Social Media
Social media is the interaction among people in which they create, share or exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks

It would be foolish to trust Facebook about anything. It would be equally foolish to trust any giant corporation with the mission of creating a private global currency. #facebooklibra
The Musical Coverup of the Century?: UMG Faces Suspicion Over Possible Loss of A Half Million Songs

As a music consumer, this may not seem like a big deal. You can still go online or to the local music store, and buy the releases from your musical heroes. Yet this is still really important. This is because lost masters contain the mixed-down and post-mastered original recording(s) of each of these artists. They contain the result of many hours of careful fine-tuning and adjustment of all of the musical and vocal tracks that went into to creating each of the songs you, or someone around you, loves. Speaking of love, many of us are “around” because some of these songs were the romantic soundtrack of our parents’, grandparents’, or even great-grandpar

There are six primary reasons why we need our social media run through the blockchain technology: distributed consensus mechanisms ensure better security and privacy; blockchain eliminates censorship and safeguards freedom of speech by anonymizing user meta-data; in a blockchain, you aren’t the product (your meta-data is not harvested for commercial gain); by eliminating a central server, users have more control over their own content; blockchain’s tokens, coins, and smart contacts make transactions, payments, and peer-to-peer commerce smoother; decentralized networks sans external payment methods mean crowdfunding for startups is much easier.
YouTube Just Fired the First Shot in a New War on Journalism

The massive video sharing platform claimed to be targeting hateful content, “supremacists,” conspiracy theorists and anything that promotes discrimination or segregation based on sexual orientation, religion, race, gender, age and more.

With all the success and achievements brought about by the internet, social media still has some challenges that need to be figured out. In this article, we will look at some of these challenges and how you can effectively tackle them so that your business can thrive.

If you are planning to increase your Spotify popularity, you should take a look at these tips recommended by Socialboss.org.

Those who are truly against censorship will let the market gradually filter it out. One has to support the property rights, and consequently, free speech of his political enemies in order to uphold that of his.
Recent Music Video Celebrates Great Women in History

As so much is controversial in the news these days, it is nice to have something we should all be able to agree about. Music is a type of universal language, and we should all agree that there have been some great women in history. Enjoy this wonderful video with some of the great women in your life.
SURPRISE YouTube Is In Major Pain After Censoring YouTubers!

The following video shows how YouTube’s efforts are not without consequences, as many of the demonetized websites have been so popular – apparently in many cases because the viewers see them as being more truthful than the mainstream alternatives – that YouTube’s revenues are suddenly down nearly 10% – which translates into $70 Billion in total losses for this huge company.

Many doctors and treatment centers for teenagers are pointing to a correlation between the rise of social media platforms such as Twitter and Instagram and the decline in adolescents’ overall mental health. Let’s take a look at how social media may be impacting the mental health of teenagers.

Your hobbies, habits and preferences are meticulously tracked by Facebook, and your personal data is then sold to whomever wants access to it — ostensibly for targeted marketing purposes, but there are no safeguards in place to prevent scammers and political agents from using the data. #facebookspying #facebookcensorship

Social users of the “10 Year Challenge” Meme should be wary that algorithms could use their data to harvest points for facial recognition.
Activists Unite in Houston to Save Independent Media in 2019

Derrick Broze talks with Jason Bassler about ongoing censorship of alternative and independent media and the upcoming (January 12, 2019) United for Common Ground Summit in Houston, Texas.
WATCH: What To Trust in a “Post-Truth” World | Alex Edmans [TED Video]
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Watch this fascinating TED video with Alex Edmans discussing what you can trust in a ‘post-truth’ world. #truth #ted
The Benefits of Social Media For Small Businesses
Social media offers small businesses the benefit of being able to combine more than one area into one as a lot of social media users use it to not only get the latest news and updates from companies but also as a way to get in touch and ask for further information, to resolve any problems or make complaints. Social media can also be used to build a closer relationship with your customers as there is a more interactive aspect when compared to other promotional media.
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