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☆ Trump’s playboy past is in the spotlight. His allies are readying a new fight against pornography
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Steve Contorno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

A movement to rein in online pornography is rapidly intensifying, fueled by conservative outrage and growing unease over the accessibility of sexual content online, especially for children. Pornography is mentioned on the first page; banning pornography and locking up those who produce it are proposed on Page 5. He was an occasional guest at Hugh Hefner’s famed Playboy Mansion and made cameos in soft-core pornographic films produced by the company – though not in any scenes depicting sexual content or nudity. ‘Sex is the canary in the coal mine’The Supreme Court has deemed previous attempts to curb online pornography unconstitutional on First Amendment grounds. They were designed to protect adults from accessing adult content, which, of course, is their stated aim.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, “, ”, Terry Schilling, Hugh Hefner’s, Stormy Daniels, Karen McDougal –, McDougal, Daniels, Kevin Roberts, ” Roberts, ” Roberts hasn’t, Ben Carson, Charlie Kirk, Chris LaCivita, Susie Wiles, President Trump, LaCivita, Wiles, Mike Stabile, ” Pornhub, –, Robert Winterton, Pornhub, Solomon Friedman, It’s, ” Schilling, Paul Dans, Stabile, ” Stabile, Schilling, “ It’s, Stuart Brotman, Brotman –, Playboy’s Hefner –, Roberts, ” Brotman, Ben Bull, ” Bull Organizations: CNN, Trump, Heritage Foundation, Playboy, Heritage, Housing, Urban, Free Speech Coalition, US, Apple, Google, Facebook, ”, National Center, Media, Ethical Capital Partners, Republicans, US Department of Justice, University of Tennessee, GOP Locations: Manhattan, Washington, DC, Lake Tahoe, Texas, – Virginia, Montana , North Carolina , Arkansas , Utah , Mississippi, Louisiana, California, Knoxville

The Messenger, the struggling news media startup co-founded by publishing veteran Jimmy Finkelstein, is urging potential investors to make a long-shot bet on a dramatic rebound in advertising this year. CNBC has obtained an investor deck The Messenger was using as recently as late December to entice potential individuals or companies to infuse it with $20 million. The Messenger ended 2023 with a net loss of $43 million, according to the documents. Comscore latest numbers show that we generated 88 million page views in November, and Google Analytics shows that we generated 100 million page views in December. Our traffic is growing at 30% a month, already putting us ahead of many major news publications," the company spokesperson said in a statement to CNBC.

Persons: Jimmy Finkelstein Organizations: CNBC, The New York Times, Google Analytics

☆ Google is replacing the exec who oversees its $220 billion ad business amid big privacy and AI changes
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Lauren Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Dischler has spent 15 years at Google, and was most recently leading all of Google's ad business. He is credited with steering Google through privacy changes and for overseeing new uses of technology like machine learning and artificial intelligence for its advertising business. Dischler helped spearhead Google's advertising efforts around Google's Chrome web browser phasing out third-party cookies. "Our ads business helps millions of businesses thrive and we're grateful to Jerry for his many accomplishments in this area." Before joining Google, Srinivasan worked at Amazon and IBM.

Persons: Jerry Dischler, Dischler, Google's Prabhakar Raghavan, Jerry, Vidhya Srinivasan, Srinivasan, Max, Raghavan, Srinivasan's, Shashi Thakur, nix Organizations: Google, Business, Department, YouTube, Amazon, IBM, Justice Department

☆ A Blockbuster-era video law is being used to ding big-name brands like General Mills, Geico, and Chick-Fil-A with privacy lawsuits
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Ryan Joe | Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Brands like Chick-Fil-A and Geico are being accused of violating 1980s privacy law the VPPA. Broadcasters have long been wary of running afoul of a 1988 privacy law called the Video Privacy Protection Act that went into effect after the video rental history of then-Supreme Court nominee Judge Robert Bork was leaked to a newspaper. Since November last year, brands as diverse as Hallmark, Folgers, Mattel, Chick-Fil-A, General Mills, Mars, La-Z-Boy, Geico, and Fossil have faced lawsuits accusing them of VPPA violations. But these dismissals don't completely neutralize the threat of VPPA lawsuits. At least 70 VPPA class action lawsuits have been filed in the past year, according to Bloomberg Law.

Persons: Chick, Robert Bork, VPPA, Mills, General Mills, Scott Ferrell, FloSports, Smucker, Keith Carroll, Rebeka Rodriguez, Melissa Fox, Eversheds Sutherland, Labaton Sucharow, Corepower, Garthwaite, Fox, Julie Rubash Organizations: ., Broadcasters, Hallmark, Mattel, Pacific, Hulu, Bloomberg Law, Meta, Protection Law, Facebook, AMC, Us, GameStop, Disney, United States, Court, Southern, of Locations: Mars, California, Virginia, of New York

☆ Tax prep companies shared private taxpayer data with Google and Meta for years, congressional probe finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Some of the tax-prep companies still do not know whether the data they shared continues to be held by the tech platforms, the report said. The Warren aide told CNN it was unclear whether Meta knew it was inappropriately using taxpayer data at the time. The investigation found that all three tax-prep companies had discontinued their use of Meta’s pixel after The Markup’s report last November. “The scope of ‘taxpayer information’ is broad by design,” Rosenthal said, adding that tax-prep companies can be sued for “knowingly” or “recklessly” leaking that information. Depending on the strength of the allegations, the tax-prep companies could quickly be forced into a binding settlement, said a former FTC official who requested anonymity in order to speak more freely.

Persons: “, ”, David Vladeck, Vladeck, Democratic Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Meta, Warren, ‘, Sens, Ron Wyden, Richard Blumenthal, Tammy Duckworth, Sheldon Whitehouse, Sen, Bernie Sanders, Katie Porter, TIGTA didn’t, Block, TaxSlayer didn’t, TaxAct, TaxSlayer, TurboTax, Steven Rosenthal, ” Rosenthal Organizations: CNN, Meta, Google, Georgetown University, Federal Trade Commission, Democratic, FTC, Internal Revenue Service, Justice Department, Tax Administration, Intuit, IRS, Urban, Brookings Tax Locations: United States, Google’s

☆ Google and Meta got customer data from tax prep firms, and lawmakers want a probe
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

A group of lawmakers led by Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren are calling on the Biden administration to investigate how tax prep software companies may have illegally shared customer data with tech platforms Google and Meta . Some statements the tax prep companies provided to the publications at the time seemed to indicate the data sharing was done accidentally. Our system is designed to filter out potentially sensitive data it is able to detect." Among their findings released Wednesday, the lawmakers said that millions of taxpayers' information had been shared with Big Tech firms through the tax prep software and that both the tax prep companies and tech firms were "reckless" in how they handled sensitive information. Although Meta and Google both said they have filters to catch sensitive data that's inadvertently collected, they seemed to be "ineffective," the lawmakers wrote.

Persons: Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Democratic Sen, Biden, General Merrick Garland, Lina Khan, Daniel Werfel, J, Russell George, TaxAct, Block, Ron Wyden, Richard Blumenthal, Conn, Tammy Duckworth, Bernie Sanders, Sheldon Whitehouse, Katie Porter, Warren, Meta Organizations: Capitol, Massachusetts Democratic, Google, Federal Trade, Tax, Facebook, Meta, CNBC, Big Tech, YouTube, Apple Locations: Washington ,, Sens, D

☆ There's never been a better time for "Vanderpump Rules" stars Ariana Madix and Katie Maloney to open their sandwich shop
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Buzz has never been higher around "Vanderpump Rules" stars Ariana Madix and Katie Maloney. It's the perfect time for them to open their much anticipated sandwich shop, Something About Her. Searches for "something about her sandwich shop menu" spiked 5,000% on Wednesday. "Vanderpump Rules" is pulling series-high ratings, with the first reunion episode garnering 2.7 million more viewers than the show was getting pre-scandal, The Wall Street Journal reported. In the days following the cheating revelation, the pair's restaurants Tom Tom and Schwartz and Sandy's were review-bombed, vandalized, and dealt with canceled reservations.

Persons: Buzz, Ariana Madix, Katie Maloney, —, Madix, Maloney, it's, Gaga's, there's, katie, ariana, they'd, Tom Sandoval, Raquel Leviss, panini, Tom Schwartz, Tom Tom, Schwartz, Sandy's, Addison, Rae, Jeffrey Ten Organizations: Service, Gaga's Haus, Street Journal, Global, Brand, Madix

☆ I built a website that brings in 6 figures in passive income. Here are my best tips on getting started, from using Google AdSense to growing organic traffic.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

He says getting advertisements onto his site was simple, and now he gets payouts every month. That motivated me to add some new features and optimize the site for search engines. I couldn't find any good resources on the web or in the Google search results with the information I sought. This is where an ad network came in — using a network to sell ad space keeps the entire process passive. For a small web publishing business, monthly net profit can be as simple as ad revenue minus hosting costs.

☆ She says she was fired in retaliation. Hearst Magazines says she was insubordinate. Here's how Delish's hit YouTube show 'Budget Eats' came crashing down.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Steven Perlberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

Produced by the Hearst-owned food brand Delish, "Budget Eats" was the kind of digital success story that traditional magazine giants crave. As Xie worked her day job developing recipes, "Budget Eats" was morphing from a pandemic experiment to a bonafide hit. A career recipe developer at work, the "Budget Eats" Xie doesn't even measure out ingredients. "It felt like she was afraid that putting 'Budget Eats' from her kitchen onto this cable network might dilute the honesty," Lennon-Simon said. As for "Budget Eats," Delish recently posted what is presumably the last episode.

☆ I run a multimillion-dollar specialty-coffee business that I started 5 years ago. Here are our 3 main marketing channels and how we measure success.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Erin Greenawald | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Sahra Nguyen is the founder and CEO of Nguyen Coffee Supply, which sells Vietnamese coffee. On social media, I can share ideas for ways to enjoy our beans and insights into how to use our specialty-coffee equipment. I can show behind-the-scenes shots of the Vietnamese coffee farmers we work with directly and explain why Vietnamese coffee is so special. We sought out food publications to discuss why Vietnamese coffee deserved a rebrand and what it could offer serious coffee lovers. So we eventually started to add in paid advertising on Instagram, Facebook, and Google to scale our message to newer audiences.

☆ Popular tax prep software sent financial information to Meta, report finds
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Popular tax prep software including TaxAct , TaxSlayer and H&R Block sent sensitive financial information to Facebook parent company Meta through its widespread code, known as a pixel, that helps developers track user activity on their sites, an investigation by The Markup found. In a report published with The Verge on Tuesday, the outlet found the software sent information like names, email addresses, income information and refund amounts to Meta. "Advertisers should not send sensitive information about people through our Business Tools," a Meta spokesperson told CNBC in a statement. Our system is designed to filter out potentially sensitive data it is able to detect." Meta considers potentially sensitive information to include information about income, loan amounts and debt status.

☆ If you want to land a job or get a raise in the tech industry, you have to past a test — and pretty much everyone is cheating on the exams
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Rob Price | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

It was one in a long line of tech certifications that Bill freely acknowledges he earned, at least in part, by cheating. And he's far from alone: In the tech industry, it's an open secret that there are thousands, if not millions, of cheaters just like Bill. The rise of exam dumps for tech certifications could have devastating consequences. But the cheating is clearly having a corrosive effect on the tech industry, particularly the hiring process. But the perception that workers from poorer countries are more likely to be cheaters can also fuel racism against foreign-born tech workers.

☆ Tech Layoffs Reflect Worsening Outlook
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Steven Rosenbush | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +2 min

Layoffs at ride-sharing firm Lyft Inc. and payments company Stripe Inc., as well as a pause in hiring at Amazon.com Inc., reflect a darker outlook for tech. PREVIEW“The changes that we will see going forward will be based purely on the economic drivers from the overall economy slowing down,” Mr. Kanchi said. The metaverse, NFTs, and some aspects of cryptocurrency, or those technologies which don’t have immediate monetary value, will continue to fall out of favor, Mr. Kanchi said. “The downturn has kind of started but it hasn’t hit bottom and will get bad, very quickly, likely sometime mid next year,” Mr. Chan said. He predicts that “the new Google or Uber of 2023 and 2024 will come out of this downturn.”Write to Steven Rosenbush at steven.rosenbush@wsj.com

☆ Analysis: Tech Layoffs Reflect Worsening Outlook
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Steven Rosenbush | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +2 min

☆ 8 easy side hustles you can do from your computer
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Christopher Massimine | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The past few years have seen a rise in side hustles as people look to pad their incomes. You can also start a blog and sell products through it. They can also design and sell their graphics as prints or products on platforms like Etsy. Affiliate marketingAffiliate marketing is a great side hustle because it can be done anywhere in the world. There are many ways to promote products through affiliate marketing, including social-media posts, review videos, and blog articles.

☆ This startup could become the Google Analytics of carbon accounting. Here's the 13-slide pitch deck Climatiq used to raise $5.8 million.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Climate tech startup Climatiq has raised 6 million euros (around $5.8 million) in a seed round. VC firm Singular led the round into the carbon API startup with Cherry Ventures also participating. Companies can also import their own carbon emissions data to provide a more accurate estimate of their impact. Some consumer-focused tools already embed emissions data. Emissions data is already shown on travel sites like Google Flights.

☆ Here's the résumé that got me into Snapchat without connections – and what I would change about it now
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-07 | by ( Jonathan Javier | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Here's the résumé that got me into Snapchat, and how t0 structure yoursMy résumé. Jonathan JavierThis is the résumé that got me into Snapchat as my first job out of university. Soft skills: your soft skills shows how you'd not only be a culture fit, but if you're someone who would be great to work with. Adding more specific skills: Microsoft Office skills are pretty basic skills now and don't need to be listed on a résumé. Always remember that your résumé goes hand-in-hand with networking, and your interpersonal skills will eventually lead you to land your offers.

☆ TEKEDU selecteaza consultant/ă sau companie pentru servicii de dezvoltare web
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-21 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +4 min

În cadrul acestui proiect, TEKEDU va implementa inițiativa – Inovații sociale și abilitarea adolescenților și adolescentelor pentru combaterea tuturor formelor de violență în toate mediile. 10 echipe vor fi selectate la final pentru finanțare și mentorat în implementarea proiectelor sociale în comunitățile locale. Funcțiile care urmează a fi dezvoltate sunt descrise mai jos. O modalitate usoara de a adaugă, a modifica continutul de pe site-ul propriu (aticole, video, sondaje, etc.) Documentele (CV, Porofoliu, Oferta tehnică și de preț) urmează a fi expediate pe email până la 30 ianuarie 2021.

Persons: EVA, TEKEDU, Iurașcu, Mihaela Iurașcu Organizations: UNICEF Moldova, Uniunea Europeană, Google, Facebook Locations: TEKEDU, Cahul, Ungheni, Română, Rusă

☆ Internews in Moldova este în căutarea unui expert/unei experte în digital media (Social media, YouTube)/Internews в Молдове ищет эксперта в области цифровых СМИ
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +7 min

ROTermen: 29 ianuarie 2020Sunt invitați: experți/experte locali/eContextInternews în Moldova este în căutarea unui expert/unei experte în digital media care să ofere asistență, în persoană, unor instituții media din Moldova. Expertul va oferi și un set de recomandări (în scris) pentru implementarea celor mai bune practici în acest domeniu, ajutând organizațiile media să-și înbunătățească prezența pe rețelele sociale și alte platforme online. Notă: Perioada de implementare, subiectele specifice pentru această consultanță și numele organizațiilor vor fi discutate cu expertul selectat. Vă rugăm să expediați documentele solicitate la adresa de email in-chisinau@internews.org cu titlul “Social Media and YouTube Management” în linia de subiect până pe 29 Ianuarie 2020. ***************************RUКрайний срок подачи документов: 29 января 2021 г.Конкурс открыт для местных экспертовКонтекст: Internews в Молдове ищет квалифицированного специалиста, по платформам социальных сетей, для консультирования нескольких СМИ Молдовы.

Organizations: Media, Facebook, Google, Agenția Suedeză, USAID, экспертовКонтекст, СМИ, сетяхОценка, организацийРазработка, Шведское Агентство Международное Развитие Locations: Moldova, Instagram, Ok.ru, chisinau, Marii Britanii, Chișinău, Молдова

☆ Anunț privind selectarea unei companii IT pentru elaborarea paginii web a asociației obștești
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-05 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +9 min

Suplimentar, ne propunem prin intermediul paginii web să promovăm diverse articole produse de beneficiarii organizației în cadrul Laboratorului de creație. Termenul și ordinea de executare a lucrărilorActivitățile de proiectare, dezvoltare și implementare a paginii web www.fcps.md vor fi realizate în maxim 4 luni. Elaborarea conceptului paginii web (viziunea conceptuală a dezvoltatorului aferentă particularităților de realizare a paginii web), aprobat de beneficiar. Elaborarea conceptului interfeței publice a paginii web (componenta FrontEnd) și a Sistemului de Gestiune a Conținutului (componente BackEnd), aprobat de beneficiar. Elaborarea conceptului grafic de elaborare a interfeței publice a paginii web.

Persons: Fundației Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Bing Organizations: Uniunii Europene, Fundației, Facebook, Microsoft, Mozilla, Google Locations: Republica Moldova

☆ CJI anunță al patrulea concurs de granturi mici pentru instituțiile media care doresc să-şi sporească audienţa online și să-și majoreze veniturile
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-04 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +7 min

Centrul pentru Jurnalism Independent (CJI) anunță un nou concurs de granturi mici pentru instituțiile media din Republica Moldova care doresc să-și extindă audiența online. Concursul se va desfășura în două etape:În prima etapă, CJI va selectata 10 instituţii media, care vor beneficia de o instruire de două zile cu participarea unui expert internaţional. În a doua etapă, cele 10 instituţii media vor expedia propunerile detaliate de proiecte privind sporirea audienţei online şi vor prezenta un buget pentru realizarea activităţilor. Rezultatele privind selectarea celor 10 instituții media vor fi anunţate până pe 31 ianuarie 2021. Conţinutul creat în cadrul proiectului va ajuta redacţia să-și informeze auditoriul cu privire la anumite probleme sociale importante.

Persons: Mariana Tabuncic, Solicitantul, . Organizations: Jurnalism Independent, CJI, Reprezentanţii, Google Locations: Republica Moldova, Suedia

☆ Ivan Botnar: „Cu Microinvest am reușit să trecem mai ușor în online și să rămânem optimiști chiar și în pandemie”
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-29 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +6 min

Colaborarea cu Microinvest a început-o în 2015, când a aplicat pentru prima dată pentru un împrumut și a reușit să-și schimbe radical părerea despre creditare. „Am aflat despre Microinvest tot de pe Internet și mi-a părut din prima o organizație de încredere. Webinarul din august a fost ca un vector pentru afacerile care abia acum au început să se promoveze pe Online”, spune Ivan Botnar. Referitor la colaborarea de după webinar cu Ivan Botnar, pot spune ferm că a fost una productivă și implicată. Am găsit multe puncte comune, i-am oferit răspunsuri la toate întrebările și o redare mai explicită despre ce merge și ce nu pe rețelele de socializare.

Persons: Ivan Botnar, Microinvest, Webinarul, Vadim Cușnir, Ion Comendant, Philip Kotler Organizations: Facebook, Google, Social Media Locations: Moldova, webinar, Microinvest

☆ ЦНЖ объявляет четвертый конкурс малых грантов для медиаучреждений, которые хотят расширить свою онлайн-аудиторию и повысить доходы
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-29 | by ( ) media-azi.md time to read: +4 min

Конкурс проводится в рамках финансируемого Швецией проекта «Восприятие аудитории и цифровая поддержка», реализуемого ЦНЖ при поддержке Internews. Центр независимой журналистики (ЦНЖ) объявляет четвертый конкурс малых грантов для медиаучреждений из Республики Молдова, которые хотят расширить свою онлайн-аудиторию.Конкурс проводится в рамках финансируемого Швецией проекта «Восприятие аудитории и цифровая поддержка», реализуемого ЦНЖ при поддержке Internews. В рамках проекта редакции получат финансовую поддержку и тематические консультации в различных областях, таких как анализ данных об аудитории, SEO или онлайн-продажи. Гранты предназначены для реализации проектов, которые помогут увеличить аудиторию, повысить доходы и качество онлайн контента. Конкурс будет проводиться в два этапа:В ходе первого этапа будут отобраны 10 медиаучреждений, которые примут участие в тренинге под руководством международного эксперта.

Organizations: YouTube, ЦНЖ, СМИ, Центр независимой журналистики (ЦНЖ) Locations: Швеция, Молдова, Республика Молдова

Colaborarea cu Microinvest a început-o în 2015, când a aplicat pentru prima dată pentru un împrumut și a reușit să-și schimbe radical părerea despre creditare. „Am aflat despre Microinvest tot de pe Internet și mi-a părut din prima o organizație de încredere. Cu Microinvest e cu totul altă poveste, bazată pe receptivitate și înțelegere. Webinarul din august a fost ca un vector pentru afacerile care abia acum au început să se promoveze pe Online”, spune Ivan Botnar. Referitor la colaborarea de după webinar cu Ivan Botnar, pot spune ferm că a fost una productivă și implicată.

Persons: Microinvest, Webinarul, Ivan Botnar, Vadim Cușnir, Ion Comendant, Philip Kotler Organizations: Facebook, Google, Social Media Locations: webinar, Microinvest, Moldova

☆ Jurnal.md, cel mai citit site în primul tur al alegerilor și record în turul II - peste 600.000 de afișări timp de o zi
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-16 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Cea mai citită știre a fost cea cu rezultatele alegerilor, care o anunțau pe Maia Sandu noul președinte ales al Republicii Moldova. Live-textul cu rezultatele care continuau să apară de la CEC a fost accesat de peste 88.000 de ori până la această oră. Iar datele Biroului de Audit al Tirajelor si Internetului arată că în turul I Jurnal.md a fost cel mai citit site de știri. Am înregistrat recorduri și pe pagina noastră de Facebook, unde postările au avut un impact a peste 600 de mii de oameni. În total, în ultima lună, potrivit Google Analytics, am înregistrat un milion de vizitatori unici și aproape 5 milioane de afișări.

Persons: Maia Sandu Organizations: Google, CEC, Facebook Locations: Republicii Moldova

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