Linda Yaccarino is a media executive who has spent the past 12 years at NBCUniversal, where she most recently served as chairman of global advertising and partnerships. She is widely respected in the advertising industry for her ability to build relationships with brands and create innovative marketing campaigns. In 2021, she was named by AdAge as one of the most powerful women in media. Continue reading
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Bluesky will enable AI to interact with humans in a social way.
28 April 2023 /Internet/– Bluesky is an open-source, decentralized social media protocol being developed by a team of engineers and designers led by Jay Graber. The project was announced in 2019 by Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and former CEO of Twitter, who is also a founding member of Bluesky.
Bluesky is a Web 3 project. Web 3 is the next generation of the internet, built on blockchain technology. It is designed to be more decentralized, secure, and transparent than the current web. Continue reading
Black Twitter shaped the platform, but its future lies elsewhere
From cartoon memes to cancel culture, hashtag activism and “new” languages, it’s undeniable that Black Twitter has shaped much of today’s internet culture.
“Black Twitter” describes a digital gathering of culturally connected Black people who use Twitter to discuss matters related to Black communities. These cultural conversations and inside jokes have resulted in new trends, digital behaviour and changes in the platform’s digital tools.
Elon Musk takes Twitter private – here’s what that means for the company and its chances of success
Elon Musk has said he intends to complete his purchase of Twitter after earlier trying to wriggle out of the deal.
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Erik Gordon, University of Michigan
Elon Musk has finally completed his US$44 billion deal to acquire Twitter and take it private.
Saudi snitching app turns citizens into social media police
- Saudi government apps seen encouraging citizen spies
- Apps needed for greater efficiency, authorities say
- Digital vigilantism on the rise worldwide
By Nazih Osseiran
BEIRUT, Sept 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A Saudi app that lets ordinary people “play the role of a police officer” may have alerted authorities to the tweets of a student whose sentencing to 34 years in jail has drawn international condemnation.
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Nearly 70% of Premier League footballers are abused on Twitter – we used an AI to sift through millions of tweets
Bertie Vidgen, Alan Turing Institute and Angus Redlarski Williams, Alan Turing Institute
As the new Premier League football season gets underway, a few things are certain. There will be goals, drama and excitement, and unfortunately, players will be subjected to vile abuse on social media.