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Social Media Cyber Threats: 3 Predictions for 2018

Xconomy

Ransomware: Social media will be the number one vehicle for ransomware distribution in 2018. Currently, there are nearly 1 million social media accounts compromised every day, and that number will continue to rise, thanks to the plethora of easily identifiable targets.

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7 Steps To A Winning Social Media Marketing Campaign

Startup Professionals Musings

Image via Pixabay Most startups, and many big businesses, still don’t have a clue on how to use social media productively for marketing their business. Social Marketology ,” outlined the best set of steps I have seen so far for this current world: Focus on desired outcomes first. Incorporate brand personality and voice.

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How to get to the polls for free at the 2018 midterm elections

TechCrunch LA

for the 2018 midterm elections. — Skip (@SkipScooters) October 31, 2018. They can do this by tagging @scootnetworks on social media in a selfie on their moto scoot or kick scoot + their “I Voted” sticker to receive credit. In case you haven’t heard, polls will open Tuesday morning across the U.S.

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Social Media, Influencer Marketing, and Millennials

SoCal Tech Calendar

Thursday, March 22, 2018 --.

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Snap Shuffles Execs

socalTECH

Venice-based social media app developer Snap said late Monday that it has named a new Chief Financial Officer and Chief People Officer, in a shuffling of its executive staff. Anderson has been at Snap since July of 2018, and previously served at Amazon.com and Fox Interactive Media.

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Tech + Homelessness: A Conversation

SoCal Tech Calendar

Thursday, October 18, 2018 -- TECH+HOMELESSNESS: A Conversation. Come hear how a 15-week coding course is changing lives; how VR, social media and mobile apps are creating impact. Is homelessness just too complex to solve? How can we harness technology to impact homelessness? Bring your questions and your curiosity.

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The makers of the virtual influencer, Lil Miquela, snag real money from Silicon Valley

TechCrunch LA

Brud , the actual company behind one of Instagram’s most popular virtual influencers (it’s a thing), has raised millions of dollars from Silicon Valley investors because this is 2018 and everything is awful. — maya kosoff (@mekosoff) April 19, 2018. “[Manufacturing] social influence.” It worked. .