LANSING- Consumer outrage over an anti-cannabis campaign has seemingly forced its removal from social media outlets. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) produced a series of six videos which, according to a spokesperson, were intended to discourage youth use of cannabis. Released in December, the video campaign was recently discovered by cannabis
DETROIT – Grand Circus, Michigan’s leading technology training institute, in partnership with Facebook announced the next round of Facebook coding Bootcamp scholarships - aimed at preparing the state’s residents to fill open technology roles. “We are committed to helping reverse the skills gap in America by giving individuals and companies the tools they need to
ROYAL OAK - Tom Lawrence, founder of Lawrence Technology Services, talks about his panel at IoT Tech Connect on April 29 that will show how local entrepreneurs are using social media to extend their reach, grow their brand and increase profits. The moderator is Terry Bean, CEO of Motor City Connect. Also on the panel
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - On Facebook two-factor authentication with phone numbers has a two-factored problem. First: The phone number you give to Facebook to help keep your account safe from potential hackers isn't just being used for security. A tweet thread from Jeremy Burge, founder of Emojipedia, on Friday showed that people can find your profile from
SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook's new video chat devices Portal and Portal Plus are now available for purchase in the US, but the thought of putting another video camera and microphone in the home might make some consumers feel uneasy. The social network has a bad track record when it comes to privacy and security. A massive security breach this year allowed hackers to steal personal information from
LANSING - 2018 has been an interesting year for Facebook. Earlier this year, the company decided to drop a bomb and overhaul their popular News Feed feature, arguably the “heartbeat” of Facebook. Some marketers are viewing it as the News Feed Apocalypse, while others see it as a necessary evolution as the network continues to expand
SAN FRANCISCO - Google and Facebook are allegedly tricking European users into sharing more personal information than they know. A consumer advocacy report by the Norwegian Consumer Council, out Wednesday, said the companies are using "dark patterns," or designs and user interfaces to trick users into unintentionally taking an action, to nudge people "toward the least privacy friendly options to a degree
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA. - Facebook released its Community Standards Enforcement Report said the social network disabled about 583 million fake accounts during the first three months of this year -- the majority of which, it said, were blocked within minutes of registration. That's an average of over 6.5 million attempts to create a fake account every day
LANSING - If you’re an inbound marketer, you know that sinking feeling. You wake up, stretch, start your coffee, and check your phone—only for your stomach to drop at that horrible phrase “algorithm change.” Depending on how long you’ve been in the game, you’ve ridden the ups and downs of the Facebook and Google algorithms as
WASHINGTON DC - Facebook, Google and Twitter came to Capitol Hill to argue they're ready to fight back against the scourge of fake news and the Russian misinformation campaign that influenced the 2016 US presidential election. The senators were left unimpressed. "You showed a lack of resources, commitment and a lack of genuine effort," said Sen.
