Donald Trump is the president-elect, and social media can’t believe it. Election Day is still sending shockwaves across Facebook and Twitter after the Republican candidate defeated Hillary Clinton in a highly unexpected victory. With a 2016 election that played out across social media, Americans are looking to the online platforms once again to talk about …
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Sorry today’s Social Cues is late. Like so many of you, I was out voting this morning! Election Day is dominating Twitter and Facebook, as the country decides who will be the next president. After more than a year of trending topics for both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump — and that time Gary Johnson drew a blank on Aleppo …
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Facebook is letting brands try to get chummier with you by expanding the capabilities of chatbots in Messenger. David Marcus, Facebook’s vice president of messaging products, said Tuesday the initial success that companies have seen in reaching customers via Messenger spurred the expansion. He spoke at Web Summit 2016 in Dublin. As early as this week, you may start to …
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It’s almost over. We’re almost there. In just a few more hours, this disgusting display of political jackanapery will be finished. If you’ve sworn off social media until then, I wouldn’t blame you. Lately it feels like Facebook should add a tagline: “Brought to you by politics!” Because, let’s face it, most of our feeds are rife with political news …
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The latest viral challenge is a pretty hard one — you gotta stay still and do nothing. These short freeze-frame clips have taken the internet by storm, with the appropriately named “Mannequin Challenge.” Here’s how to make your own. Grab a few of your friends and find a good spot. Most videos circulating social media have been in classrooms, school …
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Vevo added a tool to its site Monday that lets users make shareable animated GIFs out of five seconds of many of its music videos. It’s Vevo’s latest lure to hook music video lovers, hoping it can entice them to watch more of its videos on its own site rather than YouTube. Vevo is a bedrock for music videos on …
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While helping you keep in touch with friends from your past, Facebook might also help you find a job in the future. The online social network confirmed Monday it is testing a feature that will allow administrators of business pages to promote job openings on their pages and receive applications from job candidates. TechCrunch, which first spotted the new feature, …
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Election 2016 is almost over, but not without a final word from Twitter. Social media is all about politics as the race for the White House reaches its final hours. If you need a good distraction from all the politics though, you can find a hilarious new challenge and a look through Durag History Week. Social Cues is our guide …
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Better late than never, Virgin Media has launched 4G mobile phone tariffs, just four years after 4G came to the UK. They start at just £6 per month, which nets you 300 minutes and unlimited texts, but only 300MB of data. That’s not a huge amount, but Virgin’s plans don’t include WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger data in your allowance. That …
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Samsung is taking drastic steps to encourage people still hanging onto recalled Galaxy Note 7 phones to relinquish them. The company teamed up with carriers in New Zealand to announce Friday that it will cut off access to wireless networks for customers still using their Galaxy Note 7 devices. Starting November 18, customers still using the Note 7 will no …
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