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Latest news, best practices, & emerging trends in social media

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Are Decentralized Social Networks the Future of Social Media?

March 16, 2023 by Christian Zilles

In the current version of social media, a handful of powerful Silicon Valley companies largely [Read More]

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The Real News About Social Media Fake News

March 13, 2023 by Christian Zilles

Ever wondered why fake news spreads so quickly on social media? A number of theories have been [Read More]

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How Young Is Too Young For Social Media?

March 9, 2023 by Christian Zilles

We’ve suspected this for a long time, but now even Vivek Murthy, the Surgeon General of the United [Read More]

Lessons From the National Weather Service on How to Use Social Media

March 1, 2023 by Christian Zilles

With a goal of protecting lives and property through timely issuance of watches and warnings for [Read More]

Why Banning TikTok Might Be Harder Than You Think

January 23, 2023 by Christian Zilles

Efforts to ban TikTok within the United States are turning out to be much harder than anyone [Read More]

What is ChatGPT and Why Does it Matter?

January 17, 2023 by Christian Zilles

One of the surprising tech success stories of 2022 was the introduction of artificial intelligence [Read More]

The Best Social Media Trends of 2023

January 13, 2023 by Christian Zilles

Social media continues to change and evolve, and 2023 will be no different. There are several trends [Read More]

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Is There Free Speech on Twitter?

January 10, 2023 by Christian Zilles

If there was one story that captivated the social media world in 2022, it was Twitter. It all [Read More]

Misinformation is Everywhere on Social Media These Days

December 20, 2022 by Christian Zilles

Despite every effort to stop the spread of misinformation on social media, it just never seems to go [Read More]

How Social Media Is Polarizing America

December 8, 2022 by Christian Zilles

If it seems to you that America has become a much angrier nation recently, you’re not mistaken. By [Read More]

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of AI in Government

November 22, 2022 by Christian Zilles

While artificial intelligence (AI) gets far more attention in the private sector than in the public [Read More]

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Your Smartphone Is Also a World-Class Surveillance Tool

November 18, 2022 by Christian Zilles

Sometimes, it seems like there is nothing that your smartphone does not know about you. After all, [Read More]

Your College Campus Might Be More Orwellian Than You Thought

November 4, 2022 by Christian Zilles

Remember your college days? Looking back in hindsight, those were carefree days, without a care in [Read More]

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How Kim Kardashian Might Have Saved the Crypto Industry

October 19, 2022 by Christian Zilles

The crypto industry continues to be largely unregulated, and that has led to all kinds of risks for [Read More]

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Is Your In-App Browser Tracking You?

October 5, 2022 by Christian Zilles

Sometimes it seems like the big social media companies have an infinite number of ways to track you. [Read More]

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How Facebook used Data to Disrupt Traditional Media

September 28, 2022 by Christian Zilles

About a decade ago, publications like WIRED and The Economist began suggesting that data might [Read More]

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How Facebook Ad Dollars helped Axios get acquired

September 21, 2022 by Christian Zilles

Something very strange is happening in Washington, D.C. these days. Media publications focused on [Read More]

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Is the Market For NFTs Really Over?

September 14, 2022 by Christian Zilles

Meta, which recently announced integration of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) into both Facebook and [Read More]

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Details of the new TikTok security flaw

September 8, 2022 by Christian Zilles

Almost every month, it seems like there’s a new scandal or controversy swirling around TikTok. The [Read More]

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Can Elon Musk Fix Twitter?

August 17, 2022 by Christian Zilles

Elon Musk’s much-ballyhooed bid to acquire Twitter has galvanized the nation for almost six months [Read More]

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What If the Future of Search Is Not Google?

August 2, 2022 by Christian Zilles

For many of us, it is almost impossible to imagine a time when Google did not exist. How did people [Read More]

Something’s Not Right With the Facebook Algorithm

July 29, 2022 by Christian Zilles

In many ways, the original premise behind the Facebook algorithm was brilliant. With the help of [Read More]

How NFTs Might Power the Next Big Wave of Social Media E-Commerce

July 27, 2022 by Christian Zilles

When non-fungible tokens (NFTs) first burst onto the scene in 2020, most brands didn’t know what to [Read More]

Who Is Tracking Your Health Data These Days?

May 9, 2022 by Christian Zilles

The conventional wisdom these days is that rigorous health data privacy laws protect your sensitive [Read More]

How Social Media Sells Your Fear and Outrage for Profit

April 20, 2022 by Christian Zilles

If you have spent at least 15 minutes on social media today, then the chances are quite high that [Read More]

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