From a young age, Jeff Kofman knew he wanted to be in the world of news reporting. As a former CBS and ABC foreign correspondent, Kofman earned an Emmy among other awards for his work covering breaking news events including the Chilean Mine Rescue, Hurricane
While the digital age has created a hyperconnected society, the steady increase in suicide rates across all age groups over recent years proves that people still struggle to reach out for help before it’s too late. Facebook is trying to play a role in changing
Technology and education have increasingly merged as people experiment with innovative ways of connecting with their audiences. The White House is no exception. On Thursday, the White House, in collaboration with both the White House Historical Association and Nexus Studios, released an app called 1600
Social media has transformed community organizing. Every day, individuals are able to connect with millions of people online to spread information and mobilize others to take action. On Tuesday, the #NoDAPL movement tapped into online networks to build their following and organize protests on a global
On Monday afternoon, the White House blog announced the protocol for the first official transition process between presidencies for the social media accounts. As the first president to have a true social media presence, Obama has transformed the way the president connects to constituents. The
On Thursday, Twitter announced the shutdown of short-form video app Vine and the internet blew up in outrage. This came just as Twitter announced they’ve cut 9 percent of their employees (roughly 350 people) along with announcing their Q3 earnings. According to The Verge, these
Tired of hearing everyone’s opinions about the elections? Well it may be even harder to avoid now. On Tuesday, just weeks before the election, Facebook added a new feature that allows users to endorse candidates through their Facebook Pages. On Facebook’s Help site, the process
In the tech world, product launches have become cultural spectacles. Google’s announcement event of its first phone, Pixel, last week was the most recent to shake the consumer tech world. Consumers, interested parties, tech reporters, and, of course, competitors, tuned in. Tech reporting outlets gear
As individual companies gain more control over what advertisements users can view, we have to ask ourselves – What is responsible online advertising? On September 13th, in an attempt to answer this question, Adblock Plus added an extension to sell ads through their Acceptable Ads policy, a
Summarize your field of expertise in 500 characters or less, and you could earn the highest level of authority on Twitter: a nifty, light blue checkmark. On July 19th, Twitter launched a simple verification application so users can nominate themselves for verification and, thus, that