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WATCH: Facebook Launches Parent-Controlled Messenger App For Kids
Posted on · Facebook is rolling out a brand new chat app that lets kids communicate with friends and family in a safe environment
Posted on · Facebook is rolling out a brand new chat app that lets kids communicate with friends and family in a safe environment
Posted on · Our rotating panel of non-experts discusses The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of this week’s news.
Posted on · Facebook, Google and Twitter were testifying for the second day on Capitol Hill
Posted on · Representatives from Facebook, Twitter and Google speak before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee in the context of Special Counsel Mueller's probe
Posted on · The purpose is making them more user-friendly for the general public.
Posted on · In recent months, Google and Facebook have each announced efforts to address the rise of false news reports shared — or wrongly pointed to — by their companies’ algorithms. But how much responsibility should free web browsers or social media sites have for how their products are used? How does “fake news” get proliferated so […]
Posted on · During the week of April 17, agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents made 95 arrests during a five-day sweep in Houston. Most of those arrested had prior criminal convictions. Some did not. The focus of such occasional raids seems to primarily focus on dangerous criminals, but who draws that line? On this edition of Houston […]
Posted on · The suspect for a supposedly random killing that was posted to Facebook is still at large and authorities have expanded the search
Posted on · President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn into office on Friday (Jan. 20, 2017). Weâre asking you to share what you want President Trump to know about Houston. Itâs part of NPRâs A Nation Engaged project. You can share your ideas now on Facebook and Twitter @HoustonMatters. In this segment, we hear you what you want […]
Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to our rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of it all. On this edition, we discuss a coalition […]
Posted on · Sean Parker, formerly of Facebook and Napster, turns his philanthropic efforts towards cutting-edge cancer research
Posted on · Episode: 2815 The spread of ideas in social networks Today, let’s talk about engineered social networks.
Posted on · Comparing how you feel on the inside to what your friends choose to share on the outside can lead to some uncomfortable feelings. But it's not Facebook's fault.
Posted on · In the collective history of Rice University, it has had just seven Presidents. The current President, David Leebron, assumed that role in 2004, and in the years since, Rice has seen significant increases in undergraduate enrollment, the launch of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, new residential colleges, new buildings on campus, and visits from important figures ranging […]
Posted on · Social media guru Eric Tung has researched what he characterizes as the top âsocial media power influencersâ in Houston. Weâll find out who they are, what that means, and explore the impact Houstonians effectively using social networking sites from Twitter to LinkedIn to Facebook and beyond can have on our community. And, of course, we take your questions […]