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Facebook Deals With Rising Expenses As Regulatory Pressure Increases

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Facebook reported a 51 percent spike in its costs and expenses for the full year 2019 — that increase coming as the social media platform faces more questions from regulators and policymakers about its present and planned endeavors. 29), and reported that total costs and expenses hit some $46.71 billion, up 27 percent year over year.

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Forget Twitter And Instagram, Big Brands Are Moving To TikTok

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But as of this week, the phrase is getting a modern, digital upgrade thanks to combined efforts of Burger King and Chinese-based short-video social media site TikTok. We are investing in our digital channels and are always looking for innovative ways to engage with guests,” the company said in a statement.

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10 Top Banking Podcasts You Should be Listening to

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Other podcasts might be internationally based and of little interest to community financial institutions or credit unions based in the U.S. Main Street Banking: A Podcast for Community Bankers 8. Breaking Banks Breaking Banks , billed as the #1 global fintech podcast and radio show, began in 2013 and is hosted by media firm Provoke.fm.

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sweetFrog: The Sweeter Side Of Innovation

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So how did the company manage to innovate something as simple as frozen yogurt? When aforementioned mascots Scoop and Cookie show up in stores, noted Boxwoods managing partner (and sweetFrog’s leader) Patrick Galleher noted, they have the status of becoming something of a social media event.

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La Ligne’s Innovatively Old-School Approach To Fashion Retail

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La Ligne is often described as one of the quieter players in the space – though recently they’ve raised an undisclosed sum in their second round of fundraising in two-and-a-half years, and for the first time is looking to make a larger investment in marketing and social media penetration.

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FTC, 48 States Launch Massive Antitrust Suit On Facebook

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9), accusing the social media network of “illegally maintaining its personal social networking monopoly through a years-long course of anticompetitive conduct,” according to a press release. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 48 states launched a massive antitrust lawsuit on Facebook Wednesday (Dec.

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Virtual Roar Of The Crowd Enough For ‘Virtual’ Fandom Amid Pandemic?

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Sporting events come to mind, of course. Cobbling together at least some of the visuals of fans’ reactions goes at least some way toward fostering a sense of community; social media helps too. But a total recreation is out of the picture, of course.