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Social media used to be free. Not anymore.

Vox

Friso Gentsch/picture alliance via Getty Images You used to pay for social media with your eyeballs. If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product” has long been a common refrain about the business of social media. But now, this free model of social media — subsidized by advertising — is under pressure.

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Why Should Associations Invest In Technology?

Kitaboo

Using computers and mobile phones, and social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, help in gathering and circulating knowledge and information quite effectively. Technology assists associations by helping them create a greater social impact as well as taking forward their social mission as a whole. Social networking sites.

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Book Excerpt: Why trust, not data, has become the most important asset in the modern economy

GeekWire

Look at your social media feed. This is especially true in the digital age, where social platforms act as catalysts for spreading information, and search engines are permanent collective memory.” “[I]ncluding, among others, the revelations Russia used social media platforms to interfere with the 2016 U.S. Technology.

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Digital listening reveals 3 leading innovation drivers

CIO Business Intelligence

The industries these decision-makers represented include insurance, banking, healthcare and life sciences, government, entertainment, and energy in the U.S. Metaverse Opportunities Advertising: Advertisers see the metaverse as a powerful way to connect with and reach consumers. and tokenization.

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Online scammers are rushing to exploit people desperate to get the Covid-19 vaccine

Vox

In late January, one man in Washington state was arrested after advertising fake Covid-19 vaccines online for as much as $1,000, and even injected people with an unknown substance, according to the Department of Justice , which is investigating these types of fraud cases. And these fakes aren’t just popping up on social media.

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Research: 15 Billion Credentials in Circulation for Cybercriminals

SecureWorld News

Digitial Shadows says that many connect to video, music streaming, or social media. But bank account details are also common. Unsurprisingly, bank and financial accounts are the most expensive, averaging at $70.91, however they trade for upwards of $500, depending on the ‘quality’ of the account.

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Information Stealing Malware on the Rise, Uptycs Study Shows

SecureWorld News

Zero-Day attacks get the headlines when they happen, but users falling for phishing attacks or other social engineering attacks happen every day without fail. They are often spread by malicious advertising, spam, and compromised accounts. Historically, user errors have been more of a risk than technical issues.

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