Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Elizabeth Warren Tests Facebook Advertising Rules
Facebook and other social media platforms have been coming under scrutiny from governments and regulators on both sides of the Atlantic. While there are concerns about content being shared on the various platforms that can impact political campaigns what is probably more concerning is how social networks handle political ads. Elizabeth Warren is currently a…
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Make Twitter Great Again With This Donald Trump Chrome Plugin
The US President Donald Trump has a tendency to issue quite contentious statements via Twitter. Some of those statements might appear to be a little lacking in gravitas. This plugin for Chrome will give them the gravitas they deserve by converting them all to Comic Sans. You can see it “in action” on one of…
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FIFA Cracking Down on Twitter Users
FIFA has sent takedown notices to Twitter in relation to Twitter users “abusing” the FIFA trademarks. More details here Related articles FIFA has cracked down on that World Cup Twitter bot (and other people tweeting and Vining and GIFing goals) (niemanlab.org) Twitter removes copyright infringing avatars of FIFA World Cup fans (neowin.net) FIFA Targets Twitter…
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Gary Vaynerchuk at SXSW 2014
Enjoyable, thought provoking keynote from Gary Vaynerchuk. While it runs at over an hour most of it is Q & A with the audience. Worth watching:
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Irish Social Media Awards 2014 Open Nominations
The Irish Social Media Awards are being held in June in Dublin and nominations opened today. As with other years nominations are 100% free. This year’s categories are: Facebook categories: Facebook Page for a Business (Non Campaign) Facebook Page for a Non-Profit/Organisation Facebook Page for a Business (owner managed) Integrated Facebook Campaign: Page, App, Ads…
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Attention Seekers On Twitter
Gary Vaynerchuk posted this deck yesterday. It’s well worth reviewing and sharing, as it highlights one of the worst things that people and businesses do on Twitter: https://www.slideshare.net/vaynerchuk/being-human-ontwitterslidesharev3 I’ve seen a LOT of businesses abusing Twitter this way. Sure, if someone pays you or your business a compliment you might want to share it. But…
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Ryanair Finally Joins Twitter
Economy carrier Ryanair has finally joined twitter Their first tweet was sent nearly two weeks ago and shares the “tongue in cheek” style you’d expect from the brand: #Ryanair has joined Twitter! Follow our official account for the latest Ryanair news & special offers. PS There's no charge for following us — Ryanair (@Ryanair) September…
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Marketers ..
Gary Vaynerchuk posted this video earlier and I thought it was worth sharing:
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