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Freebase is Shutting Down in March 2015

Bill Hartzer

According to a Google Plus post today , Freebase is shutting down, and will no longer be available after March 2015. So we’ve decided to help transfer the data in Freebase to Wikidata, and in mid-2015 we’ll wind down the Freebase service as a standalone project. On June 30, 2015, Freebase will retire the website.

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17 Pop Culture Moments That Blew Up on Social Media in 2023

Buffer Social

It made such a big impact that it even has its own Wikipedia page.  Vision Pro marked the company's first entrance into a new product category since the 2015 Apple Watch, and the demo left audiences with more questions than answers.    Barbenheimer, obviously!   Is this what the future looks like?

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Can I Use This Photo on Social Media? Understanding Image Copyright

Hootsuite

A post shared by Doe Deere (@doedeere) on May 17, 2015 at 9:05am PDT. Several sites take advantage of these permissions, including Wikipedia, YouTube, TED, and Flickr. No, I'm not gonna go after him. And nope, I have no idea who ended up with it! ???? lifeisstrange #modernart #wannabuyaninstagrampicture.

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Do Brands Have Rights When Their Own Data Is Used Against Them?

Twist Image

The best definition of it comes from Wikipedia : "The Streisand effect is the phenomenon whereby an attempt to hide, remove, or censor a piece of information has the unintended consequence of publicizing the information more widely, usually facilitated by the Internet. Oh hello, Barbara Streisand. aktarer zaman. barbara streisand.

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9 YouTube stats to inform your marketing strategy in 2019

Sprout Social

According to Alexa rankings of the top 500 sites on the web, YouTube is second only to its parent company, Google, which is perhaps not surprising, but even more impressive when you consider the fact that it’s beating out Facebook, top Chinese search engine Baidu and Wikipedia, just to name a few.

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Throwback Thursday: Parisa Tabriz

Little Web Giants

Tabriz also aims to reduce gender inequality in Silicon Valley, where only 11% of executives, and 23% of tech staff were female in 2015. On LinkedIn she more comically describes her role referencing Game of Thrones: “House of Chrome, Princess of Security, Guardian of Stability, Director of Engineering”. Improving diversity.

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Throwback Thursday: Parisa Tabriz

Little Web Giants

Tabriz also aims to reduce gender inequality in Silicon Valley, where only 11% of executives, and 23% of tech staff were female in 2015. On LinkedIn she more comically describes her role referencing Game of Thrones: “House of Chrome, Princess of Security, Guardian of Stability, Director of Engineering”. Improving diversity.