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While lawyers and service professional staff are actively invested in their personal LinkedIn Profiles, many firms and organizations do not have Company Pages. Or, if they do have Pages, they are not maximized to their fullest potential. It is important that administrators actively update and highlight their firms’ accomplishments and directives on the firm’s Company Page. It is especially important now when our business communications and development are dependent on virtual conversations. A LinkedIn Company Page allows for product marketing, creates advancement in industry standards and trends, and provides a rich platform for business development and recruitment. 1. Designate an administrator to create and manage the firm’s Company Page It is a best practice to only have one administrator to manage a firm company page. The administrator works in the “admin view” to update permanent information such as contact information, practice areas and locations. Other temporary information including events, time-sensitive videos — and recent promotions also need to be revised consistently. The new section called Analytics shows the administrator the visitors and followers to the firm’s company page. 2. Attorneys and professional staff who work for the firm should be listed on the Company Page There will be a link “See all ____ employees on LinkedIn” and that allows for a more robust page which speaks to the firm culture. Firms should encourage all attorneys and professional staff to have a personal page and be connected to the company page. 3. The administrator should create content in an About section, showcasing attorneys and professional staff and promotions, anniversaries, and new hires The About section includes highlights of the firm and its internal culture, practice areas served, any firm initiatives and information on industry trends and benchmarks. Include photos of the firm and information about the people who represent the firm…

Loading... David Guetta was crowned World's No. 1 DJ at the Top 100 DJs Awards, 2020. — AFP pic SANTA MONICA, Nov 10 — Snapchat is offering David Guetta fans the chance to enjoy an exceptional DJ set by simply pointing their smartphone to the sky. Via the mobile application, the DJ will appear and perform the exceptional set he played at this year's Top 100 DJs Awards — held virtually due to Covid-19 — where he was crowned World's No. 1 DJ. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, David Guetta's DJ set — which should have been held in Amsterdam before thousands of excited fans — was turned into an exclusively virtual performance. And it's this performance that Snapchat users can now experience in an original way, from the comfort of their own home, thanks to augmented reality. To watch the set, open the app then simply point your device camera to the sky and check that the specific Lens for the event appears in the carousel. If that's not the case, search for and select DJ Mag in Lens Explorer. Once you select the right Lens, a giant virtual David Guetta will appear in the sky and start banging out his top tunes. — AFP-Relaxnews

Photo via Antoine DellenbachWorld-famous soccer superstar Neymar has been banned off of Twitch. It’s unclear why the account has been banned at the moment, but the ban-hammer was swung not that long ago. It’s Neymar’s first ban on the platform.Neymar streamed as recently act Oct. 26, as evidenced by his Twitter feed, when he went live while playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.The Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil national team star has been streaming for several months, playing games like CS:GO and others. He’s got a pretty solid shot, as he does on the pitch.Neymar has been involved with gaming for many years, expressing interest in buying a League of Legends team as far back as 2017. He’s a legitimate gamer.This is a developing story, so stay tuned for more information about the ban.

Ife OgunfuwaWhatsApp, chatbots and telephone banking rank low among banking platforms used by Nigerians, according to the Augusto & Co Consumer Digital Banking Satisfaction Index report.However, the report, which examined customers’ preferences towards digital banking platforms hosted by 10 selected banks in Nigeria found that mobile banking applications remained the most popular digital banking platform.It stated that the increasing use of mobile banking was also supported by the growing base of mobile phone users.The study found that Internet and USSD banking ranked second and third among the most preferred digital banking platforms among Nigerians.“Mobile banking applications remain the most popular digital banking platform. The increasing use of mobile banking has also been backed by the growing base of mobile phone users, which has grown by a five-year compound annual growth rate of six per cent to 184.4 million as the end of 2019,” the Augusto & Co Consumer report stated.It added, “Approximately 82 per cent of the survey respondents are aware of their respective bank’s mobile banking service while Internet banking recorded a 57 per cent awareness.“While the level of USSD banking awareness of 48 per cent was comparably lower than the aforementioned services, it increased from 45 per cent in the 2019 survey.”Analysts at Agusto & Co stated that because USSD banking uses analogue technology and did not require an Internet connection, it extended banking services to a wider audience, especially low-income earners.This, according to them, has helped the prominence of USSD banking.The study revealed that funds transfer, airtime and data top-up, bills payment and account balance were the most common transactions carried out on digital banking platforms.According to Augusto & Co, approximately 46 per cent of the survey respondents are aware of the existence of digital/neo banks.The report said, “However, given that it’s a new trend in the…

Diwali begins this week, and to help users take part in what will be a mostly remote celebration in 2020, Instagram has added some new features designed around the key themes of the event. First off, Instagram's adding a new AR effect to help 'Share Your Light'. As you can see here, the AR overlay places a “Festive Diya”, inspired by mandalas and festive colors, over your video clip. Users can apply the effect on Reels, in Stories and in regular feed posts, while you can also add the #ShareYourLight hashtag to join in the broader discussion. In addition to this, Instagram has also added some custom-designed templates for Stories, which tie into the key themes of the celebration. Instagram will also be looking to amplify South Asian creators on its official profiles, highlighting the color of the season, and adding further to the focus to the event. More than 800 million people celebrate Diwali across the world, and as noted, with COVID-19 lockdowns limiting our capacity to get together, additions like this can play an important role in keeping us connected for what's normally such a social, interactive event. Digital tools can replace real-world connection, but they do add another way to participate, while Instagram is also highlighting the key elements of the festival to a wider audience, helping to open up more discussion and awareness around global happenings. Follow Andrew Hutchinson on Twitter

In-app advertising remains one of the biggest unexploited opportunities in digital marketing, according to John Egan, head of demand at MoPub, a Twitter-owned ad exchange.He made the point during a video interview with The Drum, which sought to explain how in-app advertising is emerging as a key channel, which can help brands to become a more significant part of consumers' daily digital lives thanks to its demographic reach and significant time spend on the channel. "It's essentially playing a bigger role in a user's digital day," he said. “If you have a broad audience and a lot of people spending time on a particular channel, that’s a pretty strong foundation to work from,” he added.Mobile Consumption Accelerates Under Lockdown MoPub,which has a reach of over 1.5bn unique devices, has seen existing trends —such as the amount of time spent daily on mobile devices overtaking time spent watching television — accelerate during 2020 thanks to lockdown media consumption habits. Mobile gaming downloads reached their highest ever levels during the first week of April as lockdowns across the globe took hold (The Drum, 2020), furthering the case for marketers to consider mobile gaming as a channel.“This year, a lot of the trends we saw slowly bubbling up over time really accelerated as we all began working from home,” Egan said. “In the past, we saw a slow and steady amount of time being spent on mobile devices and it had just eclipsed TV. But as lockdown came in, the amount of time spent in-app on mobile accelerated, as people started spending more time at home. It seemed to us that people were turning to mobile devices to stay informed, to stay connected, and to be entertained. That has remained the case throughout the course of this year.” Mobile Gaming Remains Largely UntappedMoPub…

Vimeo launched a new app so sellers can create product videos for their Shopify-hosted stores and social networking accounts. Vimeo for Shopify is a new integration with Shopify that lets merchants “automatically create dynamic, professional-quality product videos at scale,” a spokesperson for Vimeo told EcommerceBytes. Sellers can seamlessly distribute videos to Shopify and other social channels directly from their Vimeo accounts. Vimeo for Shopify leverages proprietary AI to pull assets from sellers’ existing product catalog — photos, videos, SKU insights, text, and prices — and create a collection of high-quality videos in minutes. There are over a million businesses using Shopify, and a recent survey showed over 60% of respondents considered video an important or extremely important asset for their Shopify stores, according to the spokesperson. Vimeo already has partnerships with Eventbrite, GoDaddy, Patreon, and Facebook as it expands its footprint with strategic partnerships. You can learn more about Vimeo for Shopify on the Vimeo.com website. Ina SteinerIna Steiner is co-founder and Editor of EcommerceBytes and has been reporting on ecommerce since 1999. She's a widely cited authority on marketplace selling and is author of "Turn eBay Data Into Dollars" (McGraw-Hill 2006). Her blog was featured in the book, "Blogging Heroes" (Wiley 2008). Follow her on Twitter at @ecommercebytes and send news tips to ina@ecommercebytes.com.

by Alex Billington November 9, 2020Source: Vimeo "Where did all this fear come from?" Good question. An official trailer has debuted for a documentary titled Chasing Childhood, which is made by two veteran doc producers directing their first film. It's premiering at the DOC NYC Film Festival this month - hence the trailer arriving now. Chasing Childhood was filmed before the pandemic, but the issues explored are even more profoundly relevant today: what is the changing landscape of contemporary childhood and parenting? What is best for my kid? These questions transcend zip code and demographics. Chasing Childhood is a feature documentary that explores the rapidly changing landscape of contemporary childhood and parenting. Most importantly the film focuses on the importance of "free play" and the openness to let your kids be independent and run off on their own. I really love what she says at the end of this trailer: "All the worry in the world doesn't prevent death, it prevents life." Exactly. First trailer (+ poster) for Munzer Loeb & Wurmfeld's doc Chasing Childhood, on Vimeo (via Indiewire): In today's highly charged world of structure, stranger danger, helicopter parenting, free play in childhood has disappeared, giving way to unprecedented anxiety and depression. This phenomenon impacts kids from a range of socioeconomic backgrounds. Children's lives are consumed with wall-to-wall activities and constant monitoring-the overprotected, over-directed, over-pressured childhood is the new normal. This doc film takes us to schools in affluent Wilton, CT; working class Patchogue, NY; and metropolitan Manhattan. Throughout these different stories, a central question emerges: How can we eschew harmful parenting strategies and empower our kids to become their most fully realized, authentic selves? The film offers possible solutions as journalist Lenore Skenazy, evolutionary psychologist Peter Gray, former dean of freshmen at Stanford University Julie Lythcott-Haims, and leaders…

George Woolston   | Burlington County Times MOUNT HOLLY —  A youth pastor accused of blackmailing young boys into sending him sexually explicit videos will remain behind bars.Sean Higgins, the youth pastor and music leader at Harbor Baptist Church and teacher at Harbor Baptist Academy in Hainesport, was ordered to remain in Burlington County Jail pending trial.The order was handed down Friday in Burlington County Superior Court by Judge Mark Tarantino, the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office announced.Read more: Hainesport youth pastor charged with blackmailing young boys into sending sexual videosThe 30-year-old Palmyra man faces 28 charges, including aggravated sexual assault and manufacturing child sexual abuse material.He is accused of posing as a teenage girl under the alias "Julie Miller" on Snapchat and Instagram to convince young boys to send him nude photos, and then using those photos to blackmail the boys into recording sexually explicit videos.The investigation is ongoing.Anyone who believes their child has had inappropriate interaction on Snapchat or Instagram with someone going by the user name of Julie Miller, Julia Miller, or some variation of that handle, is asked to call Burlington County Central Communications at 609-265-7113, or send an email to tips@co.burlington.nj.us.George Woolston is a South Jersey native who covers several topics for the Burlington County Times. He joined the staff in 2019. Contact him at gwoolston@thebct.com and follow on Twitter @gcwoolston. Help support local journalism with a subscription to the Burlington County Times.

Trending ISTANBUL, TURKEY - FEBRUARY 24: In this photo illustration a mobile phone screen displays the Snapchat logo in front of a keyboard in Istanbul, Turkey on February 24, 2020. Muhammed Enes Yildirim / Anadolu Agency The latest Snapchat filter to go viral is the PS5 Filter, which people have been using to trick their friends into thinking they have a PS5! The filter makes it look as though there is a brand new PS5 box in front of you, and people all over the world have been falling for it. Instagram also has very similar filters for you to try out, just read our article below for the instructions. UPDATE: Stop the Steal Facebook page shut down This content could not be loaded That snapchat PS5 filter is real dawg— xiety (@yungprixx) November 9, 2020 How to get the PS5 Snapchat filter Click on this link Scroll through the page and choose the filter you want to use Scan the Snapcode on your Snapchat app Select the filter and hit record! People have been using the filter to send to their friends and family, tricking them into thinking they have bought them a PS5. People have been sharing their views on the filter on Twitter, with one writing: “Just used that ps5 filter on my bf… he thought!” This content could not be loaded Just used that ps5 filter on my bf… he thought 😂— lizeth (@galllizz) November 9, 2020 How to get the PS5 Instagram filter Go onto Instagram and open Instagram Stories Click on your face to activate filters and scroll through to the end Click on the icon labelled ‘Browse Effects’ Search “PS5” Browse through the filters, but if you want the ps5 box, click on the first one Click “Try it now” In other news,…