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Facebook spies on us but not by recording our calls

A 2019 study by the Pew Research Center showed that 51% of the people surveyed said they were uncomfortable with being tracked and categorized by Facebook.

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A 3-Step Approach to Intentional Social Media Marketing

If you are not seeing results from your social media efforts, have you asked yourself why you are doing all of that—other than because everyone else is doing it?

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How to Use Social Media for Keyword Research

For many beginners (and, heck, some mid-level and even advanced SEOs), the line between search engine optimization and social media can sometimes blur.

~ Does your social media support or even help your search engine rankings?
~ How does optimizing for search on social media affect your profiles chance of showing up to new users?
~ And what does it mean that my tweets show up in search results?

In the past, the difference between SEO and social was fairly stark.

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The 2020 Ranking Of Free-Market Think Tanks Measured By Social Media Impact

Due to the coronavirus pandemic think tanks around the world are working under quarantine and have cancelled all events in the coming months. They will have to rely more on social media to get their messages across. How successful are free-market think tanks today in trying to attract traffic to their websites, as well as views and followers on other platforms?

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How to add RSS feeds to your Slack feed

If you are a hard-core Slack user, you might find yourself spending more time within the confines of that collaboration tool than any other. If thats the case, why not get your news there as well? Sound like something you might want or need? If so, it is a good thing Slack allows the addition of RSS feeds.

With this feature, you can always be up to date on your favorite topic-specific RSS feed from within your favorite Slack workspace. It is a one-two punch of efficiency. If that sounds like something you might want, lets see how it is done.


The only things you will need to make this work are: An RSS feed to follow and a Slack workspace that allows you to install apps. If your workspace doesn't allow the installation of apps, reach out to the Slack admin for your company or team and see if they can install the app for you.


The easiest way of installing apps on Slack is either via the desktop app or the web-based interface. The good news is that, no matter which route you take for installation, the RSS feed will show up on your workspace, no matter if you're using the desktop app, the web-based interface, or the mobile app.

1. Open the Slack desktop app
2. Click the + button under Apps
3. In the resulting window, type RSS and hit Enter on your keyboard.
4. Click the Install button associated with the resulting RSS app listing.
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Forget Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter: TikTok Is The Breakout COVID-19 Social Media Platform

Social media has been one of only a handful of sectors that is benefiting from the stay-at-home environment. Social distancing has forced social interactions online for the time being, but investors looking to capitalize on the surge in social media usage be surprised at the big winner.

On Friday, DataTrek Research co-founder Nicholas Colas said the biggest social media winner from the COVID-19 era is not Facebook, Inc.
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Instead, teen-oriented video platform TikTok has seen the biggest surge in Google search volume over the last 90 days. TikTok is owned by the private Chinese company ByteDance.

Social Media Search Numbers
Colas said Facebook and Twitter saw only a small bounce in worldwide Google search volume since global lockdowns went into effect. In the chart below, searches for Snapchat have demonstrated a similar trend, while searches for TikTok have steadily risen over the last 90 days.




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Why LinkedIn May be the Most Effective Social Media Platform of Our Time

When most people talk about social media, they are usually referring to platforms like Facebook or Instagram, but rarely think of LinkedIn as part of the vast array of social media platforms available.

We tend to assume that LinkedIn is not such a valuable place to be and often, even businesses make this mistake, assuming that it would be far more beneficial to focus on their presence on Twitter, for example. There is a logic behind this – LinkedIn is a place for businesses, but I’m looking to advertise to real people, and they are going to be on other, more laid-back platforms, so I might as well go there, too.

This logic is flawed. Why? We are just about to show you.

On LinkedIn, you can build your brand.
This is true both for individuals looking to expand their job potential, and for businesses wanting to grow their brand. As an individual, where can a possible employer find you? On Facebook or Instagram. But do you really want them to see that snapshot of you in your undies at the beach, or the dirty joke you posted last night?

Probably not. These are personal details about you that chip away at your professional brand.




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Instagram: Visual Social Media Cultures – Book Review

In Instagram: Visual Social Media Cultures, Tama Leaver, Tim Highfield and Crystal Abidin elaborate on why Instagram is more than just a social media platform: instead, it has become an icon that has altered understandings of visual social media cultures. By doing so, they focus on different aspects of Instagram, such as its aesthetics, cultures, ecologies and economics, supported with real-life examples and cases.

Instagram has tried to keep itself distinct from Facebook and other social platforms.




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Social media use spikes during pandemic

While usage of most mobile apps has remained neutral during the coronavirus pandemic, social media app usage has exploded during the lockdown, according to new data from Nielsen.

Why it matters: Prior to the pandemic, consumers and tech companies were both becoming more aware of the overuse of social media and actively trying to limit it. In a time when people can not connect with friends and family in person, companies have put these efforts on pause.

By the numbers: Prior to the pandemic, social media usage for most of January, February and early March remained relatively flat at around 20% of total mobile app usage, according to Nielsens data.

But beginning in mid-March, when statewide stay-at-home orders went into effect, social media app usage began to increase significantly, and now consumes around 25% of all mobile app usage for U.S. adults.

Other media app usage, like video, lifestyle, and finance apps have mostly remained the same, in part because consumers are now leveraging other devices, like desktops and television screens, for more activities while home.




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Migrants in Rajkot pay train fare to return home in UP




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Four new cases of Covid-19 reported in Uttarakhand today




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Private mobile phones restored in Kashmir; situation remains calm




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Bengal arranging special trains to bring back 30,000 stranded people: Official




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NIA arrests narco-terrorist linked to terror funding in J&K

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.




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302 Shramik Special trains run so far, around 3.4 lakh migrants ferried: Railways

The Indian Railways has operated 302 ‘Shramik Special' trains since May 1 and ferried home more than 3 lakh migrants stranded in various parts of the country amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown, officials said. The national transporter has planned to operate 47 trains on Saturday, out of which 34 trains have already departed, they said.




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Two Indians brought back from Gulf test Covid positive in Kerala

Two Indians, who were among the 363 nationals brought back to Kerala from the Gulf, have tested positive for Covid-19, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Saturday. With this, the total number of active cases has climbed to 17 in the state. The patients have been admitted to hospitals in Kozhikode and Kochi.




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Visakhapatnam gas leak: LG Polymers apologises, offers ‘every support’ to affected




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Texans sign Charlie Heck

The Texans have started signing their 2020 draft picks. Field Yates of ESPN reports that they have signed fourth-round pick Charlie Heck. The tackle agreed to a four-year deal with the Texans. Heck started at right tackle for two years before swapping to the left side of the line during his final season at North [more]




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2020 NFL Schedule: Everything to know about the Baltimore Ravens schedule

The NFL schedule just dropped which means we're one step closer to football. Here's what we know about the Ravens upcoming season.




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Patriots sign draft picks Devin Asiasi and Michael Onwenu to contracts

The New England Patriots have been rapidly locking up their draft picks in the wake of the 2020 NFL Draft. They signed two more to contracts on Friday.




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Surprise release of Saints G Larry Warford puts 3-time Pro Bowler on open market

Opportunity knocks for teams in need of interior line help.




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Bears could make a move for recently-released Saints guard Larry Warford

One of the best guards of 2019 is all of a sudden on the market.




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'Around The NFL' crew breaks down teams playing in prime time

The "Around The NFL" crew breaks down teams playing in prime time in 2020.




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Patriots sign Michael Onwenu, leaving only two draft picks unsigned

The Patriots announced yet another signing of a draft pick. Actually, they announced four, but three previously were reported. The team has come to terms with offensive guard Michael Onwenu, a sixth-round choice. He becomes the eighth choice to agree to terms, leaving only second-round safety Kyle Dugger and third-round tight end Dalton Keene unsigned. [more]




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Fred Smoot thinks Arizona's Isaiah Simmons reminds him of Sean Taylor

Fred Smoot compared the Cardinals' defender to his former teammate Sean Taylor.




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Why Ryan Pace believes in Trubisky despite declining fifth-year option

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.




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What 49ers' Laken Tomlinson learned from Joe Staley on, off the field

Joe Staley left 49ers guard Laken Tomlinson with some valuable lessons.




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Patriots Talk Podcast: Schedule breakdown like no other with Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry

The new era of New England Patriots football has its schedule and Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry are breaking it down on the latest edition of Curran's Patriots Talk Podcast.




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Will Raiders rookie Bryan Edwards be a serviceable fantasy WR?

Yahoo Fantasy’s Liz Loza and NFL writer Eric Edholm provide their NFL player comparisons for the rookie wideout from South Carolina. Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Football Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.




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NFL Network's Chris Wesseling on 2020 Cleveland Browns: 'They're either a top-10 offense or Baker Mayfield is a failure'

NFL Network's Chris Wesseling takes a look at the Cleveland Browns and quarterback Baker Mayfield heading into the 2020 season.




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Hollywood Brown and Lamar Jackson 'are going to set their own mark in history'

Marquise Brown knows that he still has another gear after an injury-riddled first season.




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NFL Network's Steve Smith Sr.: 'Beware' of creative tricks from New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick in 2020

NFL Network's Steve Smith Sr. warns to "beware' of creative tricks from New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick in 2020.




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NFL Network's Mike Robinson: Philadelphia Eagles should still be favored vs. Dallas Cowboys in NFC East

NFL Network's Mike Robinson believes the Philadelphia Eagles should still be favored vs. Dallas Cowboys in the NFC East.




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Chargers will try to prepare rookie Justin Herbert without live practice

With restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chargers are tasked with preparing prized rookie quarterback Justin Herbert virtually.




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Chargers top pick Herbert focusing on playbook at minicamp

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.




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How 49ers lucked out with 2020 NFL schedule compared to last season

The 49ers are far less likely to encounter the extreme weather they dealt with at various points last season.




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

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




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NFL Network's Mike Robinson, Steve Wyche discuss Los Angeles Rams' top questions for 2020

NFL Network's Mike Robinson and Steve Wyche discuss Los Angeles Rams' top questions for 2020.




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NFL Network's Steve Smith Sr.: 'Pressure is still on' Seattle Seahawks to sign outside linebacker Jadeveon Clowney

NFL Network's Steve Smith Sr. believes pressure is still on Seattle Seahawks to sign outside linebacker Jadeveon Clowney.




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Deshaun Watson: Bears NEVER ONCE talked to me before 2017 draft

It seems there isn't much we agree on these days, but one thing America is united on is this: The Bears blew it in 2017. Even Bears fans wouldn't argue that point. Chicago, of course, could have had Patrick Mahomes or Deshaun Watson and didn't have to trade up to No. 2 overall to get [more]




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Betty Wold Johnson, mom of New York Jets owners, dies at 99

Betty Wold Johnson earned the title of “First Lady of the Jets” throughout her time around the team.




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NFL schedule hints at determination to conduct Week One, then reassess

The NFL's regular-season schedule surprisingly opens with a bang. In a year during which the NFL could have loaded up the first weekend with so-so games and fans would have lapped it up like malnourished kittens, the league has instead loaded nine division games into Week One. From the banner raising in Kansas City featuring [more]




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Texans' Deshaun Watson tweets about Bears' lack of interest during 2017 draft

Everything's totally fine!




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Deshaun Watson says Bears 'never once' talked to him ahead of 2017 NFL draft

"The Bears NEVER ONCE talked to me..."




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Sports Talk Live Podcast: Breaking down the Bears' 2020 schedule

David Haugh, Chuck Garfien and Mark Carman join Kap for a casual Friday edition of SportsTalk Live.




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2020 NFL Season: Despite offseason upgrades, Bears are Week 1 underdog vs. Lions

Believe it or not, Las Vegas experts favor the Lions over the Bears in Week 1 of the 2020 NFL season.




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Looking forward to these fun rookie matchups

Here are some rookie-against-rookie battles we can't wait to see in 2020.




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Two-step sequential blade-coating of high quality perovskite layers for efficient solar cells and modules

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8,8447-8454
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA02043E, Paper
Junwen Zhang, Tongle Bu, Jing Li, Hengyi Li, Yanping Mo, Zhengli Wu, Yifan Liu, Xiao-Li Zhang, Yi-Bing Cheng, Fuzhi Huang
A two-step sequential blade-coating process in air to fabricate high-efficiency perovskite solar cells and modules.
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Engineering yolk–shell P-doped NiS2/C spheres via a MOF-template for high-performance sodium-ion batteries

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8,8612-8619
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA02568B, Paper
Liqin Wang, Zhanli Han, Quanqing Zhao, Xiuyun Yao, Youqi Zhu, Xilan Ma, Shide Wu, Chuanbao Cao
The stable yolk–shell P-doped NiS2/C spheres were successfully fabricated via MOFs template, and first adopted phytic acid as P source. Due to the unique framework and synergistic effect, P-doped NiS2/C sample displayed high sodium storage capacity.
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Phosphate ion and oxygen defect-modulated nickel cobaltite nanowires: a bifunctional cathode for flexible hybrid supercapacitors and microbial fuel cells

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8,8722-8730
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA01423K, Paper
Wenda Qiu, Quanhua Zhou, Hongbing Xiao, Chun Zhou, Wenting He, Yu Li, Xihong Lu
The exploration of efficient and cost-effective cathodes for flexible hybrid supercapacitors (HSCs) and microbial fuel cells (MFCs) is highly desirable but challenging.
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