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.
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It's been almost a year since Atlassian bought online organizational tool Trello for $425 million. Michael Pryor, CEO of Trello, joins Cheddar to discuss how product innovation has evolved since joining Atlassian and what the future has in store for its launch in Japan.
James Albis, founder and CEO of SnoHub, discusses his new mobile app, which allows homeowners and contractors to make the process of clearing snow faster and easier.
In our weekly "House Rules" series, sponsored by Chase Home Lending, hosts Kristen Scholer and Tim Stenovec explore what technology goes into a "smart home." Victoria Song, Analyst of Wearables and Smart Home at PCMag.com, joins Cheddar to give advice on that "smart home" starter kit.
Global internet speed is picking up. In 2017, world internet speeds increased more than 30%. Adriane Blum, Head of Communications at Ookla, a company specialized in broadband testing, network diagnostic applications, and data, was with us to discuss what's driving this improvement.
The Federal Communications Commission just killed net neutrality. The agency voted to repeal regulations that make the future of the internet and the way consumers use it a lot murkier. Andrew McCollum, CEO of Philo, an internet television company that recently introduced a streaming live TV service, joined us to share why he is worried about a world without net neutrality.
The wait is over for Taylor Swift fans. Tickets for T-Swift's "Reputation" stadium tour are officially on sale, and Ticketmaster is helping her fight the fraud bots. Together, the pair created an exclusive program called "Taylor Swift Tix.” Amy Howe, COO at Ticketmaster joined us to discuss how it not only helps the company and the artist, but also the fans.
Wikibuy is an automated shopping assistant that automatically does comparison shopping for users. Wikibuy is powered by the crowd of shoppers who use the Chrome extension. Currently, the extension is used by 1.5 million users.
The front page of the Internet, otherwise known as Reddit, is partnering with Microsoft to improve how you search. Reddit is working with Microsoft and their artificial intelligence technology to make search smarter for Bing users.
BlindLove is the newest dating app on the market that hides a users photo until the matches engage in conversation for an extended period of time. Federico Volinsky and Rembrandt Flores argue that BlindLove is a "love," app, not a dating app. The pair wants users to find meaningful relationships, not just another hookup.
