According to the National Center for Health Research, people who visited social media platforms 58 times or more per week were three times more likely to feel socially isolated. The center also found that heavy social media users are 2.2 times more likely to have eating and body image issues than moderate users.

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Is influencer marketing becoming a strategy of the past? Are influencers worth what brands pay them to endorse their products?


How This Social Media Agency Is Revolutionizing The Influencer Marketing Landscape

In your personal life, reading peoples minds is a questionable superpower; but the business benefits of being able to listen in on peoples thoughts are infinite. And while social media monitoring is not exactly about reading peoples minds, it is as close to it as it gets.

Social listening gives you access to what people are saying about your brand, industry, or competitors across social media and the web – often without them being aware of you listening. If you know how to word your queries and filter the results, you will end up with the most authentic, unbiased insights you can get as a business.

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The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has issued a warning about sharing too much information on social media while being at home.

The FBI specifically is warning about trends such as posting your senior picture and graduation year.Officials also say beware of social media games that require you to tag a parent or post a picture of your first car.

They say these are often the answers to security questions and hackers can use the information to reset your passwords and get into your accounts.

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The NIA said that the agency along with Punjab and Haryana police arrested Ranjit Singh, allegedly a notorious narco-terrorist, on Saturday as he was acting as a conduit for Pakistan-based groups to push drugs into India and the money generated was used for terror activities. Singh, who has been on the run for nearly a year, was arrested from Sirsa, the NIA said.

The Cowboys still hope to hold training camp in Oxnard, California, this summer. The 49ers, Raiders, Chargers and Rams also are planning to have camp in California. But California was among the first states to entact stay-at-home orders and is expected to be among the last to allow large groups to convene. That means all [more]

General manager Ryan Pace and the Bears have decided to decline a fifth-year option on Mitch Trubisky. However, Pace still believes in the quarterback.

Defensive tackle Derrick Brown, the seventh overall choice, became the league's initial first-round draft pick to sign his rookie deal. He agreed to a fully guaranteed, four-year, $23.621 million contract Friday. Uncertainty over the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a question of whether some owners might hold onto signing bonus money longer than usual. The Bills, [more]

Thursday Night Football includes a number of marquee matchups with intriguing storylines in 2020.

Justin Herbert should have been walking onto a Los Angeles Chargers practice field Friday for the first time. Herbert, who was selected with the sixth overall pick in last month's draft, is back in Southern California as the Chargers begin their virtual rookie minicamp this weekend. The former University of Oregon standout has resumed on-field workouts in Huntington Beach with John Beck, a former NFL quarterback and personal coach with whom he worked out before the draft.

NFL Network's Jane Slater says Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones "had a hand in" Dallas Cowboys playing opening game at SoFi Stadium.

When the Rams debut in SoFi Stadium, will the 70,240-seat stadium be filled with fans, empty or somewhere in between? Ticket holders are anxious to know.

The 2020 Monday Night Football slate looks terrific, including a number of marquee matchups and plenty of intriguing storylines

The 2020 Sunday Night Football slate looks terrific, including a number of marquee matchups and plenty of intriguing storylines

The Los Angeles Rams finally have a date and an opponent for the long-awaited opening of SoFi Stadium, the multibillion-dollar reason for their return to California over four years ago. The Rams still don't know for sure whether they'll actually be able to have their big Sunday night against the Dallas Cowboys on Sept. 13. The coronavirus pandemic is occurring during a historic year for this NFL franchise.