Folks, I never thought I’d see the day any Republican, let alone Lindsey Graham, said they believed in the Green New Deal. But on Friday, I heard his voice utter those exact words in a Facebook ad.“Simply put, we believe in the Green New Deal,” Graham intoned as string music swelled. There’s just one tiny…
Image: Mario Tama / Getty – composite by mashable By Nicole Gallucci2019-10-12 15:54:20 UTC Elizabeth Warren is actively trying to raise awareness about Facebook’s problematic ad policy ahead of the 2020 election, and she’s getting especially creative with her tactics. The Massachusetts Senator and Democratic presidential candidate recently invested in a series of Facebook ads…
As part of the election efforts, Facebook is launching Facebook Protect, additional security measures for accounts that may face threats during an election, including candidates, elected officials and staff. Participants will have to use two-factor authentication, and their accounts will be monitored for hacking.To make Pages more transparent, Facebook is adding info on who’s behind…
Heaven forbid a political candidate’s Facebook account gets hacked. They might spread disinformation…like they’re already allowed to do in Facebook ads… Today Facebook made a slew of announcements designed to stop 2020 election interference. “The bottom line here is that elections have changed significantly since 2016,” and so has Facebook in response, CEO Mark Zuckerberg…
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren wants to know what President Donald Trump and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talked about during their Oval Office meeting last month. Warren, who’s leading the Democratic race along with Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden, even suggested in a series of tweets Monday night that Facebook may have changed one of…
Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s presidential campaign sent Facebook a letter about a false video ad that a super PAC ran on the social network.The campaign of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. noted in a letter to Facebook that a false ad had been placed by a super PAC, not by another political leader.Credit…Scott…
President Donald Trump’s official Facebook page has been running a series of ads that feature an anti-Native American slur, according to the social media company’s archive of political ads. Trump can be heard referring to Senator Elizabeth Warren by the name “Pocahontas” in the ad, which started running on October 11.President Trump has repeatedly called…
President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is using copyrighted music in its latest Facebook ads—music that it didn’t pay for, according to the artist’s record label, which told Gizmodo the Trump campaign never obtained permission to use the song.Over this past weekend, the Trump campaign started running Facebook ads to attack Democratic presidential candidate Senator Cory…
Yet another company has been hit by a ransomware attack
Having an eCommerce mobile app is not a big deal — but creating a successful eCommerce mobile app is tough. Social commerce and eCommerce industries are booming, and every stakeholder wants to jump on the bandwagon. Meanwhile, Shopping apps are increasing in numbers, so it’s tough to sustain your space in the crowded app store.…
Porsche will begin selling its vehicles online in the U.S. for the first time, the company announced on Monday. To begin with, the company is proceeding with a pilot program that will be offered with 25 of its U.S.-based dealer partners, but the automaker says it could expand to cover the U.S. market more broadly…
Europe’s top court has set a new line for the policing of illegal speech online. The ruling has implications for how speech is regulated on online platforms — and is likely to feed into wider planned reform of regional rules governing platforms’ liabilities. Per the CJEU decision, platforms such as Facebook can be instructed to…
Customer retention is easier than finding new customers. Image credit: andresr | Getty Images Jennifer Spencer Guest Writer Serial Entrepreneur, Content Creator, Avid Learner October 21, 2019 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. You want your customers to keep coming back for more. And for good reason! A 5 percent increase in…
Photo: Eugenia KimWe are looking for an undergraduate student majoring in Fashion Merchandising, Marketing and/or Ecommerce who has a genuine interest in the fashion industry to receive school credit for this internship. You will be assisting the wholesale and ecommerce team in all areas of sales with an incredible opportunity to learn and experience the…
Good morning Forkers, you know what time it is. It’s Moonday Mornings, Hard Fork’s wrap-up of the weekend’s top cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines you can’t afford to miss. Check it out. 1. The Ukrainian government is allegedly preparing plans to legalize cryptocurrency in the country, The Block reports. The move is being pushed by the…
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Protesters held signs and wore masks during the pre-season basketball game in New York Dozens of spectators at a US basketball game have held signs and donned T-shirts and masks in support of protests in Hong Kong.Demonstrators gathered during a match in New York between the Brooklyn Nets and the…
Ecommerce returns are on the rise and with the holidays approaching, the number of returns will swell even more. If you’re a small retailer, you know how quickly too many ecommerce returns can eat into your profit margins. Try these tips to reduce the number of returns from online shoppers in a way that benefits…
Discover how to optimize your online presence in a crowded and noisy digital environment. Image credit: SFIO CRACHO | Shutterstock Terry Rice VIP Contributor Digital Marketing Expert-in-Residence, Entrepreneur October 3, 2019 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Warren Buffet once told Forbes, “Ultimately, there’s one investment that supersedes all others:…
