Category «Social Media»

Your résumé isn’t the only thing popular job sites evaluate

Washington Post: “…Job seekers…say they’re increasingly struggling to find positions and cut through the hundreds of applications targeted at one job on popular sites like Indeed, ZipRecruiter and LinkedIn. Many are convinced that job-matching features powered by artificial intelligence on these sites don’t always work in their favor. In some instances, AI recommendation systems are …

Subjects: AI, Economy, Internet, Knowledge Management, Marketing, Privacy, Search Engines, Social Media

Researchers Poke Holes in Safety Controls of ChatGPT and Other Chatbots

The New York Times [link to read free]: “When artificial intelligence companies build online chatbots, like ChatGPT, Claude and Google Bard, they spend months adding guardrails that are supposed to prevent their systems from generating hate speech, disinformation and other toxic material. Now there is a way to easily poke holes in those safety systems. …

Subjects: AI, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Social Media

Twitter Becomes X – TikTok Talks Text and E-commerce

TikTok Newsroom: “At TikTok, we’re always looking to empower our creators and community with innovative tools that inspire self expression. Today we’re thrilled to announce the expansion of text posts on TikTok, a new format for creating text-based content that broadens options for creators to share their ideas and express their creativity. With text posts, …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Social Media

Capital markets: The hidden pipeline for fossil fuel financing

“A new report – Capital markets: The hidden pipeline for fossil fuel financing by the Sierra Club’s Fossil-Free Finance campaign on the role of big US banks in capital markets reveals a hidden pipeline for fossil fuel financing through the banks’ underwriting of bonds and equities for polluting companies. The analysis raises important questions about …

Subjects: Climate Change, Economy, Energy, Environmental Law, Legal Research, Social Media

Digital Overload – To scholars, Web 2.0 has vastly complicated the production of biography and life writing

JSTOR Daily: How can contemporary biographers contend with the explosion of materials at their disposal? “It may be that the digital revolution has had a more profound effect on biography and life writing than on any other branch of literature, perhaps any branch of the arts,” writes the scholar Paul Longley Arthur. The developments of …

Subjects: Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries, Social Media

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, July 22, 2023

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, July 22, 2023 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Commerce, E-Mail, Health Care, Legal Research, Privacy, Social Media

‘Not for Machines to Harvest’: Data Revolts Break Out Against A.I.

The New York Times [free to read]: “Fed up with A.I. companies consuming online content without consent, fan fiction writers, actors, social media companies and news organizations are among those rebelling…Fan fiction writers are just one group now staging revolts against A.I. systems as a fever over the technology has gripped Silicon Valley and the …

Subjects: AI, Copyright, Digital Rights, Intellectual Property, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Social Media

New data shows Supreme Court ideology continues to lean conservative

Axios: “The Supreme Court continued to lean conservative during its most recent term, according to preliminary data. Why it matters: After overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022, the court continued to push American law toward the right — including in its historic decisions last week on affirmative action and gay rights. Driving the news: Preliminary …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, Government Documents, Health Care, Legal Research, Social Media

How to Use Browser Extensions and Add-ons in Incognito Mode

MakeUseOf: “Extensions are helpful tools that make it easier to complete certain tasks as you browse. When you’re using Google Chrome or Firefox, your extension will appear in the toolbar, allowing you to access them whenever it’s necessary…But sometimes, you might prefer to browse in incognito or private mode. When you’re browsing in private mode, …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Privacy, Search Engines, Social Media

Blocking unknown callers and other WhatsApp privacy features you should turn on right now

Popular Science – You can now access the app’s security and privacy tools more easily.  “WhatsApp’s new Privacy Checkup menu gives you the ability to block unknown callers, but that’s not the only way it will protect your one-on-one conversations and thriving group chats. The messaging app has come a long way in terms of …

Subjects: E-Records, Internet, Privacy, Social Media

Why Gen Z is flocking from Twitter to LinkedIn

Fast Company: ““The bird is freed,” tweeted Elon Musk on October 27, 2022.  But these days, the bird is not flying high with Gen Z. The recent Twitter acquisition has led to an exodus of Gen Z users flocking to other social media platforms—even to professional ecosystems like LinkedIn.  I know because I’m a member …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Social Media