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- Learning from Kenneth Cole's Social Media Mistake http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/9286/Learning-From-Kenneth-Cole-s-Social-Media-Mistake.aspx 5 comments
- Reddit made the mistake of ignoring its core users — The social-media platform needs a path to profitability that recognizes the commitment of its moderators and volunteers https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-06-15/reddit-should-heed-its-users-as-well-as-investors 253 comments technology
- Trump claims social media ban is ‘catastrophic mistake’ and calls big tech ‘horrible’ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-social-media-ban-big-tech-b1786105.html 36 comments politics
- Facebook apologizes after mistaking Trump social media director for a bot https://edition.cnn.com/2019/03/19/tech/scavino-facebook-apology/index.html?utm_source=twcnnp&utm_content=2019-03-20t00%3A28%3A19&utm_medium=social&utm_term=image 3 comments politics
- Facebook apologizes after mistaking Trump social media director for a bot https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/19/tech/scavino-facebook-apology/index.html 13 comments politics
- Facebook apologizes after mistaking Trump social media director for a bot https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/19/tech/scavino-facebook-apology/index.html 344 comments nottheonion
- 5 Deadly social media mistakes that are easy to make http://www.shopify.com/blog/5130392-top-5-social-media-mistakes-entrepreneurs-make 4 comments marketing
- Let’s not make the same mistakes with AI that we made with social media | Social media’s unregulated evolution over the past decade holds a lot of lessons that apply directly to AI companies https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/03/13/1089729/lets-not-make-the-same-mistakes-with-ai-that-we-made-with-social-media/ 21 comments technology
- Users mistake video game clips for real Israeli war footage on social media https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/10/users-mistake-video-game-clips-for-real-israeli-war-footage-on-social-media/ 34 comments technology
- FBI director: It's a mistake to get election information on social media | If you want accurate details on when and where to vote, he says, don't look to Facebook or Twitter. https://www.cnet.com/news/fbi-director-says-its-a-mistake-to-get-election-information-on-social-media/ 23 comments politics
- Lakers social media guy mistakes spurs logo as suns in their IG post https://www.instagram.com/p/bbdk0cdl7zt/ 8 comments nba
- Killer Kross: "We're not feeling desperate to be back on TV. I know some guys feel like there's this fear for the social media optics, for the optics of it. With the experience that we just had on television, we don't want to make the same mistake twice." https://wrestlingnews.co/aew-news/killer-kross-comments-on-potentially-wrestling-in-aew 19 comments squaredcircle
- [McDowell] Tyrann Mathieu says the comments yesterday on social media were "a mistake." He adds, "I haven't had the season I wanted to have. Frustration tends to build up." https://twitter.com/SamMcDowell11/status/1454512421524148230?amp%3Bs=19&t=pprnhXixM2FgsHJODP1Utw 332 comments nfl
- An anti-immigrant social media group has been mocked for mistaking empty bus seats for women wearing burkas. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/02/anti-immigrant-group-confuses-bus-seats-women-wearing-burkas/ 8 comments worldnews
- Facebook responds to The Social Dilemma doc in a post, claims that "it gives a distorted view of how social media platforms work" but acknowledges making mistakes in 2016 elections https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/02/facebook-rebuts-the-social-dilemma-popular-netflix-documentary.html 266 comments technews
- Karen Handel's Campaign Says Her Husband's 'Plantation' Social Media Share 'A Mistake' https://patch.com/georgia/marietta/karen-handels-campaign-says-her-husbands-plantation-social-media-share-mistake 22 comments politics
- Family mistakes sex toy for an angel, and admirers post pictures on social media http://www.fresnobee.com/news/nation-world/world/article75585532.html#fmp 8 comments nottheonion
- Family mistakes sex toy for an angel, and admirers post pictures on social media http://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/article75538302.html 3 comments nottheonion
- Texas Lt. Govenor Dan Patrick Makes Big San Bernadino-related Mistake on Social Media http://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dan-patrick-makes-big-san-bernadino-related-mistake-on-social-media-7828972 5 comments politics
- Pop Smoke's social media led killers to LA home after he posted his address online by mistake https://www.bbngnews.com/2020/07/pop-smokes-social-media-led-killers-to.html 6 comments privacy
- [Bill Simmons] No one made the kind of social media mistake Paul Pierce did anymore, who does that? I genuinely think Pierce thought it was no big deal. I think he will get suspended, not fired. He is generally a well-liked guy and no history of misigiving. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/suggs-game-bad-lakers-omens-rookie-year-sadness-post/id1043699613?i=1000515774870 20 comments nba
- Facebook responds to "The Social Dilemma" documentary in an official post. Says "it gives a distorted view of how social media platforms work", acknowledges making mistakes in 2016 elections https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/02/facebook-rebuts-the-social-dilemma-popular-netflix-documentary.html 19 comments technology
- [Wojnarowski] The league office has been in contact with LeBron James about his social media post referencing "Jewish money," accepted his explanation that he made a mistake and the NBA will take no action, league source tells ESPN. https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1077273153150337026 726 comments nba
- Iraqis on Facebook warn compatriots against coming to Finland - Some asylum-seekers having come to Finland from Iraq are publishing messages on social media calling their move to Finland a "mistake". Some of them are publically considering returning to Iraq. http://yle.fi/uutiset/iraqis_on_facebook_warn_compatriots_against_coming_to_finland/8321293 23 comments worldnews
- One of my problems with "The Social Dilemma" is that it makes the same mistake a lot of tech observers are making: it treats social media as if its cigarettes -- something that's addictive and bad with no value at all. The Internet is more like sex, drugs and rock & roll. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1306341560548757505.html 5 comments privacy
- Jumbling of content on social media makes viewers less likely to check sources, study finds. People viewing blend of news and entertainment on a social media site tended to pay less attention to the source of content they consumed – meaning they could easily mistake satire or fiction for real news. https://news.osu.edu/how-social-media-makes-it-difficult-to-identify-real-news/ 7 comments science
- Saudi Arabia's state security agency says a social media post on one of its accounts that categorised feminism as extremism was a mistake. The promotional video categorised feminism, homosexuality and atheism as dangerous ideas and warned Saudis to be vigilant against them. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-middle-east-50401311 6 comments worldnews
- Apparently, People Are Roasting Another Woman On Social Media Mistaking Her For Woman Who Slut-Shamed Girls In Gurgaon https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/apparently-people-are-roasting-another-woman-on-social-media-mistaking-her-for-woman-who-slut-shamed-girls-in-gurgaon-366445.html?fbclid=iwar3xg4sdv6qhedi3oo6psmapjd9ye2vzhuuy44o9tx1_nztguugf6limn5q 27 comments india
- Mika Rotunda (Bray Wyatt's Sister) : "A social media post. What a modern day, public diary. I used to write and share all the time. I found it healing. But as time has passed, I’ve shied away from it. Today, I feel like writing again. Maybe it’s a mistake to share my heart so publicly. B... https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw5Rv6MMViX/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D 23 comments squaredcircle
- [James Pearce] Klopp on Salah's social media post: "It's completely normal. This wasn't an historically good season. We made mistakes. I saw Mo an hour ago in the canteen and he was smiling. He wasn't in a bad mood." https://twitter.com/JamesPearceLFC/status/1662014097204957186 104 comments soccer
- Incompatible protocols gave us the ’90s web which was not a pretty sight. Let’s not repeat the same mistakes when building censorship resisted social media powered by Bitcoin Cash. Support @MemoBCH protocol. https://twitter.com/ari_cryptonized/status/993554369693077504?s=21 57 comments btc