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Current thoughts on social media

Martin Fowler

It's now been a year since The Muskover, what does my use of social media look like now, both as a reader and a writer?

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Your Social Media Presence Can Help You Land (or Lose) a Job Opportunity

Harvard Business Review

And if you’re currently employed, how do you walk the tightrope between subtly reaching out to your social media contacts and not setting off alarm bells with your employer? In this article, the author speaks with two experts about how to strategically manage your presence on social media when searching for a new role.

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Social media giants urged to tackle data-scraping privacy risks

TechCrunch

’s ICO, Canada’s OPC and Hong Kong’s OPCPD, has urged mainstream social media platforms to protect users’ public posts from scraping — warning they face a legal responsibility to do so in most markets. A joint statement signed by regulators at a dozen international privacy watchdogs, including the U.K.’s

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Social media is a rip-off

InfoWorld

Much of the angst about social media revolves around how they deal with your personal data. It is said of social media that if you aren’t paying for the product, then you are the product. But of course, the advertising is only effective if you actually visit the social media site.

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Google’s new tools help discussion forums and social media platforms rank higher in search results

TechCrunch

Google today introduced new tools for website owners, including those running social media sites and discussion forums, who want to better elevate their content in Google’s search results.

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Summer International uses social media data to launch new beauty brands

TechCrunch

If you follow #beautytok, #beautytube or any beauty content on social media platforms, you know that popular product trends are hard to keep up with. We have our own supply chain and we have the power to distribute brands across Asia via our social commerce and live distribution platforms.

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Technology’s role in social sustainability

CIO

Technology has a critical role to play in any organization’s social sustainability strategy. And according to a survey from NTT, a majority of senior executives recognize this and are actively working to harness digital technology and innovation to support their social sustainability initiatives. That number is set to grow.