The protection of LGBTQ communities and their complex, deep histories is an ongoing battle waged by activists, politicians, and historians around the world. As government leaders and public figures attempt to diminish both the rights and visibility of these groups, observers to the political battleground don’t have to sit idly by. From political advocacy to…
Roughly two and a half months after Truth Social publicly launched, its main attraction has finally arrived. Former president Donald Trump finally started posting on Truth Social, his very own alternative social media platform, on Friday after being conspicuously absent since the service launched in mid-February. “I’M BACK!” Trump posted along with a photo of…
Just because Elon says it doesn’t mean it’s true. Elon Musk is the “genius” co-founder of Tesla, according to his bio on the company website. Except he isn’t a founder at all, joining well after Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning created Tesla in 2003. Musk’s fans may admire him for building SpaceX, a space exploration…
In 2019, Microsoft Bing announced new Bingbot user-agent names that fit better with its evergreen Bingbot crawling and rendering service. Microsoft’s Fabrice Canel has now said that by the Fall of 2022 the old user-agent will stopped being used and the search company will transition to the new user-agents fully. Old user-agent. Microsoft said it…
When Google rebranded from Google My Business To Google Business Profiles, the search company said it would push businesses to manage their listings directly in Google Search and Google Maps. But it also said the Google Business Profile Manager tool will stick around for larger businesses with multiple locations, and will be renamed “Business Profile…
Second graders are learning about furries in school? That’s what the prominent right-wing Twitter account Libs of TikTok (@LibsofTikTok) said in a tweet on Monday. However, it turns out that Libs of TikTok fell for a troll. The accusations she tweeted were faked. Tweet may have been deleted “A second grade teacher in @AustinISD allegedly…
When Jack Dorsey stepped down as CEO of Twitter in November 2021, the company seemed vaguely at peace for the first time in its tumultuous 15-year history. True, the stock wasn’t lighting any fires, but the company had navigated its way through the Trump storm with a world-changing ban. Trolls and bots were still a…
It’s graduation season. For many college students, that means it’s time to get a job. There are plenty of open jobs in digital marketing – more than 20,000 jobs are listed for “digital media, entry-level” on LinkedIn right now. If your agency or brand is hiring, you can expect to get resumes from some of these…
Elon Musk is buying Twitter. The CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and the Boring Company will add another corporate feather to his bejeweled cap, after the social media platform announced Monday, April 25, that it intends to accept the self-described Technoking’s approximately $44 billion purchase offer of $54.20 per share. Th reactions were decidedly mixed.…
Worried about all the possible changes coming to Twitter after Elon Musk takes over? Well, if one of your concerns is the return of tweets from former President Donald Trump, you may have nothing to fear…if Trump himself is to be believed. According to Fox News, Trump told the outlet he would not be moving…