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Advertising Watchdog Urges Action on Social Media Ads
A consumer watchdog is urging the federal government to take action against social media posts that are actually product endorsements.
The group, Truth in Advertising, believes using social media in such a manner is deceptive as many media stars never disclose they are being paid to endorse a product.
The group used the Kardashian and Jenner sisters as a baseline and found over on hundred Instagram posts that ignored existing laws because they were not label as advertisements.
The have urged...
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Save the Date for Mashable's 6th Annual Social Media Day
In today's tech-savvy society, it's very easy to forget that social media hasn't been around for very long.
Platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram have revolutionized the way we communicate with each another. Not only does social media have the power to keep us in touch with our friends and family, it can also connect us with the world.
Mashable announced that their sixth annual Social Media Day will take place on June 30, 2015. Social Media Day is an annual global celebration that...
Related topics : mashable social media / social media today / social media platforms / social media media
Does Facebook Make Users More Isolated?
A new study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine shows that the more time young people spend on social media, the lonelier they are. The lead author of the study insists in the study's press release that mental health problems and social isolation are at record-high levels among young adults. Their findings show that those who used social media more than two hours a day were twice as likely to suffer from feelings of social isolation as those who spent only 30 minutes a day on...
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MSNBC, E! Ranked High in Social Network Engagement
A company that measures the effectiveness of television networks on social media says MSNBC is top-ranked on Facebook and E! Entertainment is best on Twitter.
The Toronto-based data firm Engagement Labs ranks networks with a score based on how much material they disseminate online, how engaged viewers are with the material and the frequency with which the networks interact with their viewers.
Engagement Labs said on Facebook, MSNBC outranked Fox News Channel and CNN. The dominance of news...
Related topics : social network rank / companies that use social media effectively
U.S. Military Plugs Into Social Media For Intelligence Gathering
Minutes after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 went down on July 17 in eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 on board, a Defense Intelligence Agency analyst sifting social-media communications got "a hit."The Russian-speaking analyst saw a posting from pro-Russia separatists in Ukraine, on Russia's VK social-media site, claiming to have shot down a Ukrainian military cargo...
Related topics : social media intelligence / articles about social media communication / social media agency
School's Social Media Coordinator Fired For Correcting Student’s Spelling
Katie Nash, who worked for Friederick Country Public Schools in Maryland as a social media coordinator was fired for correcting a student's spelling through Twitter. The job has the task to operate the school system's various social media accounts. Frederick County Public Schools fired Katie Nash, an employee, who brought attention to social media for how she ran the district's Twitter account last week. District spokesman, MIchael Doerrer, said Nash was no longer employed with the school...
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Obama Clarifies Social Media Vetting Before Issuing Visas
Even though one of the San Bernardino shooters had expressed outward signs on social media that she had been radicalized, she was still granted a US visa. Recently, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said that there were “certain legal limits” on such social media probes, a comment that presidential candidate Carly Fiorina criticized on stage at the Republican debate this week. Today, during his year-end press conference, President Barack Obama attempted to clarify what social data is...
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Hillary is Seeking the Latino Vote
Hillary Clinton is making a big push to win Latino voters with a pitch that so far has included early high-profile endorsements from celebrities including actress Selma Hayek and salsa singer Marc Anthony, who’s already campaigning for her on social media.
The Clinton campaign recently rolled out its “Latinos with Hillary” initiative, which seeks to attract Hispanic voters in states with large Latino populations including Florida, Texas, Nevada and Colorado. The push was timed to coincide...
Related topics : hispanic social media campaigns / social media campaign
Are Selfies Not Narcissistic After All?
If you think taking selfies has anything to do with being vain or narcissistic think again. A new study based on interviews and surveys conducted among a small group of social media users revealed there are 3 types of people who incessantly engage in the selfie phenomenon: communicators, autobiographers, and self-publicists. The study conducted at Brigham Young University, listed communicators as being interested in two-way conversation, so they take selfies primarily to engage friends, family,...
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Anderson Cooper to Discuss Study On Teens and Social Media
CNN these days is all about the headlines, but Anderson Cooper will tackle a topic tonight that he hopes generates headlines of its own. The anchor’s “Anderson Cooper 360” worked with child psychologist Dr. Marion Underwood and sociologist Dr. Robert Faris to analyze hundreds of posts on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter from eighth-graders over a period of six months. In all, 150,000 posts were analyzed and the insights will be presented Monday evening on the show at 8 p.m. in an hour-long...
Related topics : why social media matters / social media news