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Current Malpractice Handicaps Social Selling’s Potential

Forrester IT

We first published research on social selling in 2016, and B2B sellers continue to flock to various networks to interact with their customers and prospects. Social provides the opportunity for authentic connections, mutually beneficial professional relationships, and positive business outcomes for both buyers and sellers.

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Epic Games shuts down Houseparty app to focus on metaverse

CTOvision

Houseparty, the social video app that launched in 2016 and soared in popularity during the pandemic, will be shutting down in October, the company announced Thursday.

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Introducing The Forrester Wave™: Digital Risk Monitoring, Q3 2016

Forrester IT

We recently published our Forrester Wave™: Digital Risk Monitoring, Q3 2016 report. Social Media Security. Digital risk monitoring (DRM) solutions are increasingly valuable for organizations because: Read more Categories: Digital Governance. Digital Risk. Digital Risk Monitoring. Risk Intelligence. forrester wave.

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D.C. Police data breach reveals surveillance of clowns on social media

TechSpot

According to an October 3, 2016, leaked document obtained by The Guardian, the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington DC was monitoring several accounts on social media. The surveillance focused on individuals with clowns as their profile picture or who had user names like "snappytheclown" or "dmv_clownns."

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Teenager wins $1,800 from mother for staying off social media for six years

TechSpot

CNN reports that in 2016, Lorna Goldstrand Klefsaas challenged her 12-year-old son Sivert to stay off social media until he reached 18, with the promise of a cash prize on his birthday if he managed the feat.

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How Far has Face-Tracking Technology Come in 2016?

CTOvision

This is the technology behind Snapchat’s filters, impressive on mobile hardware, and it points to the most promising aspect of face-tracking technology: its implications for socializing in the digital sphere. Where do you think face-tracking technology will go towards the end of 2016? Leave a comment below!

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Tech Companies That Missed the Mark in 2016

CTOvision

From Snapchat Spectacles to virtual reality, 2016 was a year of innovation and growth in the tech industry. Normally, Google is one of those companies that does very well with their pranks, but 2016 brought one that didn’t have many people laughing. Not even Apple was free from the tech company fray in 2016. Rick Delgado.

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