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Why AI Is Social Media Fraud’s New Best Friend

PYMNTS

It can be difficult these days to remember the almost idyllic promise of social media when it first entered the general consumer consciousness. That’s not to tempt one into nostalgia, or to suggest that social media has become marred beyond recognition. Digital Evolution. Fraud Increases. trillion in 2018.

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Why The Future Of Social Media Might Be About Thinking Smaller 

PYMNTS

The world of social media can be a rough sea to sail in. There are plenty of pleasant corners of course — filled with family vacation photos, cats, how-to videos, some top-shelf dad jokes, fashion advice and opportunities to purchase all kinds of useful and interesting things.

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Social Media Changes Foreshadow New Retail Developments

PYMNTS

Social media keeps on evolving, and that could bring big changes to the retail environment, especially as the preferences of younger consumers continue to evolve. It is a social media platform built from the ground up with a foundational concern for their safety and privacy when interacting online. New Audiences.

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Social Media Lures Credit Card Giants – And Their Advertising Spend

PYMNTS

On social media – specifically, on Facebook. Of course, the traditional “snail mail” conduit still receives the bulk of attention and funding. As noted in the DMA Response Rate Report, direct mail response rates are 9 percent to a house list, 5 percent to a prospect list and social media had a 1 percent rate.

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Regulators Eyeing Social Media In Europe

PYMNTS

Against the backdrop of social media controversy — remember Facebook , of course, and 87 million users’ data exposed to Cambridge Analytica — oversight is tightening in Europe.

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The rise of the chatbot: fintechs and investors embracing social media

Bobsguide

Chatbots have been around for more than half a century, and they’re often dismissed as little more than a source of empty small talk for bored social media users. Yet over the course of the last few years, fintechs have turned that perception on its head by transforming traditional social.

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Apple & Twitter are on a collision course | Sequoia Capital warns today’s downturn is worse than 2000/2008 | Impact of metaverse on digital marketing

Bussman Advisory

Will the metaverse’s impact on digital marketing be equivalent to social media? We offer advisory services for the executive team and in-person or virtual courses with tailored topics. Sequoia Capital warns today’s downturn is worse than 2000 and 2008. Sequoia Capital warns today’s downturn is worse than 2000 and 2008.

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