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Maxim Behar: "Write books only in case you have something to say.”

Maxim Behar

I started writing back in my high school years when I accidentally came across a typing machine. Mostly I write about business because that's what I do. It had a great effect; the whole world was on Facebook back then, and every post would attract thousands of comments "for" and "against." It's just an impulse.

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After The Russia Scandal, Is Facebook Growing Up?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Is the Russia scandal an ultimate comeuppance for Facebook? voters, I was initially skeptical about any real impact on Facebook’s reputation or its business. Facebook has weathered many storms in its 13-year history. Facebook has weathered many storms in its 13-year history. Today that idea isn’t so crazy.

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Facebook Feuds From Dawn Till Dusk

Maxim Behar

So – now Facebook is to blame because its full of fake news. First – from the beginning days, when it was created, sometime in February 2004, Facebook has grown to be the freest media to date, all of this simply because everyone and anyone owns that medium and can write whatever they want on it. And of course, that hides risks.

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Is “Social Media” Really Worth It? Musings Following a Facebook Hack

Waxing UnLyrical

tl;dr What seems like a never-ending vortex of Hell following a Facebook hack makes me wonder if “social media” is really worth it. I promptly clicked the “this wasn’t me” link, but by then, of course, the links had expired. So, I’m basically a Facebook pariah. The hacker(s?)

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The Hardest (and easiest) P.R. to Write

Flack's Revenge

All eyes turned to me when the topic of an obituary came up, as I write and work with the press (sure, it’s great to have doctors, lawyers, accountants in your family, but PR is needed too). My dad’s obit was the toughest thing to write because it was through tears – but also the easiest.

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Maxim Behar for TBmagazine: Facebook Feuds From Dawn Till Dusk

Maxim Behar

So – now Facebook is to blame because its full of fake news. First – from the beginning days, when it was created, sometime in February 2004, Facebook has grown to be the freest media to date, all of this simply because everyone and anyone owns that medium and can write whatever they want on it. And of course, that hides risks.

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How To Create a Simple Facebook Messenger Bot

Cision

Facebook Messenger bots (chatbots) are a controversial feature that was added to the standalone Messenger service earlier this year. Recently, Facebook started allowing its Messenger chatbots to take payments – making the interaction between chatbot not only a customer service feature but an e-commerce feature.

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