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Top Five: Research shows that Facebook is successfully tackling fake news

Sherrilynne Starkie

Top 5 must-know social media news for the week includes stories about a new Messenger, Soundcloud’s Instagram integration, YouTube’s changed engagement metrics, the fight against fake news and Snapchat’s power with youth demographics. New research: Facebook is successfully tackling fake news.

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Top Five: The night that YouTube went dark

Sherrilynne Starkie

This week’s must-know social media news includes the YouTube outage, a religious stance on women and social media, Coke’s misstep in New Zealand, Snapchat’s new original programming and Google’s shopping insights. The night that YouTube went dark. — SS. Subscribe by clicking here. .

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A digital media framework for smart marketing communications

Sherrilynne Starkie

YouTube is used by 64 per cent of Canadians and two-thirds of those use it daily. This is where we go for breaking news and to connect with journalists, policymakers and politicians. After several years of decline, the 2020 pandemic has more Canadians checking out the news from mainstream media outlets. What’s not down?

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Top five: The ethics of kids and tech

Sherrilynne Starkie

My Top Five weekly round up of must-know social media news! It includes Facebook for publishers, Google Data Studio, auto tweeting, Youtube aspect ratios and a discussion of tech industry ethics in targeting children. How Facebook handles breaking news and its life cycle. Google launches three new ways to tell data stories.

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Top five: audio and video social media innovation

Sherrilynne Starkie

This week’s Top Five social media ‘must know’ news stories includes new Facebook search ads, Instagram’s audio messages, Google’s For You tab, YouTube’s Stories and news from Pew Internet Research on media consumption habits. YouTube introduces Instagram-like Stories. — SS.

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Top Five: YouTube’s fake news fight

Sherrilynne Starkie

Top Five: YouTube's Fake News fight. Must-know social media news including YouTube's Fake News fight, AR in Facebook ads, Snapchat's Lens Explorer, Quora and Earned Media, Instagram's Questions Sticker. 25 million from YouTube to support online video news. Another nail in the coffin for Fake News.

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Viral video: Jim Carrey’s take on gun control

Sherrilynne Starkie

Most of the online conversation is being fuelled by Fox News’ vitriolic reaction. The actor retaliated by issuing a news release in which he said the news network is a last resort for journalists whose options have severely limited by their extreme and intolerant views. Betty White flogs insurance via YouTube.

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