Many election watchers have bemoaned the absence of key figures in the political commentariat, namely Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert (the former retired, the latter having shifted to a nonpolitical talk show format). There have been calls for a return to form, but instead, we’re getting something potentially better — a resurrected version of Spy, …
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Twitter is stepping up its live-streaming game, offering brands and media organizations a more sophisticated tool for producing and sharing high-quality video. Periscope Producer goes beyond video shot with a smartphone and lets content companies broadcast footage from professional cameras and streaming software, Twitter said in a blog post Thursday. And they can do it without losing the audience-interaction perks …
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Well, it’s better than the offer from the adult entertainment site. Ken Bone, the man who won last week’s presidential debate despite the fact he’s not running for president, has sold out. “Everyone wants to know if I’ve decided… and I have. uberSELECT helps you ride in style like me, Bone tweeted on Thursday. ” What he was promoting was …
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It’s 26 days until the US presidential election, and Ohio, a crucial swing state, is getting a head start on voting. On Wednesday morning, social media rallied around the early vote-casting with a trending hashtag. While those voters have made up their mind, others can still be swayed by trending topics such as WikiLeaks and Miss Teen USA, controversies that …
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Hillary Clinton‘s campaign logo, a red arrow going through the middle of a capitol “H,” was influenced by Apple, according to emails posted by WikiLeaks from the account of Clinton’s aide John Podesta. First reported by Business Insider, one email from Wendy Clark, a marketing executive, sent in February 2015 (prior to Clinton’s official White House bid) describes how the …
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No more sliding the conference TV out into the break room and making awkward conversation while Gavin from accounts tries to sort the cables — the Melbourne Cup is coming to Twitter. The social media platform has announced it will stream the race on November 1 this year as part of an hour-long broadcast, available on mobile, tablet or desktop, …
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Donald Trump has gone on a tweet storm again. His target: House Speaker Paul Ryan. The GOP presidential nominee on Tuesday took to Twitter to lash out at Ryan, a fellow Republican, just a month before Election Day. The blast of tweets, which labeled Ryan “weak and ineffective, further fractures a party that already appears to be divided. Trump complained …
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The Galaxy Note 7 has finally burned out. Samsung’s problematic phone trended for the second day in a row on social media as the South Korean electronics giant put out the word that it has permanently ended production on the Note 7. Users on Facebook and Twitter both mocked and mourned the Note 7’s demise. Social Cues is your go-to …
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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton sparred Sunday night in one of the most contentious debates in modern political history. Followers of each presidential candidate, unsurprisingly, took the contest online. The 90-minute duel between the real-estate mogul and seasoned Washington veteran, with just a month to go before Election Day 2016, was the most-tweeted political debate in the 10 years of …
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Samsung may need to reboot the entire Galaxy Note line. With Samsung “temporarily adjusting” the production of the Note 7 in the wake of replacement units burning up, this particular family of phones may have lost all of its credibility. We discuss whether Samsung may be better off cutting its loss and starting fresh with a new brand. It’ll be …
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