Facebook says it has banned an Israeli company that ran an influence campaign aimed at disrupting elections in various countries and has cancelled dozens of accounts engaged in spreading disinformation. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2019-05-16 19:23:51 UTC ]
It sounded dreamy. Late last year, signs of an “AltOS” mode appeared in Google code, indicating that the company was working on a way to let you dual-boot into Windows 10 on high-end Chromebooks like the Pixelbook. It was apparently too good to be true, alas, as new developments suggest that... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2019-05-16 18:03:00 UTC ]
Facebook has more than doubled its New Mexico footprint with the purchase of more than 400 acres near its new data center. The Albuquerque Journal reports the social media giant confirmed this week that it purchased the land in March, adding to the 300 acres in Los Lunas, N.M., it already... Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2019-05-16 13:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook has more than doubled its New Mexico footprint with the purchase of more than 400 acres near its new data center. The Albuquerque Journal reports the social media giant confirmed this week that it purchased the land in March, adding to the 300 acres in Los Lunas, N.M., it already... Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2019-05-16 13:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook's new preferred and premium tiers offer agencies additional benefits such as one-to-one technical support, creative consultation and training. The post Pitch deck: How Facebook is courting new agency partners appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2019-05-16 04:01:00 UTC ]
People are becoming more aware of the need to protect their data online, not just because of the rate of cybercriminal activity, but also because large organizations are frequently being careless with the data they hold. A new survey of 1,000 people from OpenVPN reveals that four out of five... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2019-05-15 14:28:45 UTC ]
Google is giving advertisers a ton of extra digital real estate, adding new promotional formats to online search, YouTube and its increasingly popular Discover service. Meanwhile, Facebook Inc. is close to rolling out a long-awaited privacy feature, but it issued a warning to advertisers... Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2019-05-14 18:20:00 UTC ]
Google is giving advertisers a ton of extra digital real estate, adding new promotional formats to online search, YouTube and its increasingly popular Discover service. Meanwhile, Facebook Inc. is close to rolling out a long-awaited privacy feature, but it issued a warning to advertisers... Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2019-05-14 18:20:00 UTC ]
On Wednesday, May 29, from 2:00-3:00 p.m., join Sourcebooks in the Librarians' Lounge (booth 557) to meet the author famous for explaining big ideas to little kids. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook wasn't content offering a brief statement rejecting co-founder Chris Hughes' call to break up the social network. Global Affairs and Communications VP Nick Clegg has published an opinion piece in the New York Times criticizing Hughes' argum... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2019-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Open Road has evolved into a leading marketing platform, boosting sales and discoverability for its publishing partners. (Sponsored) Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes calls the company’s influence staggering and dangerous. But his solutions are incomplete and unsatisfying. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Atlantic | 2019-05-09 20:14:19 UTC ]
The social network is predictable and dreary. My quest to make it random and fun. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Atlantic | 2019-05-09 17:00:00 UTC ]
Forty-two percent of 103 publishing executives polled by Digiday this February said Facebook was an effective platform to grow international audiences. The post Digiday Research: European publishers still look to Facebook and Instagram to grow abroad appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2019-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
A shareable online diary was an obvious idea in the early 2000s. What if a college student’s version hadn’t won out? Continue reading >> [ Source: The Atlantic | 2019-05-07 14:00:26 UTC ]
Pan Macmillan’s Tor imprint has signed a three-book deal with debut fantasy author A.K. Larkwood. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
If you have a plant-related class, garden tour or other event you’d like us to mention, email me at [email protected] — with at least three weeks’ notice, please! — and we may include it later. Include a high-resolution horizontal photo, if possible, and tell us who to credit and what... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the latest sign that social media giants are feeling the heat for allowing their platforms to amplify voices of extremists, Facebook on Thursday banned conspiracy theorist and InfoWars founder Alex Jones and the accounts of other controversial figures. The company, citing violations of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2019-05-03 00:10:00 UTC ]
In the latest sign that social media giants are feeling the heat for allowing their platforms to amplify voices of extremists, Facebook on Thursday banned conspiracy theorist and InfoWars founder Alex Jones and the accounts of other controversial figures. The company, citing violations of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2019-05-03 00:10:00 UTC ]
A new study finds that by 2050, the dead will outnumber the living on Facebook. Here’s how the company is designing user experiences to face the billions of dead users to come. By 2050, the dead will outnumber the living on Facebook. That’s a conservative estimate, according to a study... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2019-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]