Category: Social Media / Websites
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Your Google for Education Guide for Back to School
Google Blog – 8.7.18 This back to school season, inspire creativity, and run at maximum efficiency with the latest features and tools from Google for Education. We’re rolling out new features in Classroom and G Suite for Education, AR and VR on Chromebooks, Google Earth and Science Journal updates, and new trainings from the Teacher Center…
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Easy Ways to Share Your Travel Plans Using TripIt
Tripit Blog – 8.7.18 The TripIt team is always looking for ways to make travel less stressful. We know the importance of staying connected to friends, family and colleagues while you’re traveling, so we’ve created several ways to help you share travel plans using TripIt. Read more: Easy Ways to Share Your Travel Plans Using…
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Guest Post: How Should Facebook and Other Companies Protect Privacy While Letting People Share Their Information Between Apps and Services?
Facebook Newsroom – 8.6.18 Last month, lawmakers demanded answers from Google about its practice of letting outside developers scan the inboxes of millions of Gmail users who signed up for email services using other apps. That same day UK regulators said they intend to hit Facebookwith a maximum fine of 500,000 pounds for allowing the political consulting…
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Making Digital Skills More Accessible to Everyone
Facebook Blog – 8.2.18 (8.1.18) Our Facebook Community Boost program is in Columbus, Ohio where we’re announcing two new partnerships — one locally with the Columbus State Community College and another with the National Urban League. Read more: Making Digital Skills More Accessible to Everyone
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Everything your family can do on Facebook
Circle Blog – 8.1.18 (7.26.18) As you think about your family’s online time, don’t make the mistake of discounting Facebook’s online footprint. In fact, at the start of 2018, the social media giant logged over two billion monthly active users. Facebook is officially not a fad or a has-been, especially among teens! Read more: Everything your family…
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Set your summer schedule with events in Search
Google Blog – 8.1.18 (7.26.18) If you’re on the hunt for activities to fill your summer calendar, we’re making it even easier to find events in Search. Last year we introduced a new way to look for events near you, and over the next few days we’ll be adding new features to give you personal recommendations, along…
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Working Together to Give People More Control of Their Data
Facebook Newsroom – 7.23.18 (7.20.18) We’re participating in the Data Transfer Project, a collaboration of organizations, including Google, Microsoft and Twitter, committed to building a common way for people to transfer data into and out of online services. Read more: Working Together to Give People More Control of Their Data
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How Users Help Shape Facebook
Facebook Newsroom – 7.16.18 97.13.18) It seems like every Facebook product announcement calls out something that was “heard from people” as the motivation for creating the feature. How exactly does Facebook collect and process all that feedback? Read more: How Users Help Shape Facebook | Facebook Newsroom
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Removing Bad Actors From Facebook
Facebook Blog – 7.13.18 (6.26.18) We recently took down more than 10,000 fake Pages, Groups, and accounts in Mexico and across Latin America because they violated our Community Standards. Read more: Removing Bad Actors From Facebook | Facebook Newsroom
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Five new features to try in Messages
Google Blog – 6.27.18 (6.191.18) Over the past few years, we’ve been working on improving the messaging experience on Android—from working with carriers to upgrade their networks to RCS to building new features. With Android Messages, we’re creating a messaging experience that’s available on multiple devices, lets you share whatever you want to share, and makes it…