Tag: Social Media
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Dont fall prey to scams
Candidates should be aware that cheating in computer-based test is a slippery slope that leads to the nearest police station, and getting barred for life.
November 6, 2018 -
How social media plays a role in evacuation during a hurricane
People with the most “social ties” are more likely to heed official warnings and flee during a hurricane, revealed a big data study by Facebook’s AI Research (FAIR) group. Ties associated with bonding capital, such as a user’s number of friends (first degree network size) and the density of their network (clustering coefficient), are related …
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November 6, 2018 -
30 Facebook, 85 Instagram accounts blocked for ‘meddling’ in US mid-term polls
American voters were set to cast their ballots on Tuesday in mid-term elections that will determine control of the US Congress and indicate how the country feels about Donald Trump's presidency.
November 6, 2018 -
Missing Kashmiri student from Sharda University, seen with ISIS flag on social media
On October 4, the Kashmiri student was roughed up by a group of students who mistook him as an Afghan during a recent clash between Indian and Afghan students at Sharda University.
November 3, 2018 -
Information Disorder
A huge ruckus has cropped up in recent times, about how social media has played a damaging role in the US elections and adversely influenced public opinion in other countries. Social media and technology giants, based in Silicon Valley, are now facing intense global scrutiny. Given its unbridled power, social media has helped fuel the …
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November 3, 2018 -
Delhi HC junks PIL asking Centre, NCW to inquire about #MeToo cases on social media
A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao said, “We are not inclined to entertain it. Please don't waste our time. Let the affected individual come. Dismissed.”
October 31, 2018 -
With 2.27 billion users, Facebook revenue hits $13.5 billion in Q3
The social media giant now employs 33,606 people and majority of new hires in the past year have been in technical functions.
October 31, 2018 -
A word against regulation
Regulation of social media, like regulation of the press, should not be attempted less it offer another way for despots to control their population. When the printing press first began spreading throughout Europe in the 15thand 16thcenturies, it brought with it a revolution in and democratization of ideas. Scripture and scientific text spread rapidly and …
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October 31, 2018 -
Education system should have a practical approach
More than just providing degrees, the present education system must focus on bridging the skill gap.
October 30, 2018 -
Circus of shame rolls into Indonesia
The timing could not be worse. While a majority of people in Indonesia have barely recovered from the horror that came from witnessing another massive earthquake and rescue workers still dig up the rubble to find survivors, people were sidetracked by a spectacle of shame. It’s one of those moments when politics rear its ugly …
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October 22, 2018 -
Reality as a matter of opinion
At the risk of outing myself as a Zionist agent, I have to confess that one of my favourite words is ‘chutzpah’. It’s a Yiddish word — a language that was used by Jewish communities in central Europe. As with most such words, something is always lost in translation, but it roughly translates as “gall, …
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October 16, 2018 -
Dhaka and digital absolutism
On September 19, Bangladesh passed the latest iteration of its digital policy. Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar, who proposed the Digital Security Bill 2018 to the parliament, called it a “historic” and “heavenly” law, compared to digital laws in other countries. He also made a cryptic reference to a “digital war” in the …
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October 15, 2018 -
Reshuffle in social media space?
BJP circles are buzzing with excitement about the tantrum thrown by Congress social media cell head Divya Spandana. The social media whizz kid, who successfully upped the Congress party’s game on platforms like What’s App, Twitter and Facebook, is said to be sulking after being ticked off by bosses Rahul Gandhi and Randeep Surjewala for …
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October 10, 2018 -
Phishing for trouble
“With great power comes great responsibility” and a generation raised on Spider-Man ~ the Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg included ~ is certainly au fait with this oft-quoted piece of wisdom imparted by Ben Parker to his nephew Peter, who turns into the wall-climbing power house. It would be underwhelmingly naïve to accuse Facebook of being …
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October 4, 2018 -
Cut down on screen time
Using one's phone in moderation might be the answer to being a little happier.
September 26, 2018 -
J-K psychological war must be countered
It is really intriguing that on the one hand Pakistan is proposing peace talks with India and on the other it has recently stepped up its psychological (psy) war operations abusing cyber space and social media in trying to fuel further trouble in Kashmir. Yet this is not altogether surprising. Such diabolical acts on part …
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September 26, 2018 -
Bridging the gap
There is a huge demand for individuals with foreign language skills by recruitment agencies.
September 21, 2018