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Farmers Branch Mayor Robert Dye's Image Used In Instagram Scam
FARMERS BRANCH, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A crook or crooks on social media used a North Texas public official’s image to make their phony offers appear legitimate. The City of Farmers Branch said it happened to Mayor Robert Dye this week. Someone impersonated him in a fake Instagram account, then used…Read More
Amouranth reveals how female Twitch streamers get more viewers
Amouranth on Twitch / AmouranthOlivia R. January 29, 2021Controversial Twitch streamer Kaitlyn "Amouranth" Siragusa has revealed a secret to getting viewers. But it only works if you're a female streamer. Amouranth was hanging out with Devin Nash during an IRL stream, answering questions from her fellow Twitch partner. This led…Read More
Over 27.9 billion hours watched across Twitch, YouTube Gaming, and Facebook Gaming in 2020 …
Throughout 2020, viewers watched a combined 27.9 billion hours of content across all platforms, with viewership reaching 8.26 billion hours in just Q4 alone, according to a data report from Streamlabs and Stream Hatchet. YouTube Gaming nearly doubled its total watch time from 3.19 billion to 6.19 billion, while Facebook…Read More
Why does Snapchat say opened just now?
A strange bug is beginning to confuse frequent Snapchat users. After sending a message, the app will say it has been delivered, as usual. However, regardless of when the message was received, Snapchat will say it was opened just now. As a result, users don’t know when messages were actually…Read More
Genesee County Sheriff holds virtual townhall on internet safety
FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) -”Their entire life is text messaging back and forth with other people. And so do you know who your child is messaging direct messaging, having conversations with?” said Voice for Children, Executive Director, Nyse Holloman. It’s a question the Genesee County Sheriff and his partners at Voices…Read More
Charges: Girl, 15, sexually assaulted by her manager at Trail of Terror attraction
A onetime supervisor for a popular Halloween attraction in Shakopee sexually assaulted a 15-year-old co-worker in the first of many encounters spanning months, according to charges. Bryan E. Ellinger, now 31, of Shakopee, was charged Wednesday with first- and third-degree criminal sexual conduct in connection with the assaults, which began…Read More
7 LinkedIn Mistakes That May Harm Your Job Search
When looking for a new job, LinkedIn can be a powerful tool. The platform has a detailed job board, over 250 million monthly active users, and is a hangout spot for CEOs and hiring managers. But to use LinkedIn to your advantage, you must make full use of the platform.…Read More
Beyond Reddit, day traders turning social media platforms into squawk boxes
By Imani Moise (Reuters) - Social media chatrooms are beginning to resemble the squawk boxes on old-fashioned trading floors, as a new generation of retail traders continues to gain influence over the stock market. While attention has focused on the Wallstreetbets Reddit page that helped send shares of GameStop Corp…Read More
The Duke Of Hastings Is Really Just Chuck Bass In The 1800s
If you have a thing for brooding bad boys on TV, this one is for you. I've grown very fond of Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings — a main character of Bridgerton with fuckboy antics. LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX In fact, I know them all too well. *Chuck Bass has entered the…Read More
GoPro users rapidly increasing, YouTube community hits 10 million
Post the coronavirus crunch, video content creators resumed traveling which is why GoPro users surged forward. The company's YouTube channel has reached ten million subscribers. GoPro Hero 9 BlackHIGHLIGHTSGoPro users surged forward post the coronavirus crunch.GoPro YouTube channel hits ten million subscribers.GoPro uploaded its first YouTube video in September, 2009.The…Read More
Twitter wants your help fighting falsehoods. It's risky, but it just might work
Twitter has spent years and millions of dollars fighting falsehoods with a now well-worn arsenal—fact-checks and warning labels and context labels and algorithmic tweaks and bans and bans on the President of the United States—but this week the company unveiled a totally new weapon: us. Select Twitter users who participate…Read More
Video software platform Vimeo valued at nearly $6 billion in a new round of fundraising
In December, Vimeo saw its highest month of year-over-year revenue growth—57 percent—for all of 2020. Vimeo on 25 January announced in an official release that it raised $300 million in primary equity from funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. and Oberndorf Enterprises, LLC at a valuation…Read More
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Twitter's Trump Ban
The social network is better than ever. Why not block all heads of state?Jan. 28, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ETCredit...Jordan AwanOfficially, Donald Trump left office only last week, but in truth the frenetic, ALL-CAPS soul of the Trump presidency took flight weeks before, when @realdonaldtrump, the president’s Twitter feed and the…Read More
New film examines secrets of Amazonian aquatics trade
A new film exploring the artisanal fishing trade for the home aquarium industry in Brazil has been released on Vimeo. Wild Caught: The Aquarium Fish Trade of the Amazon is the first full-length documentary to investigate the trade of tropical fish, the benefits it offers to rainforest conservation and the…Read More
60 Million YouTube Views For NDTV's Tractor Rally Violence Coverage
NDTV's coverage of the January 26 violence in Delhi was the most-watched among English Channels on YouTube, proving yet again that it is the leader in quality news journalism. NDTV India was the second most-watched among Hindi channels.NDTV's YouTube page collected 60 million views, according to statistics acquired by Social…Read More
Explainer: Google, Facebook battle Australia over proposed revenue-sharing law
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc’s Google has vowed to withdraw its main search engine from Australia, while Facebook Inc says it will block news sharing if the government proceeds with a law to make them pay domestic media outlets for content they feature.FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed Google logo is…Read More
