Meta Verified for businesses is coming soon and we finally have more details. Looking to finally get your company’s Facebook Page or Instagram business account verified? Well, the wait is almost over. And, if your company is already paying the exorbitant $1,000 per month for Twitter’s Verification for Organizations, be prepared to breathe a sigh…
After Elon Musk claimed that Twitter/X will become an entirely paid platform, more than 42,000 new users joined Bluesky, making Tuesday, September 19, its biggest growth day. Would you pay to use X, the platform formerly known as Twitter? Apparently, all of these new Bluesky users don’t seem so keen to do so. Bluesky, the…
Is Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner’s relationship all for PR? Were Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson truly in love? Is anything real in Hollywood’s PR cycle? Mashable dives into fan shifts in celeb worship and entertainment media. There’s a natural cycle to the launch of a new celebrity couple. It starts with a simple tabloid…
WordPress released an ActivityPub plugin. It can connect a WordPress blog to other social platforms on the fediverse like Mastodon The fediverse is expanding. WordPress released version 1.0.0 of the ActivityPub plugin last week, allowing users to connect their WordPress blog to other social media platforms on the fediverse like Mastodon. Once bloggers install the…
Teachers are dealing with things like viral challenges, bullying, and worsened mental health. For the past two decades, New York City school teacher Sari Beth Rosenberg has guided high school students through the annals of U.S. history. Rosenberg’s generation-spanning vantage point gives her rare insight into their education. She can tell you what happened, at…
X Premium subscribers can now hide their likes tab and verify their real ID. X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, got some new features this week. They are, however, exclusively for X Premium subscribers, the $8-per-month subscription service that used to be called Twitter Blue. So, what are they? Hide your likes First up,…
Social media, search engines, and gaming platforms would be rated in new rating system of S.O.S. initiative created by experts with advocate Kenneth Cole. Imagine letting a child or teen to see a movie without any guidance about the film’s appropriateness for their age. You might settle into an animated feature that surprised you and…
Musk’s X finally agrees to meet with laid off former Twitter employees still waiting for their severance. Roughly 10 and a half months ago, Elon Musk officially acquired Twitter. In the weeks and months following his tumultuous take over, thousands of the company’s employees were laid off by Musk. These former employees have been waiting…
A recent filing from the DOJ details just how Elon Musk and X may have violated an FTC Order. The U.S. Department of Justice is calling Elon Musk’s leadership at X, formerly Twitter, into question…at least as it pertains to upholding the FTC’s consent order on data privacy and security. According to a new court…
Parents can cultivate trust and protect their kids’ privacy by resisting ‘sharenting’ on social media with boundaries and consent. For parents raising children in a world entwined with digital culture, posting about our kids on social media is fun, but it can be a field of landmines requiring careful approaches. When I visit schools as…