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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: VK.Com Hacking Details

PYMNTS

Recently released details show that another social media network was hit by a massive data breach, a trend that appears to be all too common today. The latest company to be hit is VK.com , which is the largest social media network in Europe. 350+ Million | The approximate number of VK.com users.

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It Started with a Tweet #SocialMedia #Banks @ICBA

Independent Banker

A status update on banks and social media. The first tweet ever written was by co-founder Jack Dorsey on March 21, 2006, at 9:50 p.m., It is apparent everywhere you turn that social media is one of the hottest new communications tools in our society. 140-word summary of the social media guidance.

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Red Envelopes, Fortnite And The Rise Of Micro Money Laundering

PYMNTS

He used Twitter as example, pointing out that even for its founder, it was no doubt difficult in 2006 — when that social media messaging service launched — to anticipate the full global impact it would have on payments, commerce, marketing, politics and even culture. Proactive Approach.

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Walmart’s Daniel Eckert On Why TailFin Is Retail’s Next Big Thing

PYMNTS

The two companies already have a payments partnership, one that involves Walmart MoneyCard program and which launched in 2006. When asked which app consumers first look at when they wake up in the morning, it was either a social media app like Facebook (or Instagram if they are millennials) or text/email to organize and plan their days.

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Memes That Kill: The Future Of Information Warfare

CB Insights

You’ll learn about cybersecurity trends to watch and high-momentum startups with the potential to shape the future of security. In internet-speak the word “meme” often refers to an amusing picture that goes viral on social media. Government regulation & national security. Final thoughts.

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Predicting the Next Banking Crisis Is a Fool’s Game. Not Learning From the Last One: Equally Foolish

Jeff For Banks

bank failures per year between 1996 and 2006, and 3.6 And quite frankly, I did not know there were so many tranches to mortgage-backed securities. In 2006, the then $686 million in asset bank made $8.8 M&T assumed their $411 million of loans and securities with a $289 million FDIC loss-share agreement. Good times.

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11 Lessons From Startup Chapter 11s

CB Insights

The marketplace blended crowdsourcing and social media to create hype around new inventions; help inventors find partners, funding, and manufacturing resources; and sell their gadgets to major nationwide retailers such as Home Depot and Target. Founded: 2006. — Ben Kaufman, founder, Quirky. Declared Bankruptcy: 2016.

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