Page 78 - Social Media

There's a lot in a name

Social media must be absolute hell for anybody, who shares his/her name with a prominent politician.

Social media takes a toll on brand trust in Indian market, finds IPG study

Consumers are pushing brands to reinvent themselves, seeking more information and access as trust takes a hit, finds an IPG study

Cong replaces Divya Spandana with Rohan Gupta as its social media dept head

Gupta was earlier a coordinator in the media department of the party

Battle for Aarey: Activists leverage social media to take on Mumbai Metro

Activists say this is not a development versus environment debate, but an attempt to save the city from the grubby hands of corrupt politicians

40% Indians feel controversial social media content may get them fired

The survey - which included 1,000 adults in India - underlined the risks to professional reputation on account of controversial content on social media profiles

Facebook might start hiding 'Like' counts for posts to ease social pressure

Such a change could ease pressure to win approval with images, videos or comments and, instead, get people to simply focus on what is in posts

Linking Aadhaar with social media or ending encryption is counterproductive

The need of the hour is sustained research and development of privacy protecting surveillance mechanisms

Social media accounts should be linked with Aadhaar: Tamil Nadu before SC

State says linking needed to fight terrorism and fake news as Facebook appeals that the top court hears all such cases

Snapchat opens first India office in Mumbai, as daily active users grow 40%

According to the company, about 203 million people use Snapchat daily on average

Facebook, Twitter pressed to help prevent domestic terrorism in US

Facebook and Twitter are now being asked by politicians to take a more proactive approach to prevent domestic terrorism

The social trigger

Social media and tech firms revolutionised the way people communicate

Zomato delivery case: How a hungry man became India's new face of bigotry

The Jabalpur-based business consultant attempted to dictate who would deliver his Zomato order

Social media messages can be tracked: IIT-Madras professor to High Court

Kamakoti said it was technically possible to add an identification tag to messages

Instagram's trial to hide number of 'likes' may save users' self-esteem

Without a public tally of likes, it is likely that comments will become an even stronger indicator of how people are interacting with a particular Instagram post

Lost expression

Shorn of social messaging, art for the sake of aesthetic alone contributes the 'low' to what is otherwise regarded as 'high' art

How tech cos make us feel like we own their apps and how that benefits them

Psychological ownership can benefit the companies because it leads users to take on valuable extra roles

Open learning institutes embrace tech through apps, conversations

Twitter and Slack are not as popular for learning modules or coordination

Govt nudges Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Google again for wider access

Targeted tracking of messages has become even more important for the government after the recent attack at Pulwama

Instagram wants to curb online bullying with a pop-up warning

Another new tool is aimed at limiting the spread of abusive comments on a user's feed

Facebook, Twitter not invited to Trump's social media summit: CNN report

Facebook, Twitter not invited to White House social media summit: Report