Enhancing the use of social media as an early warning system
By Dr. Hassan Humeida KIEL: Social media should finally play an important role in society. As the name suggests, these are social and can take on important tasks as media – being in the service of a healthy society. This is another chance and a challenge as well, to give social media more responsible objectives […]
South Koreans turn to social media challenges to beat coronavirus blues
SEOUL: When YouTuber Ddulgi uploaded a four-minute video on making dalgona coffee on the global video-sharing platform in mid-February, she did not expect it to turn into a mega-hit garnering over 3 million views in less than a month. Amid “social distancing” measures due to COVID-19, more South Koreans are turning to social media challenges […]
Social media bring joy to orphan couple in Egypt, destitute patient in Malaysia
By Habib Toumi Manama: Facebook and social media have helped an orphan couple in Egypt celebrate their wedding in great style and amid thousands of guests and a patient in Malaysia undergo a surgery for which he had no money. In Tanta, a large city about 100 kilometers north of Egypt’s capital Cairo, Ala, the […]
Facebook debuts new feature for more transparency
U.S. social networking giant Facebook Inc. has rolled out a new tool as part of its efforts to be more transparent with users on how its algorithm works, a company engineer has said. The feature, dubbed “Why am I seeing this post?” explains why users see certain posts and how users’ past interactions impact the […]
Debate brews in S. Korea over political donations on social media
A conservative politician known for relentless attacks on his rivals appeared in a livestream video to mark his YouTube channel hitting 10 million views just one month after its opening in December last year. Hong Joon-pyo, former chief of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP), unleashed a barrage of attacks on the liberal government’s […]
Are Social Media a Key to Promote Peace in ASEAN countries?
On September 1, Mekong Dialogue Institute (MDI) hosted a regional media conference on “ASEAN Toward Regional Stability Through Social Media”. The conference, also known as ASEANCon, was held at Cambodia-Korea Cooperation Center (CKCC) of Royal University of Phnom Penh. There were approximately 600 participants who were mostly university students, government officials, and journalists. ASEANCon successfully […]
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