Description: Facebook announced that they will be purchasing Atlas Advertiser Suite, a back-end scaling and measurement to help advertisers “close the loop” and understand how their spend earns them money. Source: TechCrunch Date: February 28th, 2013 After weeks of speculation and leaks, Facebook today announced it will buy the Atlas Advertiser Suite away from Microsoft. The Seattle-based Atlas team will stay… Read more »
Posts Categorized: FaceBook
Understanding Unicorn: A dive into Facebook’s Graph Search
Description: An inside look at the details of Facebook Graph Search, the new search tool that allows Facebook users to search people, places, and things and the connections between them more easily. Source: CNet Date: February 21st, 2013 MENLO PARK, Calif.–On the surface, Facebook’s new Graph Search is touted as a new method to enable more connections… Read more »
Social Media Etiquette: Do You Kiss and Tell?
Description: A recent survey conducted on Zoosk, Facebook’s dating service, has revealed some interesting statistics about romantic technology use. Despite the risk of public romance, many users are still updating their Facebook profiles with romantic posts. Who are these users and why do they do it? Source: Huffingtonpost.com Date: September 18th, 2012 Posting your… Read more »
Social media changes back-to-school experience
Description: Social media has changed the experience of going back to school for kids. By using social media to stay in-touch throughout the summer, kids are able to draw on each others shared content to start conversations and meet new friends. However, for some this might mean enduring more bullying than before. Source: CBC.ca Date:… Read more »
Dorm Rooms and a Garage are Launching Some of the Best in Startups
Description: The University of Waterloo boasts two productive launch pads for students wanting to build a start-up company. The Velocity Residence and the Velocity Garage offer places for students to learn, collaborate and test their industries. Source: Techvibes.com Date: September 6th, 2012 How many times have you heard or read the phrase “student startup” in… Read more »
Why California Is Banning Social Media from the Hiring Process
Description: California is attempting to pass a law that would completely remove social media from the hiring process. This includes denying employers the right to ask candidates for their social media logins and removing social media as a source of determining whether or not a person is “unfit or competent” to fill a position. Source:… Read more »
How Your Social Media Profile Could Make Or Break Your Next Job Opportunity
Description: The idea that your social media profile is being observed and analyzed by future employers has existed as long as social media itself. However, a recent survey by Eurocom Worldwide has confirmed that nearly 20% of tech industry companies admit to turning down prospective employees because of their social media profiles. Source: Forbes.com Date:… Read more »
Should teachers and students be Facebook friends?
Description: Nkomo Morris is one of many teachers who uses Facebook to communicate with students. Despite the perceived benefits of interacting with students in a comfortable environment, personal and professional lines can quickly become blurred with Facebook usage. Source: cbsnews.com Date: April 19 2012 Should students and teachers ever be friends on Facebook? School districts… Read more »
High school cracks down on students on Facebook
Description: An Orthodox Jewish girls school in New York orders students to cancel Facebook accounts or be expelled Source: cnn .com Date: March 30, 2012 Questions for discussion: Do you feel that schools should have this right to keep students off of social media? What possible reasons would the schools have in taking this action… Read more »
What Employers Are Thinking When They Look At Your Facebook Page
Description: Why interview when you can Facebook stalk? Yesterday, I told you about a study suggesting that employers can judge candidates’ future work performance by spending five to ten minutes lurking on their Facebook pages. Source: Forbes .com Date: March 6, 2012 Some readers were outraged by this. “I truly wish employers would stop using… Read more »
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Introduction to Information Systems, 3rd Canadian Binder Ready Version Update Edition
R. Kelly Rainer, Casey G. Cegielski, Ingrid Splettstoesser-Hogeterp, Cristobal Sanchez-Rodriguez
ISBN: 978-1-119-13385-8
August 2015, © 2016
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