absolute free speech to the platform – here’s why
Elon Musk is the planet’s number one billionaire. If anyone can turn cyberspace into a heaven – or hell – of free speech “absolutism” via a US$44 billion…
How to benefit from the TikTok Algorithm for Marketing
TikTok's success has prompted a shift in marketing. It's changing the way businesses and individuals can create trends around content, products, and…
Your sense of privacy evolved over millennia – that puts you at risk today but could improve technology tomorrow
Many people think of privacy as a modern invention , an anomaly made possible by the rise of urbanization.
The Twitter Surveillance State
When Justine Sacco, who in 2013, before a flight to South Africa, tweeted a joke about getting AIDS on Twitter it blew up, as did her life.
TikTok’s secret algorithm is its greatest strength – and could also be its undoing
I have a ten-year-old niece named Divya (not her real name) in rural northern India. Two years ago, I visited and she came running to hug me.
Seven Power Tips for Web Stories
Stories on social media keep us for much longer than we planned. It's hard to know what's next and we're more likely to click through than exit.
What is the expected Social Media Response Time?
Social media has given companies new ways to connect with customers . You can now connect with customers in real-time, monitor what your customers are…
The New Net Delusion
In June 2009, large protests broke out in Iran in the wake of a disputed election result. The unrest did not differ all that much from comparable episodes…