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How to connect a Yammer community to a communication site
One of the best ways to get engagement on intranet sites is to bring a relevant Yammer community to SharePoint using the Yammer Conversations web part. Here's how you go the other way and connect your Yammer community to your...
Which is better for collaboration – Yammer or Microsoft Teams?
Fundamentally, both Yammer and Teams (and email) are about conversation – but they support different types of communication and are for different audiences. The choice about which app to use depends on both.
Only AI can save us from a world of fakes (a world AI is also creating)
Deepfake video and audio. AI-generated texts, poetry and lyrics. Fake sites. Fake influencers. Fake news. Will life ever be real again?
Is AI judging your personality?
Forget ‘surveillance capitalism.’ AI-based social media monitoring could cost you a job, college admission, rental property and more – and you’ll never know how it happened.
Can Google (yes, Google) save social media in 2020?
Laugh all you want. Google’s new approach to social might be the way forward for brands.
Facebook’s Libra co-creator: Social, financial data will remain separate
Facebook planned for regulatory pushback and competition from other crypto wallets, which is what has emerged.
Can Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency survive the exodus?
Seven of the founding members of the Libra Association, Facebook's non-profit governing council for its planned cryptocurrency, have jumped ship amid increasing scrutiny by U.S. and European regulators.
What employers look for when they Google you (3 key takeaways)
Insider Pro reached out to recruiters and HR pros to find out how they research job candidates online, what they’re looking for and what they think if a candidate has no online presence.
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What the FTC’s $5 billion fine really means for Facebook | TECH(feed)
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission hit Facebook with a $5 billion fine for mishandling user data. The fine comes after the FTC’s investigation following the Cambridge Analytica scandal. On this episode of TECH(feed), Juliet...
Q&A: Blockchain expert Alex Tapscott sees coming crypto war as 'cataclysmic'
Many large companies have taken steps to embrace blockchain, but Facebook's plans for a cryptocurrency and digital wallet have prompted government oversight committees to call for hearings and may have banks taking another look at the...
Facebook’s cryptocurrency ratchets up pressure on banks, but has big risks
While Facebook's Libra coin has the potential to disrupt traditional commercial banking by removing the middleman between buyers, sellers and money transfers, it also comes with significant risks.
Facebook is going into the banking business with blockchain
The social media powerhouse plans to launch a blockchain-based financial network and cryptocurrency in 2020 that will allow users to make purchases or transfer funds with just a couple taps on an app.
Apple has a chance to build a social network we can trust
Forget Ping. Privacy concerns and Apple's growing services give the company a chance to offer a social network we can trust.
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Facebook faces billions in potential fines | TECH(feed)
Amidst a slew of user data mishandlings, Facebook could be faced with billions of dollars of fines from regulatory bodies across the globe. But how much would a few billion dollars actually affect the company? On this episode of...
Can Facebook be trusted with a virtual assistant?
A look at recent news has a lot to tell us about Facebook’s trustworthiness.
Facebook’s blockchain cryptocurrency could mean big money – and kill 'fake news'
Blockchain would enable Facebook users to make PayPal-like purchases of advertised products and authenticate people posting on the site, effectively creating an audit trail and confirming they're not bots.
Facebook’s Workplace reaches 2M paid users, targets SMBs
Workplace by Facebook, the company's enterprise-focused collaboration offering, has seen strong growth since its launch in 2016.
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