Facebook reported a huge, 134% increase in the number of hate posts it removed from its primary social media platform from the first quarter to the second quarter. The company says in a new Community Standards Enforcement Report that it took action…
As our collective attention has shifted toward the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbury and the resulting international protests, the role of social media in amplifying injustice has become even clearer. But for many of us, the…
With Apple and Google announcing more details for their exposure notification API, it’s clear coronavirus contact tracing apps are coming. But it’s not clear people will use them. Read more in Fast Company Contact tracing apps are on the way.…
Zoom hasn’t just conquered enterprise competitors like Webex, Bluejeans, GoToMeeting, Skype, and Adobe Connect. These days, people are Zooming happy hours, board game nights, and theater performances. Zoom is even replacing bars. Read more in Fast Company Why everyone you…
Some major hosting firms have adopted Let’s Encrypt as an effectively no-cost method of adding digital certificates for their users’ sites with almost no overhead. They can automate the process of requesting a certificate, receiving it, and installing it, a…
In times of societal stress, such a demand runs counter to what evolution has hard-wired people to do: Seek out and support each other as families, friends and communities. We yearn to huddle together. These connections are pivotal for responding…
The first step to rebuilding trust is to be aware that change and complexity are constant and that everyone — customers, regulators, employees, and the general public — are potential stakeholders. Watch the video How businesses can deliver on trust…
You can make serious progress in seven days by engaging in a systematic process where you practice self-awareness and engage in some key behaviors that define social intelligence. Read more in Fast Company How to improve your social intelligence By…
There’s a growing demand for marketing strategy to be backed by data of the kind that traditional quantitative and qualitative measures can provide, but only much more slowly,” explains Francesco D’Orazio, founder of social media platform Pulsar. “Social data allows…
Whether you’re privacy conscious or just on the hunt for the perfect grilled-cheese sandwich, the best search engine for you might not be Google. Read more in Fast Company These 5 great alternative search engines do what Google can’t By…
