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14/11/2024

It’s hard to believe, but it has now been almost two years since ChatGPT first appeared. And, in those two years, it sometimes seems like ChatGPT has changed everything. Just to give you a sense of how mainstream ChatGPT has become, a whopping 92% of Fortune 500 companies now use ChatGPT in the workplace. So what’s next for ChatGPT? The best way to answer that question is to look at some of the innovations that have emerged in recent months, and then speculate how those innovations might impact our lives going forward....

So what’s next for ChatGPT? The best way to answer that question is to look at some of the innovations that have emerged in recent months.

11/11/2024

Within the modern workplace, there is no tolerance for offensive remarks, inappropriate content, or anything that could be even loosely deemed to be hate speech. Most people would agree with that statement, right? If you heard your office colleagues making racist or misogynist comments in the break room, you’d probably feel compelled to report it to somebody. The dilemma of free speech in the workplace…...

Would the simple act of hitting the “like” button on social media constitute grounds for that person being fired?

07/11/2024

If there’s a natural disaster happening, social media might turn out to be the ultimate lifesaver. Whether it’s getting the right information ahead of an impending disaster, or learning what to do after a disaster has destroyed your hometown, social media is being used in a number of creative ways during every phase of a natural disaster. Real-time information Most importantly, social media is being used by local governments, nonprofit organizations, and federal disaster relief authorities to push out real-time information to people in need....

If there’s a natural disaster happening, social media might turn out to be the ultimate lifesaver.

04/11/2024

Often, we spend so much time discussing “what’s wrong” with social media, that we don’t have time to discuss how to change social media for the better. And that’s why a recent conference hosted by Harvard’s Applied Social Media Lab is so interesting. The entire goal of the event was to consider ways to foster healthier, more satisfying civic discourse online....

Social media users collaborate with social media companies to create a better overall experience that goes well beyond just “promote and police.”

31/10/2024

These days, it seems like social media gets the blame for just about everything. The list of negative mental, emotional, psychological, and even physical side-effects that can be blamed on social media continues to expand. And now you can add one more negative side-effect: the nation’s fentanyl crisis. That’s right, DEA Administrator Anne Milgram recently blamed social media for the expanding scope and scale of the nation’s drug crisis....

The list of negative mental, emotional, psychological, and even physical side-effects that can be blamed on social media continues to expand.

28/10/2024

With more people now getting their news from social media than from traditional newspapers, it’s leading to a number of fascinating consequences for how we view the world around us. For one, it is blurring the line between “fact” and “opinion.” And it is leading to the realization that the way we report the news always comes with some form of built-in bias....

LinkedIn appears to be gaining a lot of traction from top CEOs who are searching for a new way to get their voices out there.

24/10/2024

The day is rapidly approaching when warning labels may be coming to social media. As soon as you pop open your Facebook, Instagram or X app, you’ll be subjected to the same type of messaging they put on alcohol and ci******es. Something along the lines of: “Danger: Using This Product Could Be Dangerous For Your Health. Not Recommended For Users Under the Age of 18.”...

The day is rapidly approaching when warning labels may be coming to social media.

21/10/2024

The latest Pew Research numbers on social media usage are out, and they present a fascinating look at the way people consume news across social media. The two standout social media platforms remain Facebook and YouTube, which are used by just about everyone. No surprises here. However, usage across other social media platforms appears to depend heavily on demographic factors, including age, gender, income, and even political affiliation....

The latest Pew Research numbers on social media usage are out, and they present a fascinating look at the way people consume news across social media.

17/10/2024

Kids staying off social media is harder than you think. Quitting social media is not like quitting TV, or quitting video games, or quitting any other addictive behavior. That’s because social media is so tightly intertwined in our daily lives - often in ways you don’t even realize - that asking kids to quit social media entirely might be asking too much....

Quitting social media is not like quitting TV, or quitting video games, or quitting any other addictive behavior. It takes a lot of effort.

14/10/2024

If you’re looking for a job in journalism today, be prepared to see plenty of job openings that prominently feature social media experience. It has gotten to the point where even long-time legacy media brands are throwing caution to the wind and openly telling candidates that they want experience with TikTok. Moreover, they don’t just want you to report the story - they also want you to help in making that story go viral....

If you’re looking for a job in journalism today, be prepared to see plenty of job openings that prominently feature social media experience.

10/10/2024

Anywhere you go on social media these days, it seems, the comments section has become extremely toxic. If you’re a content creator, good luck posting anything without getting a firehose of negative commentary in return. And if you’re a highly public figure with millions of followers, the situation is even worse. Threats of injury or death are not out of the question these days....

It’s clear that social media companies need to do a much better job of cleaning up their online platforms. It’s to the point where civil discourse is impossible.

07/10/2024

By now, you would think that the world’s leading brands would know the following: if you use someone else’s music, art, content, or likeness, you need to pay that person. Yet, time and time again, they are ignoring this basic rule as they roll out new advertisements and new promotions on social media. Somehow, brands must be thinking, if these ads and promotions appear on social media platforms, they must be exempt from basic copyright rules....

You would think that the world’s leading brands would know the following: if you use someone else’s content you need to pay that person.

03/10/2024

Across the nation, states are finally taking steps to make social media less addictive for kids. For example, the New York State legislature just signed off on a new bill that will make it harder for social media companies to send addictive posts to young kids. If the New York legislation succeeds in making social media less addictive for kids, it could help generate even more momentum for a nationwide movement....

New York State legislature signed off on a bill that will make it harder for social media companies to send addictive posts to young kids.

30/09/2024

Something strange is happening in the world of politics right now. Candidates are reaching out to young social media influencers, hoping for endorsements that can then be re-posted, shared, and liked all over social media. And they are turning to memes and GIFs as a way to change existing narratives. As a result, social media has a very real chance to influence the outcome of the 2024 presidential election....

Social media has a very real chance to influence the outcome of the 2024 presidential election.

26/09/2024

By now, just about everyone knows that social media could have potentially negative implications for your physical, mental, and even emotional health. Just the simple act of endlessly scrolling through your social media feeds for an hour a day could leave you feeling tired, anxious, and deeply disappointed about life. In short, there’s a good chance you could come face-to-face with the dark side of social media....

Just about everyone knows that social media could have potentially negative implications for your physical, mental, and even emotional health.

23/09/2024

In the past few years, social media has become a bewildering landscape of legal cases and constitutional issues. And that has led to some very real questions about what the law actually says about the rights of social media platforms. No surprise, then, that some of these cases are starting to make their way to the Supreme Court. Surely, the top judges in the country will be able to sort things out, right?...

Just about everything is politicized these days, and that includes potential Supreme Court cases about free speech and social media.

19/09/2024

Social media companies say they’re doing it to protect us and keep us safe. But it’s still very alarming that the top social media companies now appear to be working quietly behind the scenes with the FBI once again. There was a brief lull when it was bad optics to be seen working hand-in-glove with the FBI, but that all seems to be changing....

It’s very alarming that the top social media companies now appear to be working quietly behind the scenes with the FBI once again.

16/09/2024

The conventional wisdom is that the key to success for any digital marketing campaign is finding the right social media influencers. That holds true whether you are promoting a product, a brand, or even a political candidate. So there’s typically a mad scramble at the start of every marketing campaign to find top influencers. Unfortunately, as brands are increasingly finding out, sometimes a social media campaign can fall apart, even with A-list influencers....

If you’re going to be paying social media influencers the big bucks, you need to be certain that they are going to be 100% all-in for you.

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