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Trump Media & Technology Group closes 16 percent higher, giving the company a market capitalisation of nearly $8bn.Shares of former Donald Trump’s social media company soared by as much as 59 percent on the first day of trading on…

Trump Media & Technology Group closes 16 percent higher, giving the company a market capitalisation of nearly $8bn.Shares of former Donald Trump’s social media company soared by as much as 59 percent on the first day of trading on…

"Effective social media marketing goes beyond basic promotion. It involves creating a narrative that resonates with consumers and fosters a genuine connection between them and the brand.”— Dr. Joyce KahngCOSTA MESA, CA, UNITED…

Tampa, Florida, March 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Renowned entrepreneur and digital marketing expert Scott Keever has officially launched Pool Pros Marketing, an award-winning marketing agency dedicated to elevating pool companies’…

The Wall Street Journal report also says the Food and Drug Administration is helping to investigate the Facebook owner.US prosecutors in Virginia are probing whether Facebook-parent Meta’s social media platforms facilitated and profited…

TikTok faces a potential ban in the USThiago Prudêncio/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images US politicians have voted to ban popular video-sharing app TikTok unless its owner, technology company ByteDance, sells…

Amid concerns over user privacy and national security, Mnuchin told US media that TikTok ‘should be owned by US businesses’.Former United States Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has announced plans to rally investors in the hopes of…

Tate and his brother Tristan were detained on Monday night on allegations of sexual aggression dating back to 2012-2015.A Romanian court has approved a request from the United Kingdom to extradite controversial influencer Andrew Tate but…

Photo of Flagstaff Science Campus (FSC), Flagstaff, Arizona. There are 5 Science Centers located on the FSC: the Arizona Water Science Center, the Astrogeology Science Center, the Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science…

A range of videos are available on YouTubeLightField Studios Inc. / Alamy YouTube’s recommendation algorithm no longer inadvertently sends people down a rabbit hole of extreme political content, researchers have…

In January, a Chinese ultranationalist vlogger – video blogger – came across red circular stickers on the glass doors of a shopping mall in Nanjing featuring the words: “Happy 2024.” The vlogger claimed that what appeared to be innocent…

Conservative justices express concerns about Florida and Texas laws that curb platforms’ content moderation policies.The United States Supreme Court has cast doubt on a conservative push to crack down on the alleged liberal bias of…

Islamabad —  Access to social media platform X, formerly Twitter, remained restricted in Pakistan late Friday, a week after services were suspended following a high-level official’s declaration that he was involved in election rigging.…

Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce after the NFL Super BowlAP Photo/John Locher/Alamy AS I wrote this, helicopters flew overhead, circling the city where I live. Even though San Francisco lost…

Social media platforms take different approaches to moderationMatt Cardy/Getty Images The public appetite for moderating toxic speech on social media depends on the type of person being targeted, researchers have…

The resilience and stability of the U.S. financial system is critical to economic prosperity. However, the rapid pace of technological and geopolitical change introduce new potential threats that must be monitored and assessed. The…

What is an influencer program? In the rapidly evolving social media landscape, working with influencers has become a popular way to reach a desired audience. A social media influencer is anyone with a social media following beyond their…

In a healthy democracy, having accurate information is crucial for making informed decisions about voting and civic engagement. False and misleading information can lead to knowledge that is inaccurate, incomplete, or manipulated.…

Washington, DC, Feb. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Raising children in a screen-saturated world elicits fear, hope, and questions from parents, educators, and healthcare providers. The best thing to happen this year on “Safer Internet…

In 2004, as broadband was replacing dial-up internet and mobile phones with colour screens were gaining popularity, on February 4, a social network, named “TheFacebook”, was launched by 19-year-old Mark Zuckerberg and his college…

NEW YORK —  A graphic video from a Pennsylvania man accused of beheading his father that circulated for hours on YouTube has put a spotlight yet again on gaps in social media companies' ability to prevent horrific postings from…

The Chinese spy balloon that floated over Canada and the US in 2023 shortly before it was shot down over South CarolinaJoe Granita/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock Tens of thousands of bots tussled on Twitter to try to…

Tech executives at a congressional hearing, including: Shou Chew at TikTok, Linda Yaccarino at X and Mark Zuckerberg at MetaUPI / Alamy Stock Photo Families confronted Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg with pictures of their…

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Today at the #SocialGov Summit for Social Media Week DC, we’ll showcase two new initiatives for citizens, agencies and small businesses that help unlock the full potential of social data for the next generation of government services and…

“Dark Social” media took the web by storm this week, unveiling to many the shadows in measuring your social media impact. This accounts for the majority of your traffic and yet lives untraced where standard metrics fear to tread…

In September, the General Services Administration (GSA) launched a registry of all federally-managed social media accounts. We want to explain a little of the history behind the registry and talk about a few things that make it a truly…

The recent #SocialGov Summit on accessibility of government social media raised emerging issues faced by agencies in their effort to make sure the information citizens need is communicated to them when and how they need it. For many, the…

Gamification is the practice of using game technology or design principles for something that is not inherently game-like. Some examples include: bronze, silver, and gold badges for reading a set number of books, progress bars in…

Social media is transforming how government engages with citizens and how it delivers service. Agencies are using social media to share information and deliver service more quickly and effectively than ever before. Increasingly, these…

The hacking of an Associated Press news account on Twitter this week, and its fallout, underscored the need for agencies to prepare for similar obstacles. Especially in public service, misinformation from rogue accounts…

In helping support the social media team at the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), we have been hosting monthly Twitter Chats since March 2012. The…

The Apple iTunes App store is the only marketplace for downloading apps for the Apple platform. In order to put apps in the iTunes store, agencies or their contractors have signed agreements with Apple to use Apple Software to…

Guest post by Mario Damiani, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) at the Department of Labor. ODEP spearheads the Social Media Accessibility Working Group within the Federal Social Media Community of Practice. The working…

USAGov and USAGov en Español (formerly known as GobiernoUSA.gov) have been engaging with the public on social media long before Mayor Cory Booker underscored the need at this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW). In January 2010, we…

Digital metrics are critical for measuring, analyzing, and reporting on the effectiveness of your Web, mobile, social media, and other digital channels. Every agency should have a metrics strategy to measure performance, customer…

Guest post by Curtis Robert Burns, better known as Blogger Bob, at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). As a blogger for TSA I believe moderating blog comments always comes down to an understanding of your…

A sure way to drive employees crazy is to never share what executives discuss or decide until a new mandate lands on the organization’s collective head. While senior leaders should expect some privacy in decision-making and debate, they…

(This is the first installment of an ongoing series charting the programs, events and people that make the emerging field of social media and data in government an exciting place to serve the public. Agencies are encouraged to submit…

As non-lawyers peering into the legal world, be advised this post is not official legal advice from the Office of General Counsel. These are our impressions and what we took away from the Legal Learning Series session Social…

(This is the second installment of an ongoing series charting the programs, events and people that make the emerging field of social media and data in government From where I sit, I think we just had a great week in #socialgov.…

A Twitter town hall, or Twitter chat, is an event where agencies invite public engagement for a scheduled time period during which users can ask questions or find out more information about a topic via Twitter, much like a webinar.…

One way to leverage Twitter, beyond the basics of sending messages and engaging in dialogue, is to organize a Town Hall discussion, or Twitter chat. New guidance on preparing a live chat is now available, and we need your agencies…

Challenge and prize competitions are one path that federal agencies take to drive innovation and solve mission-centric problems—whether technical, scientific, or creative. Creative competitions include multimedia, photo, poster, and…

A public prize spurred Charles Lindbergh to fly across the Atlantic, and this week social media managers across government will help a new generation of prize competitions take flight. These sessions aren’t just for social media…

While we think about the audience, we don’t often map out the experience we want them to have when using our services. This is critical information for the design. In other cases, we may not have the data to analyze existing…

In July 2013, U.S. Forest Service fisheries biologist Pete Schneider launched a YouTube Live video event from the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center in Alaska. The goal of the project was to not only deliver a reliable 2-month long,…

Facebook announced they are refining their algorithm this week to better identify and promote quality news content. This can and will affect your strategic performance, but what exactly makes “quality” content and how can your agency…

(This is the next installment of an ongoing series charting the programs, events and people that make the emerging field of social media and data in government an exciting place to serve the public. Agencies are encouraged to submit…

It was a very good year, as Frank Sinatra sang, in the field of social media for the federal government. Advances were made not only in the technologies applied by agencies, but also the policies and strategies that unlock their…