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The Unfriendliness of Kid-Friendly Social Networks

Socialized

Everyone’s talking about the launch of Togetherville , a social network designed to bring parents and their kids together with the goal of learning responsible social networking. In other words, they are not using a social network. The idea is not to teach them to use social networks.

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The Power of Prebunking: Managing Disinformation in the Social Media Age

Dave Fleet

However, recent research has shown that this approach can be less effective than prebunking, which involves inoculating against false information by sharing and refuting it before it is disseminated by the spreader. Research supports a prebunking approach. Problems with debunking. Getting people to believe fact-checks is challenging.

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How to edge out your competition with market research

Sprout Social

Be honest: when’s the last time you conducted market research? And taking the time to do research might not seem like much of a priority. Given the wealth of tools and information available, businesses today can’t ignore the importance of regular market research. Why is market research so important, anyway?

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Survey: 60% of Physicians Believe Social Media “Improves the Care They Deliver”

The Realtime Report

Many physicians are making use of social media – as a way to manage new information, discuss the latest journal articles or research, and to help provide quality care. ” The survey asked physicians how social media can be used for professional development and lifelong learning. The conclusion?

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Facebook Filed for a Trademark on the Word Meta. You Should See the Description.

Bill Hartzer

And do the initial research. I guess their intention is to “corner the market” and cover just about every possible scenario that they could possibly put into the application. Just think. An attorney (or attorneys) got paid to write those 16,728 words. And edit it. Trademark number 97097363. Goods and Services Description.

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Media140 Sydney: Social Media Twitter & Journalism

Laurel Papworth

Incidentally, we got the usual bashing Bloggers/Facebookers/Twitterers are guilty of all the below: Echo Chamber: An echo chamber is a social network – if we share a Purpose (gardening, law, crochet) then we discuss the same or similar topics ad nauseum. Negative Anonymous comments: Social networks are full of negative comments.

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Native advertising is here to stay

Sherrilynne Starkie

Many high profile news sites and social networks have been offering native ads to brands for quite some time. University of San Francisco research shows that people don’t remember seeing the words ‘sponsored by’ on articles and updates. The Wall Street Journal Further Blends Native Advertising with Journalism.