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It is now an established fact that social media has changed the way we are connected to the world, the unstoppable stream of news demanding our attention and opening a channel into our “inner world” where creativity, ideas, dreams, and fears reside.
Remember when social media was a new, unchartered territory for brands? Consumers flocked to platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Linkedln overnight and marketers knew that, in order to stay relevant, they had to follow suit. Fast forward to today: 97 percent of marketers use social media to connect with buyers.
Four biggest threats to the Internet: Pew study looks ahead to 2025. Will the Internet still be an open forum for viewing and sharing photos of cats in 2025?
That’s a question the Pew Centerasked OK, so it didn’t specifically mention feline photography more than 1,400 people in a study carried out with Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center for the institutions’ sixth joint Web study.
“Hello, World!” has now become the first video message transmitted by NASA’s laser communications system aboard the International Space Station. According to a NASA statement, the high-definition video was transmitted on June 5 when the space station was about 260 miles above Earth’s surface. The 175-megabit message was transmitted suing the Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science (OPALS) experiment.
The Saudi authorities are reviewing the Anti-Cybercrime Law to amend it so as to initiate legal proceedings against social networking sites such as Twitter for allowing accounts which promote adultery, homosexuality and atheism, according to a report published in a section of the Arabic press on Sunday.
Researcher and consultant of new media uses and Shoura Council member Dr. Fayez Al-Shehri told Al-Hayat Arabic daily that there are around 25,000 accounts on Twitter targeting Saudis. There are around 4,500 accounts that promote atheism. Around 15,000-25,000 of such accounts are in Arabic language.
Google Glass is going mainstream for anyone with the right vision insurance coverage and a few hundred dollars for out-of-pocket costs. This wearable computing device has taken the tech world by storm since its limited launch in 2013, which involved an invitation-only group of Glass explorers who were contractually bound to use the devices within Google’s strict terms of service and a $1,500 outlay for the device.
Next Era Agency receives honors presented by Mr. Nasser AlAnsari and Mr. Ahmed AlMuhaideb at the Youth Business Forum in November 2013.