Twitter suspends Bloomberg ‘fan’ accounts for manipulation and spam

Authentic fans, we’re sure. Image: Jeff Zelevansky / getty By Jack Morse2020-02-22 10:15:52 -0800 You can’t buy friends, but man oh man Michael Bloomberg sure is trying.  The recent Republican and current candidate for the Democratic party’s presidential nomination has made waves with a shady social media marketing campaign that veered hard into sponcon. But…

Russia Is Learning How to Bypass Facebook’s Disinfo Defenses

Since Russia’s stunning influence operations during the 2016 United States presidential race, state and federal officials, researchers, and tech companies have been on high alert for a repeat performance. With the 2020 election now just seven months away, though, newly surfaced social media posts indicate that Russia’s Internet Research Agency is adapting its methods to…

Bloomberg May Be Taking Hits in the Polls, But He’s Crushing the Social Media Cringe Finals

Photo: George Frey (Getty Images)Former New York City mayor and billionaire oligarch Michael Bloomberg’s presidential campaign hasn’t had the best week since the Feb. 19 Democratic primary debate in Nevada, where he was more or less mechanically separated into meat byproducts by the rest of the field on everything from his support for stop-and-frisk policing…

Resso, Bytedance’s music streaming app, officially launches in India, sans Tencent-backed Universal Music

TikTok, the hugely popular social media app, found a lot of early traction by giving users a way to create funny lip-synced versions of clips from well-known songs and then share them with friends (its predecessor in the West was even called Musically). Now at long last, TikTok’s owner, China’s ByteDance, is doubling down on…

How to create engaging social media videos with zero experience (or talent)

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. Each HD video comes out to less than $1. Image: design wizard By StackCommerceMashable Shopping2020-02-19 10:00:00 UTC TL;DR: Elevate your marketing skills with the Design Wizard: Stock Video Bundle for $49, a 95% savings.  In this algorithm-driven age,…

Why Is Social Media So Addictive?

Illustration: Benjamin Currie (Gizmodo)Giz AsksGiz AsksIn this Gizmodo series, we ask questions about everything from space to butts and get answers from a variety of experts.Social media is awful and whatever pleasures it confers in the form of mildly amusing memes or a fleeting sense of community/belonging are massively outweighed by its well-documented downsides. Their…

Facebook’s Twitter and Instagram accounts hacked

Facebook’s social media accounts were temporarily taken over by a group of hackers on Friday afternoon.The hacking group OurMine posted on the Twitter and Instagram accounts for Facebook and Messenger, writing “even Facebook is hackable”.The accounts have now been restored.OurMine claims its attacks are an attempt to show cyber vulnerabilities. In January it hijacked over…

How to Promote a Documentary Storytelling Series on Social Media

Does your marketing include episodic video content? Wondering how to promote your series? In this article, you’ll discover how to release and promote a documentary storytelling series on social media. Why Marketers Should Consider Documentary Storytelling Using storytelling rather than product pushing in marketing content can give you a significant edge. While traditional marketing highlights…

Social Media ROI: How to Measure Your Social Marketing

Want to improve the return on investment (ROI) of your social media marketing? Are you measuring the right things? To explore everything you need to know about measuring ROI, I interview Christopher Penn on the Social Media Marketing Podcast. Christopher is the chief data scientist at Trust Insights. He also hosts the In-Ear Insights podcast.…

Planters kills off Mr. Peanut for a Super Bowl ad, and people are thrilled

The deceased with three fans in 2018. Image: Patrick McDermott / Getty Images By Chloe Bryan2020-01-22 18:15:24 UTC “Mr. Peanut” has “died,” according to the Planters mascot’s official Twitter account.  The sentient legume’s demise is part of a Super Bowl ad campaign, according to AdAge, which began with a video of Mr. Peanut sacrificing himself…

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