Tag: Social media
Online content contributed to Molly Russell’s death, rules coroner
Unsafe online content contributed "in a more than minimal way" to the death of Molly Russell who took her own life, an inquest has found. Senior coroner Andrew Walker said material viewed by the 14-year-old Molly on social media "shouldn't have been available for a child to see". Molly, from Harrow, viewed thousands of images…
Refurbished Mobile Phones: 4 Buying Tips From Tech Gurus
If you're in the market for a new mobile phone, you may be considering buying a refurbished model. Refurbished phones can be a great way to get a high-quality phone at a fraction of the price of a new one. But before you buy, there are some things you need to know. In this blog…
How to Get More Likes on Instagram
Instagram followers like pages that appeal to them, and if they recognize a brand, those users add businesses, too. Increasing your follower volumes helps businesses get more out of their social media pages, and the company can maximize their earning potential. Read more to find out how to increase followers and get more likes on…
Brits leaving massive online trail, increasing security risk
Brits will leave behind an online trail of 9,828 photos, 10,811 social media posts and 126 email addresses across their lifetime. A study of 2,000 adults found more than a third (36 per cent) of our lives are now shared online, which will be viewable - even when we're no longer here. Adults share an…
Ofcom report shows Man United players receive most Twitter abuse
Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire have received the most Twitter abuse of any Premier League players, a new report has found. Ofcom analysis of 2.3 million tweets in the first half of last season found nearly 60,000 abusive posts, affecting seven in 10 top-flight players. Half of that abuse was directed at just…
Twitter down, but which sites have most downtime?
Does anyone remember the Twitter 'fail whale'? Twitter experienced one of the site’s longest outages for years today (July 14th, 2022), with the social network completely unavailable to users around the globe on web and mobile for almost an hour. According to Downdetector.co.uk, which tracks site outages, the service became unavailable at…
1 in 10 Twitter accounts posting Spam, claims research
A mathematical model designed by GlobalData has estimated that around 10% of Twitter’s active accounts are posting spam content. The data and analytics company notes that this is double that of Twitter’s reported figure - likely due to a difference in criteria as to what counts as ‘spam’. Sidharth Kumar, Senior Data Scientist at GlobalData,…
Tech Digest: Russian troll factory ‘plaguing social media with propaganda’
Britain has accused a "sick Russian troll factory" of "plaguing social media with Kremlin propaganda" after funding what it said was expert research into the organisation. Known as Cyber Front Z - adopting the military insignia used by Russia's invading forces in Ukraine - it was first uncovered in March by the news organisation Fontanka based in…
How to Use Digital Transformation to Optimize Customer Experience
The past few years significantly accelerated society into the digital era in which we find ourselves. More and more companies, organizations, and businesses are turning to virtual operations either in part, or in whole. Beyond that, the consumer base shows a higher percentage of digital natives entering the market every single year. This indicates that…
1 in 5 young people believe social media won’t exist in 10 years, claims report
While online communities and networks are part of everyday life for many, one in five (20%) young people think social media will not exist a decade into the future. That’s according to the latest findings from Goodwood’s Future Lab. Unsurprisingly, the top three technologies that people between the ages of 14 and 24 believe will see a decline in the next decade…
