Posts Tagged ‘social media’
Facebook joins others in Big Tech in delaying return to office, requiring vaccines
Facebook announced that U.S. employees will not return to the office until at least January 2022 due to concerns about the coronavirus delta variant. “Data, not dates, is what drives our approach for returning to …
Read MoreScammers target families posting missing persons on social media, FBI warns
Family members of missing persons who post to social media are being targeted by scammers extorting them for ransom payments, the FBI warned in a public notice. Scammers in these schemes typically use social media …
In retrospect: #MeToo’s effect on women in the workplace
In our 2020 women’s survey, we asked a question about the impact of the #MeToo movement in retrospect.
#MeToo is an inherently digital movement, debuting on the cultural stage in late 2017, though founder Tarana …
Let the turkey memes begin
Download those social media controls before family time — nearly 7 in 10 Americans say they find people’s use of phones and other mobile devices at the Thanksgiving table annoying, reports the West Des Moines-based …
Read MoreSocial Media Club Des Moines announces winners of 2019 Hashie Awards
The Animal Rescue League of Iowa, Blue Compass, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, the National Pork Board and Strategic America were among the first-place winners at this year’s Hashie Awards, hosted by the Social …
Read MoreGood Read: How an aging population will reshape the internet
Although many older Americans have, like the rest of us, embraced the tools and playthings of the technology industry, a growing body of research shows they have disproportionately fallen prey to the dangers of internet …
Read MoreSocial gaming studio Hatchlings announces new CEO
Founder and owner Brad Dwyer is passing the reigns of social gaming studio Hatchlings to E.B. Udegraff as the new CEO, Hatchlings announced Thursday. Updegraff, previously the marketing director at Hatchlings, joined the company in …
Read MoreDMACC opens enrollment for Facebook and digital marketing certificate
Des Moines Area Community College has opened enrollment for its new Facebook and Digital Marketing Certificate. The certificate program is part of Facebook’s initiative to train 1 million people across the U.S. by 2020; the …
Read MoreLinkedIn to allow researchers to mine data
BLOOMBERG: Months after the Cambridge Analytica scandal erupted Facebook’s daily business, LinkedIn Corp, the Microsoft-owned social networking site for professionals, says it will open its trove of user data to approved academic researchers. Chief data …
Read MoreHummingbird Project offers social marketing to businesses
Emily Steele first noticed how slow foot traffic was at the East Village while shopping for a wedding outfit one afternoon.
“The story in our city was that the East Village is a thriving community, …