OneZero
Data Thieves Are Targeting Dead People’s Social Media Accounts
6 min read · 2020-04-03 · Identity theft is a problem in the afterlife
Social Media Today
Facebook Begins User Testing of New 'Horizon' VR Social Platform
2 min read · 2020-03-11 · After announcing its coming 'Horizons' VR social world in September last year, Facebook is now moving into the beta testing phase for the feature.
HubSpot
Welcome to The New Decade of Marketing
3 min read · 2020-02-18 · Learn HubSpot CMO Kipp Bodnar's predictions for how marketing will change in the new decade.
MIT Technology Review
Force social-media firms to share data to cut teen suicides, say psychiatrists
2 min read · 2020-01-17 · The news: Social-media companies should be forced to share data about their users and how they use their products as part of research aimed at reducing rates of suicide and self-harm among young…
decrypt.co
Why decentralization is the future for social media
4 min read · 2020-01-19 · Could decentralized technology break the hold of social media giants like Twitter and Facebook over our online lives? New social networks are experimenting.
Ann Handley
Micro-Influencer Trends: Platform, Format, and Compensation Preferences
1 min read · 2020-01-15 · Instagram is micro-influencers' favorite social network for brand-sponsored collaborations. See what other platform, content formats, and compensation preferences of micro-influencers.
abacusnews.com
WeChat mini programs are becoming a lot more important for Tencent
2020-01-12 · WeChat users spent US$115 billion through mini programs in 2019
The Business of Fashion
The Year Ahead: Are You Ready for Next Generation Social Networks?
5 min read · 2020-01-06 · As traditional engagement models struggle on established social media platforms, fashion players will need to rethink their strategy and find ways to maximise their return on marketing spend.
Recode
It’s getting harder and harder to tell Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter apart
3 min read · From 2017 · Social apps are all starting to look the same.
Fast Company
These 22 alternatives will let you live a Facebook-free life in 2020
4 min read · 2020-01-01 · From WhatsApp to Facebook Events to Instagram Stories, here are the best ways to finally kick your Facebook habit in 2020.
Towards Data Science
The future of Machine Learning
9 min read · 2019-12-29 · A look into the future of ML with Jeff Dean
Mashable
The best tweets of 2019
3 min read · 2019-12-30 · What were your favorite Twitter moments from the past year?
media.ccc.de
Inside the Fake Like Factories
1 min read · 2019-12-30 · This talk investigates the business of fake likes and fake accounts: In a world, where the number of followers, likes, shares and views a...
Business Insider
These are 13 of the most popular social networks a decade ago that have died or faded into obscurity
6 min read · 2019-12-23 · While Facebook was undoubtedly the king of social in 2010, there were also a variety of apps on the scene, from AIM to StumbleUpon.
Forbes
Stop Marketing To Millennials Or Gen-Z And Start Marketing To Tribes
3 min read · 2019-12-14 · In 2020, brands can start moving away from traditional demographic segments towards tribes with shared passion points.
Digiday
Publishers see opportunity in Instagram Shopping
4 min read · 2019-12-09 · Instagram wants to offer consumers more than just access to DTC brands or established retailers; it's now allowing publishers to sell their wares.
