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Is Social Media Key to Hitting the Trillions for (Fin)Tech Companies?

Bank Innovation

Could Microsoft be the first technology company to earn a one trillion market value? Analyst Michael Markowski seems to think so, citing the technology giant’s recent acquisition of professional social media site LinkedIn as the boost that pushed Microsoft into the race.

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Will Our Love-Hate Relationship With Social Media Ever Break?

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consumers and social media. Data breaches, marketing so targeted and specific that it can feel creepy, lack of privacy and regrets over wasted time – people complain constantly about how social media causes or enables all of that. It found that, in general, people think social media does more harm than good.

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Will Our Love-Hate Relationship with Social Media Ever Break?

PYMNTS

consumers and social media. Data breaches, marketing so targeted and specific that it can feel creepy, lack of privacy and regrets over wasted time — people complain constantly about how social media causes or enables all that. It found that, in general, people think social media does more harm than good.

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Big Tech Faces Regulation Reckoning As 2021 Dawns

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If 2020 was the year of streaming media, of content done a million different ways, of apps and Apple, and Google’s and Amazon’s algorithms … it was also the year of Big Tech regulation, where 2020 set the stage for a 2021 that could be seismic in changing the way companies — from Facebook to Apple to debt collectors — interact with consumers.

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Apple Pay Trending Up as Target, Other Retailers Add Payment Option

Bank Innovation

Apple Pay was trending across social media today on news the payment option will soon be accepted at Target, Taco Bell and other major U.S. According to Apple, 74 of the top 100 U.S. merchants now accept Apple Pay. The company touted the service’s ease of use, security and speed at the register. But […].

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Social Media Lures Credit Card Giants – And Their Advertising Spend

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On social media – specifically, on Facebook. Witness the announcement last month by tech giant Apple that it was getting into the credit card game with both plastic and virtual offerings, and the news this past week that PayPal might offer credit cards, too. (As and American Express Co.

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Apple Winds Down iTunes

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There are plenty of signs that Apple is gearing up to say goodbye to iTunes. MacRumors reported that Apple has taken down all of the social media content from its iTunes page on Facebook, including posts, photos, and videos. The company is taking more of a focus on the booming subscription eCommerce market.

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