Social Media Marketing and Online Shopping: September 2020

Wednesday, 30 September 2020

Tokyo Stock Market Halts Trading, Citing Glitch

By BY BEN DOOLEY from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2GspFR2

Twitter shuts down accounts from Iran that sought to disrupt debate dialogue.

By BY KATE CONGER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Saz8Ps

Top companies pledge to get virus tests, treatments and vaccines to the developing world.

By BY NICHOLAS KULISH AND MEGAN TWOHEY from NYT World https://ift.tt/3cNt1tD

Trump’s Tax Avoidance Is a Tax on the Rest of Us

By BY BROOKE HARRINGTON from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3cNscRz

India successfully fires ‘super’ missile BrahMos

from The Times of India https://ift.tt/2HOB66h

Coronavirus: How Italy has fought back from virus disaster

Italy was the first country in Europe to be overwhelmed by the virus but is so far keeping it in check.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3cWPWmJ

Nigeria turns 60: Can Africa's most populous nation remain united?

Nigeria's greatest challenge on its 60th anniversary remains its diversity, writes Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3cNmUFH

Rwanda's clothing spat with the US helps China

As the African nation continues to ban the import of used US clothes, China takes advantage.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jm74Vk

Can Mike Espy Make History, Again?

By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2Sg87du

Facebook will forbid ads that undermine the legitimacy of the coming election.

By BY MIKE ISAAC from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/30nEpYn

Trump Calls on Extremists to ‘Stand By’

By BY NICHOLAS KRISTOF from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2HMjxnd

Brad Parscale steps away from the Trump campaign entirely after episode involving law enforcement.

By BY MATT STEVENS AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2EQzU0Y

N.B.A. Finals Live Updates: Game 1 Lakers vs. Heat

By BY SOPAN DEB AND MARC STEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3l2NWMe

Anyone Else Want to See Trump ‘Shut Up’?

By BY GAIL COLLINS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3l1zR1B

Far-Right Group That Trades in Political Violence Gets a Boost

By BY NEIL MACFARQUHAR, ALAN FEUER, MIKE BAKER AND SHEERA FRENKEL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/30nxtKP

Sept was worst; India added 41% of Covid cases

from The Times of India https://ift.tt/30loKJ7

Live: International flights suspended till Oct 31

India's Covid tally raced past 62 lakh on Wednesday with 80,472 infections being reported in last 24 hours. While the number of recoveries surged to 51,87,825 pushing the recovery rate to 83.33 per cent, according to the Union health ministry data. Stay with TOI for live updates-

from The Times of India https://ift.tt/3cKjrb7

SC refuses to postpone civil services exam slated for Oct 4

from The Times of India https://ift.tt/2SfW8wy

Cut his mic, don't kill the debates: What Trump's terrible night taught us

There is, so far as we know, only one moment in Donald Trump's long and privileged life in which he was actually made to shut up: the mashed potato incident.

When Trump was 7, his elder brother Fred dumped a warm bowl of mash on Donald's head at the dinner table "because he was being such a brat" towards their younger siblings and wouldn't listen to his mother, according to Mary Trump's family tell-all Too Much and Never Enough. "Everybody laughed, and they couldn't stop laughing," she wrote. "It was the first time Donald had been humiliated ... from then on, he would never allow himself to feel that feeling again." The incident still stings: Trump glowered at the family when they brought it up during a White House lunch in 2017, Mary wrote. Read more...

More about Trump, Biden, Culture, and Politics

from Mashable https://ift.tt/34cKg3R

NBA and NFL players allegedly targeted in social media phishing scam

Two men were charged by the U.S. Department of Justice for allegedly hacking the social media accounts of NBA and NFL players.

Both men, Ronnie Magrehbi, 20, of Florida, and Trevontae Washington, 21, of Louisiana, face a hefty fine along with time in prison.

According to a statement by the DOJ, between December 2017 and April 2019, they targeted the social media accounts of professional athletes in the NFL and NBA via phishing campaigns.

Washington would create fake login pages for social networking sites and then message the athletes on those platforms. When a player clicked the link, they were greeted with what looked like a login page for a social network. When an athlete entered their information, that sensitive information was sent to Washington. Read more...

More about Nfl, Nba, Hackers, Crime, and Department Of Justice

from Mashable https://ift.tt/2Gh3Bcf

Onions, ironing and 'sex appeal': Who is Tony Abbott?

The gaffe-prone former prime minister is a polarising figure in Australia.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/30lNX6a

Families of 12 Hong Kong activists captured at sea by China look for answers

The families of 12 activists captured by China in August demand their swift return.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3cWLGDL

US Election: Whoever becomes the next president, social media is changing

Both Trump and Biden want to take away the US law that protects platforms from being liable for what their users post.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/34aqIx7

Tuesday, 29 September 2020

Early in the debate, Trump makes himself the center of attention, as usual.

By BY REID J. EPSTEIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/33eJvYH

We’re fact-checking the first debate.

By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/36hmkPx

What Twitter’s Smartest Liberals and Conservatives Are Saying About the First Presidential Debate

Check out the instant spin room.

from Slate Magazine https://ift.tt/36ix548

Amazon wants a copy of your 'palm signature.' You should pass.

Amazon is coming for your hands.

Not content to put a flying surveillance drone inside customers' homes, the surveillance behemoth on Tuesday announced a plan to scan and store the "unique palm signature" of an untold number of Americans. Dubbed Amazon One, the company hopes the network of scanners will one day serve as an all-purpose form of identification.

You should absolutely not participate.

Since the introduction of Apple's Touch ID in 2013, followed by Face ID in 2017, many people have become desensitized to using biometric data as a form of identification. While those forms of biometric ID have their own drawbacks, Amazon One is different. Designed as a contactless payment and authentication system, Amazon One relies on scanned images of customer hands. Read more...

More about Amazon, Privacy, Amazon One, Tech, and Big Tech Companies

from Mashable https://ift.tt/3im5PEk

Joyce Echaquan: Outcry in Canada over treatment of dying indigenous woman

A nurse is sacked after Joyce Echaquan filmed herself in hospital apparently being insulted by staff.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3i9FGIA

Seven airlines receive last of stimulus loans from the CARES Act.

By BY NIRAJ CHOKSHI from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2ScPFlL

Project Veritas Video Was a ‘Coordinated Disinformation Campaign,’ Researchers Say

By BY MAGGIE ASTOR from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/33gwQES

‘Super Healthy’ College Student Dies of Rare Covid-19 Complications

By BY SHAWN HUBLER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/33jnR5T

Watch Live: First 2020 Presidential Debate

By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/33fPIng

Court Sets Up Showdown Over Outside Health Review of Guantánamo Prisoners

By BY CAROL ROSENBERG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/33fgnR3

Trump Paid $750 in Federal Income Taxes in 2017. Here’s the Math.

By BY RUSS BUETTNER, MIKE MCINTIRE, SUSANNE CRAIG AND KEITH COLLINS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3kXZqAH

Live Tonight: Watch the Debate With Fact Checks

By BY LISA LERER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3cKve9a

Quebec brings back restrictions as cases rise again

By BY DAN BILEFSKY AND IAN AUSTEN from NYT World https://ift.tt/3jt1osJ

Draymond Green Doesn’t Mind Missing the N.B.A. Finals. This Year.

By BY MARC STEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3cOR63p

Trump’s top intelligence official releases unverified and previously rejected Russia information.

By BY JULIAN E. BARNES, ADAM GOLDMAN AND NICHOLAS FANDOS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Gp6k3a

Bad Call Sends Kristina Mladenovic Spiraling Again

By BY BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2Gie6Mb

The Facebook Pages With the Largest Share of Debate Conversation

By BY DAVEY ALBA from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3n663Tg

Barrett told senators that Trump offered her the nomination much sooner than was previously known.

By BY NICHOLAS FANDOS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3kQQRrs

Hypothetically, What Drug Would Turn an Old Man Into a Debate Whiz?

Not Adderall.

from Slate Magazine https://ift.tt/3kZLFBz

Drawing Districts

Annie Duke and Moon Duchin discuss how to make voting districts make sense.

from Slate Magazine https://ift.tt/3ifkkJV

Russian cleaner sweeps to power in surprise village vote

'Flabbergasted' Marina Udgodskaya only entered the race as her boss needed someone else to stand.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/349pceH

Chris Wallace: First debate host and Fox anchor unloved by Trump

Chris Wallace, known for his tough interviewing of all politicians, hosts the first US presidential debate.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2EEE37Z

Coronavirus: The disabled Indians losing their livelihoods

As Covid hits India, many disabled people are losing their jobs and can't afford food and healthcare.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/33evkTt

Monday, 28 September 2020

Talks on virus relief package resume in Washington.

By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT World https://ift.tt/3jc6NUT

Tax Records Reveal How Fame Gave Trump a $427 Million Lifeline

By BY MIKE MCINTIRE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/30gBIId

Biden maintains lead heading into debate.

By Unknown Author from NYT The Upshot https://ift.tt/3ikoe4p

For Trump and Biden, the first debate arrives with high stakes, and new drama.

By BY ADAM NAGOURNEY, SHANE GOLDMACHER AND KATIE GLUECK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3icqKJM

Coronavirus Deaths Pass One Million Worldwide

By BY RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA from NYT World https://ift.tt/3icAzav

PM to inaugurate mega projects in U'khand today

from The Times of India https://ift.tt/3jdfT3t

Deliver Us From Trump

New revelations might not make a difference to voters.

from Slate Magazine https://ift.tt/2EKSuaO

Trump’s 15 Golf Resorts Have Lost More Than $315.6 Million. Is That Par for the Course?

Is it that golf has been in a slump, Trump is bad at business, or something more nefarious?

from Slate Magazine https://ift.tt/3mUj96h

BTS to become multi-millionaires after label goes public

The South Korean K-pop group will become multi-millionaires after their label Big Hit goes public.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/339oHlm

Does Donald Trump Need a Bailout?

By BY MICHELLE GOLDBERG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3iczSxV

43 Student Journalists Quit N.Y.U. Paper After Dispute With Adviser

By BY KATIE ROBERTSON from NYT Business https://ift.tt/33aRExm

Behind the White House Effort to Pressure the C.D.C. on School Openings

By BY MARK MAZZETTI, NOAH WEILAND AND SHARON LAFRANIERE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2S41uLc

Read the Presentation the White House Sent to the C.D.C. on Reopening Schools

By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/33bmO7V

Corrections: Sept. 29, 2020

By Unknown Author from NYT Corrections https://ift.tt/33auPK2

Live: 3 dead as building collapses in Vadodara

Stay here for real-time updates on breaking news from India and across the world that you can't miss:

from The Times of India https://ift.tt/2EGpzoa

What to Make of the New Evidence in the Breonna Taylor Case

The state asserted there was no body camera footage. But that's not fully true.

from Slate Magazine https://ift.tt/3cG7kfc

10 best podcasts to listen to while running

I've been a runner all my life. Way back in the day, I would've described myself as pretty good at running. I knocked out sub-five-minute miles and completed a marathon.

Nowadays, well, I'm just trying to get a few miles done without gasping for air or getting injured. So, when I was tasked with compiling a list of good podcasts to listen to while running, my whole goal was to recommend shows that would help a long run fly by faster. I am not trying to turn you into an elite runner by loading you up with running podcast after running podcast to motivate you through your ultra marathon training sessions. If you want motivation while running, maybe just listen to loud music? Read more...

More about Fitness, Running, Podcasts, Culture, and Health

from Mashable https://ift.tt/2G1s2KK

Ai Weiwei: 'Too late' to curb China's global influence

The Chinese artist and dissident says the West should have worried about China decades ago.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3cEqwd4

Kangana Ranaut: The star taking on Bollywood

Why is Kangana Ranaut on a warpath with many of her colleagues?

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3i9t7Nh

TikTok ban: How did TikTok stay online in the US?

Sophia Smith-Galer explains why President Trump shifted his position on banning new downloads of the app

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/30fYdN4

Dublin Lord Mayor: Hazel Chu and her Chinese heritage

The city's first Lord Mayor of Chinese heritage reveals the racism she and her family have faced.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3kYuuAa

Scientists create a microscopic robot that ‘walks’

The scientists behind a microscopic "walking" robot hope their tech could one day be used against cancer.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3463esW

From tea fields to university in Sri Lanka

Theresa is one of the first women from her community of tea pickers in Sri Lanka to go to university.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3i5C5LG

Sunday, 27 September 2020

Times Top10: Covid tally past 6m, but a slowdown?

from The Times of India https://ift.tt/2tlZbpO

Brad Parscale, Ex-Campaign Manager for Trump, Is Hospitalized in Florida

By BY PATRICIA MAZZEI AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3id22ZI

Already Have that Book? Get the ISBN 411 Over IoT

Have you ever been at the bookstore and stumbled across a great book you’ve been looking for, but had a nagging feeling that you already had it sitting at home? Yeah, us too. If only we’d had something like [Kutluhan Aktar]’s ISBN verifier the last time that happened to say for sure whether we already had it.

To use this handy machine, [Kutluhan] enters the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) of the book in question on the 4 x 4 membrane keypad. The Arduino Nano 33 IoT takes that ISBN and checks it against a PHP web database of book entries [Kutluhan] created with the ISBN, title, author, and number of pages. Then it lets [Kutluhan] know whether they already have it by updating the display from a Nokia 5110.

If you want to whip one of these up before your next trip to the bookstore, this project is completely open source down the web database. You might want to figure out some sort of enclosure unless you don’t mind the shy, inquisitive stares of your fellow bookworms.

Stalled out on reading because you don’t know what to read next? Check out our Books You Should Read column and get back to entertaining yourself in the theater of the mind.

Via r/duino

from Hackaday https://ift.tt/3mX04Al