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Scientific American
How Misinformation Spreads—and Why We Trust It
11+ min · · The most effective misinformation starts with seeds of truth · Shared by 150, including Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Aimee Meifeu ✍️⚖️, @ShannaPeeples@mastodon.nl, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Vaughan Bell, Gregg Caruso, hiten.eth, Liliane Ferrari ™, Liv 😷, Miguel Angel Escotet, luis antónio santos, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Anita Leirfall, Lluís Codina, 🧠 Larry G. Maguire, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Gabriele, Jennifer Ouellette, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao, Niklaus Gerber
Vox
Now the states are coming after Google and Facebook, too
3 min · · Investigations into Big Tech are all the rage right now — including among state attorneys general. · Shared by 14, including 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Gerrit Eicker
blog.lempod.com
How to increase LinkedIn post views and reach 100K + BONUS
8 min · · How to promote your post on LinkedIn? That's a great question everyone who is creating content on this platform asks. I've reached 100K Linkedin post views with a few tactics of LinkedIn post… · Shared by 28, including Jonathan Kogan, Gerrit Eicker, Mark Kaigwa, Brooke B. Sellas
TechCrunch
Facebook Dating launches in the U.S., adds Instagram integration
6 min · · Are Americans ready to trust Facebook with their dating life? Barely more than a month has passed since the U.S. Federal Trade Commission fined Facebook a record $5 billion over its privacy lapses,… · Shared by 64, including Jon Loomer, John Koetsier, Neal Schaffer | ニール・シェーファー, Matt Navarra, Brooke B. Sellas, Mari Smith, Jessica Gioglio, Gerrit Eicker, Sprout Social, Oliver Gassner https://mastodon.social/@oliverg
CNN
Facebook debuts vaccine pop-up windows to stop the spread of misinformation
2 min · · Facebook, which owns Instagram, is rolling out new educational pop-up windows on both platforms to combat the spread of misinformation about vaccines, particularly anti-vaccination content. · Shared by 20, including Brian Solis, Lisa Gualtieri, Gerrit Eicker, Mathew Ingram, Matt Navarra
TechCrunch
Now Facebook says it may remove Like counts
2 min · · Facebook could soon start hiding the Like counter on News Feed posts to protect users’ from envy and dissuade them from self-censorship. Instagram is already testing this in 7 countries including… · Shared by 77, including Raphael Raue, Madalyn Sklar Digital Marketing since 1996, Neal Schaffer | ニール・シェーファー, Builtvisible, Steve Faktor, dreig (Dolors Reig), Marsha Collier, Johannes Lenz, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Mathew Ingram, Gerrit Eicker, Justin Levy, Glen Gilmore #MWC23, Jon Loomer, Daniel Jörg, Thomas Power, Dr. Ai 🎓#ClassroomWithoutWalls
Teen Vogue
Why Teens Are Creating Their Own News Outlets
2 min · · Teens care about the news. They just don’t like traditional media. · Shared by 78, including Mathew Ingram, Philanthropy News Digest, Dan Gillmor is at mastodon.social/@dangillmor, Thomas Power, Oliver Gassner https://mastodon.social/@oliverg, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Mark Kaigwa, Nir Eyal, Joe Germuska, Vincenzo Tremonte, Dr. Alec Couros, Gerrit Eicker, Nieman Reports
Fast Company
Is TikTok a time bomb?
4 min · · In its meteoric rise and its approach to leveraging user data, TikTok may augur the AI-informed future of social media, for better and for worse. · Shared by 47, including Mari Smith, Glyn Britton, Gerrit Eicker, Matt Navarra, Josep M. Ganyet, Mark Kaigwa
Mashable
11 social media hacks that will improve your timelines infinitely
5 min · · Fix those feeds with a few easy steps. · Shared by 91, including Marsha Collier, Gerrit Eicker, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Cyrill Schmid, Martin Jones, Rachel Miller | #InfluencerMarketing
Adweek
TikTok Has a New Way to Monetize Its Rabid Teenage Fans
6 min · · The program is being beta-tested in East Asia right now, but is still a long way from making its American debut. · Shared by 26, including Real Marsha Wright®, Matt Navarra, Gerrit Eicker, Mathew Ingram, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯
New York Magazine
Ten Years On, Foursquare Is Now Checking In to You
7 min · · The company has become a data-harvesting success story – and is still trying to figure out whether that’s “cool or creepy.” · Shared by 291, including Sachin Rekhi, Aimee Meifeu ✍️⚖️, Gerrit Eicker, Scott Galloway, Luca Like, Johannes Dornisch, Gabriele, Niklaus Gerber, Esther Schindler, Matthias Lampe, Chris Messina, Matthias «Delay» Göbel, Andy Sporring - 5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Essays, Thomas Power, Mark Kaigwa
Social Media Examiner
How to Create a Content Marketing Plan Using LinkedIn
8 min · · Find a step-by-step process to help you create a LinkedIn content marketing plan and discover which content types will perform best for you. · Shared by 151, including Mariella Petrigni 🌍 Translator, Katja Evertz, Klaus Eck, Thomas Pleil, Gerrit Eicker, Johannes Lenz, Juan Felipe Correa Giraldo, Martina Bürge, Stefan Diepolder, Sandeep Raut, Andreas Heer, Fawzi A. Baba-Ali, Mark Kaigwa, Jonathan Kogan, Stephanie A Kowalski
Hootsuite 🦉
The Best Time to Post on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn
11+ min · · When is the best time to post on social media? We analyze millions of posts to give you the answer for Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. · Shared by 102, including Mari Smith, Tris Hussey, Thomas Power, Matt Navarra, Esther Schindler, Garde Lecumberri, Mark Kaigwa, Madalyn Sklar Digital Marketing since 1996, Gerrit Eicker, Kirk Borne
Fast Company
Uh-oh: Silicon Valley is building a Chinese-style social credit system
5 min · · In China, scoring citizens’ behavior is official government policy. U.S. companies are increasingly doing something similar, outside the law. · Shared by 138, including Klaus Eck, Martin Ford, Gerrit Eicker, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Neeraj K Agrawal, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, 💥 Katie Martell, Christophe Jean, Charles Baldwin, Mathew Ingram, Faik Ersoy, Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. 🌎🎙🚀 wesfryer.com/after, Thomas Power, Björn Ognibeni, Michael Gass, Claudia Sommer, @grzewap@mastodon.social, Lord Travis Wright, John Nosta, Chris Gledhill
SearchEngineJournal®
TikTok is Working on a Way for Advertisers to Target Users in Other Apps
1 min · · TikTok is working on a way to earn revenue through an audience network for advertisers looking to reach TikTok users. · Shared by 24, including Danny Goodwin, Gerrit Eicker, Mari Smith, Stephanie A Kowalski
Social Media Examiner
How to Use Memes: A Guide for Marketers
7 min · · Discover how your business can use memes to engage and connect with people. · Shared by 69, including Brooke B. Sellas, Mari Smith, Michael A. Stelzner, Gerrit Eicker, Melonie Dodaro, Ste Davies, AJ Ghergich, Stephanie A Kowalski, Gero Pflüger 🫡💙, ShoutMeLoud - Be Your Own Boss, Julie Ewald, Teresa Heath-Wareing, Dorlee Michaeli, MBA, LCSW