If you use Facebook or any of its other services such as WhatsApp, Instagram or Messenger, data is collected on you. It is well known that Facebook uses that information to provide targeted ads to advertisers seeking people like you. …
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Facebook: Open Platform, Private Platform
March 8, 2019 – 11:53 am
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Facebook, posted his vision for Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp and Messenger (all which his company runs), and for social media in general, on a blog post in The New York Times. It is a startling …
The Right to Own Your Personal Data
January 29, 2019 – 1:36 pm
Here is a simple question posed by California lawmaker Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham in an Op Ed from the San Francisco Chronicle: Should we have the right to own our personal data? Ownership would mean you have full control over …
Facebook Users Information On Target
January 17, 2019 – 10:42 am
Though Facebook algorithms mostly classify users as having certain traits and interests accurately, about half the users are uncomfortable with Facebook having this knowledge once they are shown this information. Facebook users can go to this link, about their …
Reporter Chronicles Social Media Detox
December 14, 2018 – 12:08 pm
Could you survive three months without social media? What would it feel like? Would you want to relapse afterwards? Christina Farr, a Millennial and reporter for CNBC, decided she needed to step away from her social media, mostly Facebook and …
Facebook Trips and Falls, A PR Crisis Mess
December 5, 2018 – 12:35 pm
For those who have not read The New York Times story of November 14 about the PR missteps of Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg in the face of revelations about 2016 Russian election interference at the social media platform, …
Best Fake News Hounds, AI or Journalists?
November 20, 2018 – 11:47 am
Are trained journalists or is Artificial Intelligence best at determining fake news? Essentially, the question comes down to reliance on people either way: those who program AI or journalists who write news to determine the fact. Adweek reports that a …
Social Media & Internet Use Hit Plateau
October 29, 2018 – 10:33 am
It seems that since 2016 there has been little, to no growth, in Americans who use the Internet, smartphone devices and social media. For about 20 years the rate of adoption for these was extremely rapid. However, according to Pew …
Polling Lesson: “Defining the Universe”
October 22, 2018 – 9:26 am
For Monday morning we have a lesson on polling from Pew Research Center. This can be a little tough to understand before coffee, but this lesson is critically important to anyone trying to read a poll or survey result. …
Social Media Apps for Natural Disasters
September 17, 2018 – 11:34 am
Social media apps are changing the ways natural disaster help and information are accessed. This story by …