Tag Archives: Social Media

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  Black Friday, Cyber Monday and now #GivingTuesday

  #GivingTuesday is not a charity drive to benefit one cause but a call for many organizations and individuals to give to those less fortunate during this time of year
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  Is ABC bending rules by Facebooking their Black Friday specials?

  CBS 6 investigates if the Va. ABC is breaking the social media rules they set for other food and beverage establishments.
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  Time uses Sandy Instagram photo for cover

  When Superstorm Sandy hit the Northeast, more than 800,000 pictures were shared online using Instagram.
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  Photo of president, first lady is social-media sensation

  And it may already be social media’s most-shared image ever.
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  Online actions and rants can have real-time consequences

  It’s easy to rant online, emboldened that no one is standing in front of you but teens don’t realize their words can go offline.
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  Here’s why you’re seeing purple-tinted photos on Facebook

  In support of “Spirit Day,” Facebook is asking you to go purple.
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  Police from around the world in Richmond

  We’re accustomed to using Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites to keep up with family and friends. However, for police, these sites are just another weapon in their arsenal.
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  83 million Facebook accounts are fakes and dupes

  The social media company said that 8.7 percent of its 955 million monthly active users worldwide are actually duplicate or false accounts.
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  Chick-fil-A’s marriage stance causing a social storm

  Comments from the company’s President Dan Cathy about gay marriage to Baptist Press on Monday have ignited a social media wildfire.
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  Here’s how Facebook monitors chats for criminal activity

  Facebook and other social platforms are watching users’ chats for possibly criminal activity and will notify police if any suspicious behavior is detected.
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  Iraqi students learn social media lessons in Richmond

  Two dozen Iraqi college students are in Richmond this summer studying at VCU
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  New website way too social about your posts?

  That nasty Facebook post you wrote about your boss, or the one about your killer hangover, may be on a new website for the world to see.