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Why Millennials Won’t Unplug From Facebook

PRSay

When word got out in mid-March that Facebook exposed raw data on up to 87 million accounts to political consulting firm Cambridge Analytics, many people voiced their discontent. Even Apple’s Tim Cook weighed in, saying he had no advice for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg because he “wouldn’t be in that situation.”

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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 watchers talked about a “maturing” at the company.

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Data, Privacy and Why Solo PR Pros Should Care

Solo PR Pro

It recently came to light that Cambridge Analytica , a political research firm, purchased information on more than 50 million Facebook users. This is far from the first scandal involving Facebook and data, but it brings to the forefront a deeper problem. How do you deal with “the privacy paradox” as Mary Meeker describes it?

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Content analysis tool BuzzSumo adds journalist database for SMBs [PR tech sum no. 48]

Sword and the Script

I’ve been writing this monthly column about PR technology companies for nearly five years – and I’m still continuously reminded that while these companies make software for communicators, they are not typically communication experts. Tressa Robbins writes about the state of ethics in PR for Burrelles. Content picks PR ethics.

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How Facebook Could Become Irrelevant

Waxing UnLyrical

After surpassing 1 billion users this past month, Facebook has become an institution that appears to have some staying power. But there is a lingering issue that threatens Facebook’s dominance even more than advertising revenue and stockholder discontent. I used to write songs about the girls I had crushes on in seventh grade.

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15 Social Media Trends to Follow in 2019

Critical Mention

With the data privacy scandal that rocked Facebook in 2018, transparency became a critical social media trend this year. For this reason, a lot of businesses started hiring professional writers or writing agencies to craft unique content strategies and deliver compelling social media posts. Transparency. Personalization.

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May Tech news round-up

PR in High Definition

Zoom has been a go-to platform for many despite the security and privacy concerns, but the big tech firms have finally arrived with their products to take on Zoom. Meanwhile, Facebook is launching Messenger Rooms where you can chat in groups of up to 50. And that’s not all Facebook has been up to. Read more about it on Reuters.

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