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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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6 of the most effective social engineering techniques

Network World

Social engineering is the strongest method of attack against the enterprise’s weakest vulnerability, its people. In 2015, social engineering became the No. 1 method of attack, according to Proofpoint’s 2016 Human Factor Report. These successful social engineering methods often use phishing and malware.

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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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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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Phone spam-fighting startup Hiya rolls out Chrome extension that detects deepfake audio content

GeekWire

The new tool takes deepfake detection wider, analyzing voice content in multiple languages across social media, news sources and other websites. Social media platforms such as Facebook (22%) and YouTube (17%) were also among the top sources of exposure. The startup has raised $42.5 million investment, according to PitchBook.

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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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