Number of Posts: 33
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Celebs the marketing muscle of their personal emoji apps
Newspaper | USA Today
Date | 17.5.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | emojis, marketing
Summary | Blac Chyna and other celebrities have broken into a new business with their own emoji apps. Celebrities such as Drake have a marketing strategy: they release a brand and give it to the fans. They also make a lot of money with that.
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Apple (finally!) gives Siri more work to do
Newspaper | USA Today
Date | 14.6.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, virtual reality
Summary | At its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple lagged behind Amazon, Google and Facebook in terms of artificial intelligence. At the conference, Apple didn't talk much about virtual reality or augmented reality; it rather focused on Siri and the fact that it will open up to third-pary developers. At the conference, a few characteristics stood out: Apple watch, tv OS, MacOS Sierra, and iOS 10.
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Apple iOS 10 beta ready for test run by consumers
Newspaper | USA Today
Date | 8.7.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | smartphone, texting
Summary | Apple's new update iOS 10 does not have all the promised features. For instance, some apps don't work properly because third party apps need to be updated first. Nevertheless, the new update has some highlights that are worth mentioning (e.g. the useful redesigned lock screen, the photo app that can scan and organize your photos, and improvement of Maps and Messages).
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Hotels go after Millennials
Newspaper | USA Today
Date | 25.7.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | youth
Summary | Moxy Hotels (Marriott) is a new hotel that targets Millennials. Other hotel chains have done the same thing. Millennials travel more and more, and they want a place with comfort, convenience, value and other like-minded people, according to Virgin Hotels CEO Raul Leal. One of the new features of future hotels is a keyless entry; people can use their smartphone to unlock their bedroom door.
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Apple swaps out pistol emoji for green water gun
Newspaper | USA Today
Date | 3.8.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | emojis
Summary | Apple decided to remove the gun emoji and replace it with a water pistol. The group "New Yorkers Against Gun Violence" has been protesting so that Apple would remove the emoji. Although changing an emoji won't stop gun violence, it is still a symbolic statement.
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Celebs: the marketing muscle of their personal emoji apps
Newspaper | USA Today
Date | 17.5.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | emojis, marketing
Summary | Many celebrities now sell apps with personalized emojis about them, for instance Kim Kardashian, Blac Chyna, Ariana Grande, and many others. Selling emojis of one's brand brings more than app sales revenue: everytime a fan uses one's emoji, it's free marketing. Emojis are crucial merchandise now that over 90% of the online population regularly use emojis.
Image Description | Portrait of Blac Chyna.
Image Tags | female(s)
Pantsuit Nation' movement to press on after Clinton loss
Newspaper | USA Today
Date | 9.11.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | Facebook, politics, social media
Summary | A Facebook group called 'Pansuit Nation' is keeping Hilary Clinton supporters organized and everyone sharing their experiences of voting for a woman for the first time ever (some wearing pantsuits) with photos. The platform was so busy at times that Facebook servers could not keep up. Now that Clinton has lost the election, the group members are still discussing how they could take political action. A feminist studies scholar has however relativized the potential of the online community as the conversation on the platfor remains mostly superficial.
Image Description | Video of a Hilary Clinton speech.
Image Tags | female(s)
Twitter plans 'completely new approach to abuse'
Newspaper | USA Today
Date | 8.2.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | politeness, Twitter
Summary | Twitter is now trying to combat trolling again because the general tenor of bad language on the platform is repelling investors such as Disney. Twitter's market value is tumbling but the company is scheduled to start profiting in 2017. New features have been set in place so that users can not only block other users but block them from tweeting about oneself, too. Other features are 'safe' searches and filtering 'low-quality' comments (just profanities) out.
Image Description | Portrait of Twitter CEO.
Image Tags | male(s)
Mitú grows fast, furious with its Snap alliance
Newspaper | USA Today
Date | 22.2.2017
Language | German
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | diversity, Facebook, smartphone, Snapchat, YouTube
Summary | The video entertainment company Mitù which is geared towards authentic representation of latinos and latinas on various social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and now Snapchat. They have seen some growth since beginning to broadcast on Snapchat. They also noticed that they can build more intimacy with the viewers by not filming in a horizontal format since most their viewers watch their videos from a smartphone and a horizontal video layout creates a distance.
Image Description | Portrait of the person in charge of Mitù's Snapchat presence.
Image Tags | female(s)
Twitter says it's cracking down on abuse (again)
Newspaper | USA Today
Date | 7.2.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | cyberbullying, politeness, threat, Twitter
Summary | Twitter has been struggling with trolls, racists, and sexists since its advent but now a new motivation has presented itself. When investors such as Disney pull back their offers, Twitter headquarters begin to seriously look into the matter again. Twitter did very little to combat users who are only on Twitter to insult other users - they can be suspended but it is impossible to keep them from creating another anonymous account. For now, users can choose to mute certain words, posts, or threads so that they don't receive notifications for hateful content.
Image Description | Photograph of a hand-held smartphone showing the Twitter icon.
Image Tags | hand(s), smartphone, Twitter
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