Trump Social Media Exec Order Forces Twitter To Allow Free Speech; Jack Dorsey, Unsuspend Zennie62! ONN – Trump Social Media Exec Order Forces Twitter To Allow Free Speech; Jack Dorsey, Unsuspend Zennie62! The President issued an executive order a few hours ago, and where this paragraphs caught my eye: The idea that large, powerful social … Read more
Elle Macpherson is the supermodel who was best known in the 1980s, but is still in circulation today. One example of her travels “back in the day” is this photo posted by a man named Barry Weinberg on Instagram, who then worked for the Oakland Athletics. This is what Mr. Weinberg wrote: barryweinberg Throw Back … Read more
Facebook accused of actions that spread anti-Semitism and right-wing conspiracy theories WASHINGTON – The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and Color Of Change sent a letter to Facebook urging the company to “take immediate steps to build and restore public faith…in the aftermath of revelations detailing ways the company has undermined our democracy … Read more
Another interesting press release from “Freedom From Facebook.”: Washington, DC – In an op-ed for The Daily Beast, Barry Lynn, Executive Director of Open Markets Institute, calls for swift government regulation of Facebook. As a guide, Lynn suggests the example of AT&T, in which the corporate giant was made to spin of its telegraph business … Read more
The NFL Network’s Jim Trotter got a good lesson in the relationship between the “RPO” or “Run, Pass, Option” concept from me, Zennie Abraham, on Twitter. But, the unfortunate exchange was really a lesson in more than that, as you will learn. It started innocently enough. A simple tweet comment by me in response to … Read more
This is a response to a Facebook Post-turned Oakland News Now blog post on Al Attles III’s view that social media is responsible for social dysfunction. Maybe the answer to the anguished question posed by Al Attles III is to have him help organize a Bay Area-specific forum that can draw together any number of … Read more
Oakland News Now – Rebecca Schott might be United Airlines best social media marketing secret weapon – ever. The United flight attendant called “Hott Schott” on Instagram, made an Instagram stir by turning herself upside down in a kind of gymnastics move where she supports her body on the arm chairs of two seats on … Read more
Oakland News Now – Fire Challenge videos, a video based on a dare for someone to set fire to themselves, should be banned on YouTube. There are news reports of kids as young as 12 years old setting themselves on fire to take the Fire Challenge. This action can disfigure them and also can kill … Read more
Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors (and who said he wants to retire a Warrior), has perhaps unwittingly entered politics via a photo he took with Nayeli Maxson. Maxson, who’s running for the Oakland City Council District Four Seat since Annie Campbell Washington (once her employer) is now officially not running for re-election, posted … Read more
Did Peter Liu, the Oakland Mayoral Election Candidate, violate local and California Hate Crime Laws with his Twitter tweets About African Americans? Peter Liu is the Oakland, California Mayoral Election candidate who’s running for the office held by Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf for a second time, the first time being in 2014. Over the course … Read more
“Influencers.” “Influencer.” “Influencer marketing.” “Tapinfluence. “ Chances are if you’re an active YouTube Partner video-blog producer, you are all too familiar with the terms, and the company. “Influencer Marketing”, as it’s called, is all the rage, and today, there are way too many marketing companies, or fly-by-night groups pretending to be above-board organizations, seeking to … Read more
Ok. Uptown Crepe And Cafe is apparently a new kid on the block in the growing Uptown Oakland (California) food scene. It’s trying to stick out, this Uptown Crepe And Cafe, from the pack of Downtown Oakland restaurants nearby that have all types of breakfast offerings. Ok. Fine. Cool. So, Uptown Crepe And Cafe does … Read more
