Klout, the company that ranked social media stars for their influence, is shutting down, and the concerns around Facebook and data likely helped its demise.
— Read on adage.com/article/digital/klout-social-media-scoring-service-shutting/313470/
There were yo-yo HR folks, freelancers, and executives that actually believed in this foolishness. Glad I never wasted my time on an an algorithm that made no sense.
Google’s vast internet footprint, from Search to Chrome to Maps, gives it an unparalleled view into our lives. Here’s how to take a Google timeout.
— Read on www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-keep-google-from-owning-your-online-life-1525795372
It’s almost impossible.
A vast web of Amazon review fraud lives online, and it’s designed to evade the company’s efforts to thwart it.
— Read on www.buzzfeed.com/nicolenguyen/amazon-fake-review-problem
#FakeReviews like #FakeNews mislead on purpose. It’s all about persuasion.
Uber hopes to offer rides through a new UberAir service by 2023, starting in Dallas and Los Angeles.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2018/05/08/uber-flying-car-prototype.html
Up up and away…. before the software caused crash?
17.6 million driver’s license numbers, thousands of ID images stolen in breach.
— Read on arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/05/equifax-breach-exposed-millions-of-drivers-licenses-phone-numbers-emails/
Credit rating companies are the new robber barons and should be held accountable.
Ribs on the grill
Social media marketing has become more competitive and commercially-saturated. And that means that there are some hard truths we need to accept about it.
— Read on www.forbes.com/sites
#Socialmediamarketing truths.
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