The indictment of 13 Russians for interfering with the Presidential election has intensified the pressure put on Facebook, which uncovered about three-thousand Russian-linked ads on its platforms before and after November 2016. Cheddar Senior Reporter, Alex Heath, breaks down the the latest developments.
Facebook's Vice President for ads, Rob Goldman, tweeted about Russia's disinformation effort. President Trump then cited him. Facebook did not intend for Goldman’s tweets to be quoted by Trump. They thought the tweets would only be seen by a contextually-aware audience of techies and media types who follow Goldman.
Heath believes that the tweeting from Goldman and other execs is part of a carefully orchestrated PR campaign by Facebook to make itself appear more transparent and relate-able through engaged spokespeople on Twitter.
Fact or Fiction: Business owners and entrepreneurs need to scale their businesses to accommodate their where customers are now. Brian Fanzo, founder of iSocialFanz, breaks down this myth and explains why and how entrepreneurs can prepare for rapid expansion.
Lumos Helmet CEO Eu-wen Ding discusses the new high-tech helmet that offers front and rear lights, turn signals, and even technology that responds to your basic hand gestures.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Tuesday, October 8th, 2019.
Leo Simonovich, global head of industrial cyber and digital security for Siemens Gas and Power, spoke with Cheddar about the evolving threat to utilities and other industrial sites.
The combined companies of Outbrain and Taboola will pool their resources to compete against Facebook and Google, says Adam Singolda, the founder and CEO of Taboola, who will run the combined company under the Taboola brand.
*From Wall Street to Silicon Valley, these are the top stories that moved markets and had investors, business leaders, and entrepreneurs talking this week on Cheddar.*
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Friday, October 4, 2019.
Steve Weisz, President and CEO of Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation, joins Cheddar to discuss how the company has changed one year after its acquisition of ILG and how recessions fears are affecting the travel industry.
Credit Karma, one of the biggest personal finance content sites, is launching its first banking product: Credit Karma Savings.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Thursday, October 3, 2019.
