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There are so many social media platforms available today, but one app seems to be rounding up the best aspects of each in an attempt to stay relevant.Instagram is introducing new features, including one that allows users to post blurbs of text and another that encourages them to post Stories at certain times.MORE: How to use BeReal, the 'unfiltered' social media app now on 15 million phonesMany Instagram users already have access to the new Notes feature – posts of up to 60 characters that only contain text or emojis. To leave a Note, users must go to the top of their inboxes, where they can type a message that will appear at the top of their followers' inboxes for 24 hours. Users can allow their notes to be seen by all of the followers that they follow back, or only the people on their hand-selected Close Friends list. Replies will arrive as DMs. Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of Facebook and its parent company Meta Platforms, which also owns Instagram, described Notes as, "a new space to share thoughts, ask questions, or post a status." Internal testing revealed that people enjoy having a casual space to share what's on their minds and to start conversations. Instagram

pexels A mascot can be any person, thing, animal, or fictional figure for a specific company, sports team, industry, neighborhood, or other entity. A mascot is also said to bestow luck and wealth on the organization it represents. In addition to grabbing users’ attention, social networking apps’ mascots also enable users to connect the app with the mascot. Mascots are excellent for advertising, and the more effective and pertinent a mascot is, the more it will entice new customers to utilize the program. If you’re wondering which social networking platform has a ghost as its mascot, the answer is unquestionably Snapchat. Snapchat’s mascot on social media is a ghost. One of the most popular social media apps recently coming onto the scene is Snapchat. The popularity of the photo and video messaging app Snapchat is still growing on a global scale. We can send messages, pictures, and videos to our friends and family. We can also specify how long the message will be displayed. Moreover, if you are on Spotify and want to take your account to the next level, use Spotifystorm. You might be curious about the ghost that serves as Snapchat’s mascot and how it was made. Learn

A delivery driver who was using Snapchat when he caused a crash that killed a man has been jailed. Daniaal Iqbal, 23, has been jailed for three-and-a-half years and disqualified from driving for two years for causing the death of Peter Rushforth by dangerous driving. York Crown Court heard how Iqbal, of Toller Lane in Bradford, was using Snapchat at the wheel of his white Ford Transit van when he ploughed into the 56-year-old biker on Kirkby Road in Ripon on September 21, 2019. Iqbal had just made a delivery and had just rounded a corner when he collided with Mr Rushforth, who was travelling towards Ripon on his blue GSXR Suzuki motorbike. The impact of the collision killed him instantly. Read more: Paedophile stopped in Halifax street by police found to have sick child abuse WhatsApp chats Iqbal was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and his mobile phone was seized and taken in for forensic examination. The Digital Forensic Unit at North Yorkshire Police had extracted data from the phone and the force's Major Collision investigators found evidence Iqbal had been interacting with his phone all along Kirkby Road. Investigators found he had been launching

Luton teenager handed rehabilitation order for manslaughter of 63-year-old manA teenager who carried out knife attack which left a man with fatal injuries has been handed youth rehabilitation order. The 17-year-old from Luton, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found guilty of manslaughter last month after Ghulam Raja, 63, died from his injuries in hospital.The incident occurred on 15 November 2021, when the boy, who was 16 at the time, stabbed Mr Raja, from Bolton, four times in the head and leg following an argument at an address in Dorrington Close, Luton.Mr Raja was taken to hospital for treatment but died five days later.A video of the injured victim was posted to the boy's Snapchat account and a minute after uploading it, he called police.During the trial, the boy admitted stabbing the man but said he was defending himself and another person and that he had no intention to cause serious harm.Following a two-week trial at Luton Crown Court in November, the boy was found guilty of manslaughter and yesterday (Monday) was sentenced at the same court to a 12-month Youth Rehabilitation Order with intensive supervision and surveillance. The judge took into account the amount of time he had already

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A Florida high school basketball coach and security guard has been arrested for allegedly paying young female students to send him explicit pictures on Snapchat. Alton Edwards, 28, would allegedly pay his victims between $10 and $75 to send him the images after targeting them through social media, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office charged. Sheriff William Snyder said his agency got an anonymous tip about Edwards’ scheme — and that they talked to seven teens who said they sent him nude pictures. Snyder said parents need to be vigilant about the perils of online exploitation. “Go to your child tonight and say, ‘I want to look in your camera and look at every single app that can hide pictures,'” Snyder told WPTV. “If your children have Snapchat, go home tonight and delete it.” Alton Edwards allegedly solicited teens for nude pics. Edwards appeared to target vulnerable youngsters, Snyder said. “It looks like his major (modus operandi) would be to find the girls on Snapchat, take a look at their friends and then just start probing,” he told the station “Really, it’s grooming. He finds a child who might be more vulnerable and he gets them to send pictures of them

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Residents are receiving calls from someone claiming to be from the Sheriff’s Office SAN LUIS OBISPO — The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office is warning about an old scam that’s making a new comeback in San Luis Obispo County.  The Sheriff’s Office has been informed that several people in the last few days reported they had been contacted by someone claiming to be from the Sheriff’s Office. The scammers used technology that made it appear the call was coming from the Sheriff’s Office on caller ID. Residents were warned there was a warrant out for their arrest because they failed to appear for jury duty. The scammer has even used the names of actual judges to make the call appear to be legitimate. The caller indicates the resident can clear the warrant by making arrangements to give them information from a green dot card/prepaid debit card. In one of those cases, a county resident fell victim to this scam with a reported loss of $5,000. The Sheriff’s Office want to warn residents these calls have no connection to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office or Superior Court.  The Sheriff’s Office reminds the public that it is not their practice

Posted by AM Reporter Staff on Dec 11th, 2022 Snap (NYSE:SNAP – Get Rating) and Grindr (NYSE:GRND – Get Rating) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Institutional and Insider Ownership 51.4% of Snap shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.5% of Grindr shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.7% of Snap shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Analyst Recommendations This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Snap and Grindr, as reported by MarketBeat. Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Snap 3 27 8 0 2.13 Grindr 0 0 0 0 N/A Snap presently has a consensus price target of $14.85, indicating a potential upside of 57.11%. Given Snap’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Snap is more favorable than Grindr. Profitability This table compares Snap and Grindr’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets. Net

The University of Missouri has been called to task after screenshots of a student’s inflammatory and racist remark about Black death began circulating online on Saturday (Dec. 10). The Kansas City Defender, a nonprofit digital startup, broke the story on Thursday (Dec. 8), reporting that students have demanded the expulsion of a classmate identified as Meg Miller. The controversy unfolded when Miller allegedly snapped a photo of herself smiling along with the caption, “If they would have killed more n**gers, we would have had the whole week off.” The racially insensitive remarks come weeks after three Black football players were fatally wounded at the University of Virginia. Miller’s presence on social media reportedly went dark after she became a trending topic. According to screen grabs of her Instagram account, however, she identified herself as “unapologetically conservative,” a “Second Amendment enthusiast,” and a “pro-life advocate.” Other screenshots of her social media posts showed her smiling as she posed with a dead deer and cheesed up alongside Kyle Rittenhouse. Last year, Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges after he fatally shot two men and wounded a third during the civil and political unrest that broke out in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in the summer of 2020.