Social media boosting service exposed thousands of Instagram passwords

Social media boosting service exposed thousands of Instagram passwords

A social media boosting startup, which bills itself as a service to increase a user’s Instagram followers, has exposed thousands of Instagram account passwords. The company, Social Captain, says it helps thousands of users to grow their Instagram follower counts by connecting their accounts to its platform. Users are asked to enter their Instagram username […]

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Break Free B2B Series: Margaret Magnarelli on the Psychology of Trust for Better Content Marketing

Break Free B2B Series: Margaret Magnarelli on the Psychology of Trust for Better Content Marketing

Trust in marketing—how to build it and how to wield it for good—needs to be top of mind for every modern marketer. Why? Because nearly every decision people make, especially when it comes to purchasing decisions, has an element of trust built in. And content marketers have the opportunity to become trusty guides. “No one […]

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Take the Temperature of On-Site Customer Behavior with Oracle Maxymiser’s Heatmaps

Take the Temperature of On-Site Customer Behavior with Oracle Maxymiser’s Heatmaps

Register today to join our webinar on February 26, 2020, at 11AM EST (US and Canada) to learn more about Oracle Maxymiser Heatmaps. Business and customer insights are the foundation of an effective marketing strategy. That's why the Oracle Maxymiser team is excited to introduce the new Heatmaps tool within Oracle Maxymiser. Powered by Oracle Infinity, the Heatmaps tool […]

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Facebook will pay $550 million to settle class action lawsuit over privacy violations

Facebook will pay $550 million to settle class action lawsuit over privacy violations

Facebook will pay over half a billion dollars to settle a class action lawsuit that alleged systematic violation of an Illinois consumer privacy law. The settlement amount is large indeed, but a small fraction of the $35 billion maximum the company could have faced. Class members — basically Illinois Facebook users from mid-2011 to mid-2015 […]

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How to Form an Effective Hypothesis for Optimized Testing

How to Form an Effective Hypothesis for Optimized Testing

A strong hypothesis is the cornerstone to any meaningful and effective test. Every hypothesis that is proven or rejected provides your business with valuable insights behind visitor behavior and continues to drive your optimization plan while supporting company goals and objectives. Remind me, what exactly is a hypothesis? Before we dive into the components and best […]

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Study of YouTube comments finds evidence of radicalization effect

Study of YouTube comments finds evidence of radicalization effect

Research presented at the ACM FAT 2020 conference in Barcelona today supports the notion that YouTube’s platform is playing a role in radicalizing users via exposure to far-right ideologies. The study, carried out by researchers at Switzerland’s Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne and the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil, found evidence that users […]

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