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Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg says she doubted what became an accurate prediction by Mark Zuckerberg. Zuckerberg said in January 2020 that the coronavirus might require working remotely, she told Axios. Facebook sent all of its 50,000 employees home on March 6, 2020. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. Facebook's chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, says she thought CEO Mark Zuckerberg was "nuts" when, at the start of 2020, he suggested that all employees might have to work remotely because of the novel coronavirus.Zuckerberg told her and other senior Facebook employees in January 2020 to prepare for the possibility that all employees would have to work from home, Sandberg said in a podcast interview with "Axios Re:Cap" on Monday."I thought he was nuts," she said. "I was like: 'What do you mean there'd be a pandemic? What's a pandemic? And would we really work from home?' But he said: 'No, no. It's possible that everyone's going to have to,  » Read More

A U.S. agency investigating Facebook Inc. for racial bias in hiring and promotions has designated the probe as “systemic,” attorneys for three job applicants and a manager who claim the company discriminated against them told Reuters on Friday.A “systemic” probe means the agency, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, suspects company policies may be contributing to widespread discrimination. The EEOC typically resolves disputes through mediation or allowing complainants to sue employers. But agency officials designate a few cases “systemic,” enabling investigators to rope in specialists to analyze company data and potentially bring a broader lawsuit representing entire classes of workers. Facebook operations program manager Oscar Veneszee Jr. and two applicants denied jobs brought a charge last July to the EEOC, and a third rejected applicant joined the case in December. They have alleged Facebook discriminates against Black candidates and employees by relying on subjective evaluations and promoting problematic racial stereotypes. The designation of the EEOC’s probe has not been previously reported. No Allegations The EEOC has not brought allegations against Facebook.  » Read More

If you’re looking to get started with real estate Facebook ads, start with these battlefield-tested strategies that will generate low cost leads and convert more customers. When used properly, real estate Facebook ads can be a great addition to your business, can help you land more clients and ultimately, sell more homes. I’m going to share with you three ways you can use Facebook ads in your business. These are methods I have used in my own business and spent more than $10,000 on testing. You will learn some of the insights I gathered from my failures and successes. Let’s get started on these three battlefield-tested strategies and methods. 1. Generate tons of low cost leads I started here, probably like every real estate agent who eventually starts dabbling in Facebook ads. It’s a convincing argument to take out Facebook ads and be on your way to generate leads for a ridiculously low cost, like $0.04, especially, if we contrast that to the hundreds or thousands that a few agents pay for leads to companies like Zillow.  » Read More

DAKOTA DUNES, S.D. — The Siouxland News at Sunrise Facebook "Question of the Day" for this Monday, March 8th, is - how many pets have you ...  » Read More

published : 7 Mar 2021 at 18:00 Toto, the mascot of Potato Corner Thailand, appeared in a social media promotion at an unfortunate time on Saturday. (Photo from Potato Corner Thailand Facebook account) Potato Corner Thailand Co has apologised for a "careless" Facebook post about its Toto mascot that coincided with the police arrest of "Toto", a political activist.The fast food chain issued a statement late Saturday apologising for the fries promotion posted on its Facebook account earlier that day.. "Urgent news!!! Potato Corner, the first powder-mixed fries in Thailand, is arrested for being "too delicious," the ad read. "Toto (assumed name) is arrested at a Potato Corner branch on the sixth floor of CentralWorld while eating three cups of power-mixed french fries," the ad said. The ad was posted around the same time as the arrest of "Toto", Piyarat Chonthep, a leading member of the We Volunteer (WeVo) guard group, along with other activists, at the Major Ratchayothin shopping complex. The message angered protesters and other netizens,  » Read More

"Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world"-Hilary Clinton, read more such quotes to commemorate the International Womens' Day 2021. Also, share these beautiful quotes, wishes, messages, and images on WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook status. International Womens' Day 2021 quotes, wishes, images, messages.Women are an important part of society, whether in the form of mother, sister, daughter, girlfriend, etc. International Women’s Day (IWD) 2021 is a campaign with the theme “ChooseToChallenge”. International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political accomplishments of women.This IWD, challenge and call out gender bias and inequality. Everyone in this world is responsible for their own thoughts and actions - all day, every day. Therefore, we can all choose to seek out and celebrate women's achievements. Together, we can help in creating an inclusive world.IWD community says, "a challenged world is an alert world", and from challenge comes change. Therefore, this Women’s Day, choose to challenge everyone around you to take an action for gender imparity.  » Read More

Published March 06. 2021 06:05AM by Amy Miller amiller@tnonline.com Carbon County seniors and family members who utilize the Area Agency on Aging have a new source to receive information regarding events, updates and programs in the county. On Thursday, Commissioner Chris Lukasevich announced that the Carbon County Area Agency on Aging has joined the number of county departments that have created Facebook pages to keep residents informed about important subjects. He strongly encouraged seniors, age 60 and older; as well as family members who care for seniors to like the Facebook page. “It will provide essential information,” he said. Posts on the agency’s Facebook page so far include information on state programs, national nutrition month, reminders about LIHEAP deadlines, scams, vaccine information and more. Carbon County has been working to enhance its social media presence over the last year, instituting a policy to help departments better serve the community through Facebook. Departments that have Facebook pages include Carbon County Commissioners,  » Read More

We all know that Google can listen to your conversations, but what about Facebook? The social media giant claims that it doesn’t eavesdrop, but how often have you seen ads for products relating to a recent conversation?It’s a bit creepy to have suggested products or services pop up in your feed after talking about them. There have been many memes made about the seemingly telepathic nature of Facebook. Targeted advertising is how Facebook makes the bulk of its revenue, so it wouldn’t be a far-fetched idea. Tap or click here to see how your phone really is listening.While Facebook has denied listening in on conversations, it did confirm in 2016 that it uses the mic if you gave it permission. Even if what it says is true, you can never be too careful. Here are three ways to make sure that Facebook isn’t listening to your conversations.1. Check your Facebook permissionsBefore downloading an app, you can usually see the device functions it needs to operate and its requested permissions.  » Read More

by AdExchanger // Friday, March 5th, 2021 – 12:03 am Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Bite Of The Apple Another day, another platform, another investigation. This time, Apple is under scrutiny by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the UK’s antitrust regulator, over whether Apple “imposes unfair or anticompetitive conditions on app developers.” According to The Wall Street Journal, the investigation started after developers complained about Apple’s rules, such as requiring that all apps on iPhone and iPad devices must be distributed through Apple’s App Store. “At the core of the antitrust concerns is how much control and share of revenue technology giants should have in relation to popular apps,” the WSJ writes. Apple says it will work with the CMA and claims that its requirements for submitting apps are fair and also necessary in order to prevent malware and “rampant data collection without consent.” Relatedly, the EU had already started poking into Apple’s App Store policies last June,  » Read More

Facebook, which has pledged to support all of its operations with renewable energy, has spurred the development of another solar energy farm in Mississippi to help support the two Facebook data centers in the Tennessee Valley. The Tennessee Valley Authority announced Thursday that through its Green Invest program Facebook has agreed to buy the energy from its fourth solar farm. The newest project is a 150-megawatt solar and 50-megawatt battery storage facility in Lowndes County, Mississippi which is being developed by the Florida-based Origis Energy. Origis, through a long-term power purchase agreement with TVA that was signed on Facebook's behalf, will own and operate the plant. The project will create more than 250 construction jobs, with additional employment for 3-5 full-time operations and maintenance staff. Origis will complete the facility in late 2023, pending environmental reviews. "This is our second utility-scale solar facility in Mississippi with TVA, and it demonstrates the success of Green Invest in connecting local communities, private business and public power through renewable energy," said Vanhee, Origis Energy chief commercial officer and chief procurement officer.  » Read More