Social Media Archives

Tencent Holdings (TCEHY.Q) invests in cloud security after history of hacks reveal deficiencies

February 11, 2020

Tencent Cloud’s, the cloud computing arm of Tencent Holdings (TCEHY.Q), latest acquisition of the Multi-Tier Cloud Security Standard (MTCS SS) will help them keep their data safe.

WebSafety (WBSI.OTC) new app goes to war with distracted driving

Joseph Morton

January 22, 2020

WebSafety (WBSI.OTC) announced a new dedicated website with details on their DriveSafety anti distracted driving App launching next month.

Gather around: It’s Twitter’s (TWTR.NYSE) time to violate your privacy!

Joseph Morton

October 9, 2019

Social media has been a part of our lives for over two decades now, and it plays a big role in our social organizing. But the biggest companies have gotten too big, and with their size, comes complacency. They think they’re untouchable so they get lazy, and when companies that handle your personal information get lazy, they act irresponsibly.

The FTC swipes left on Match Group (MTCH.Q), and sues their scamming asses instead

Joseph Morton

September 25, 2019

Remember when meeting a romantic partner off the internet indicated you were somehow socially deficient? It was a hush-hush thing that everyone did. Definitely the elephant in the room. You’d show up one day at a wedding with a new girl (or guy) on your arm, and whenever someone asked you how you met, you’d flub it off with a canned answer like ‘at work’ or ‘at school’ when the reality is you met in a html chat on the far side of the internet.

Facebook’s (FB.Q) Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t care about your right to free speech

Joseph Morton

September 12, 2019

Facebook (FB.Q) CEO Mark Zuckerberg rolled over and bared his throat in front of the U.S. government yesterday, begging them to lay out regulations for online content.

Privacy concerns mask potential for 21st century profits

Joseph Morton

August 22, 2019

Privacy is the price we all pay for living in advanced capitalism.

UMG Gaming (ESPT.C) flies 62% Monday as e-sports tide begins to rise

Chris Parry

August 19, 2019

62% in a day? Must be some really big news behind UMG Gaming (ESPT.C) to warrant that kind of rise on a Monday in the summer, huh?

Facebook (FB.Q) plays the denial game in privacy scandal

Joseph Morton

August 15, 2019

Facebook’s (FB.Q) stock price has cratered by more than $20 in the past two months on the back of privacy scandal after scandal. We can now add to that the amount of class-action lawsuits presently in various stages of litigation, but somehow this company keeps on keeping on.

Nike (NKE.NYSE) jumps on the technology bandwagon with Celect acquisition

Joseph Morton

August 7, 2019

Whenever another company picks up some new information technology designed to gather, collate and otherwise store information, this William Gibson quote comes to mind:

Netflix (NFLX.Q) craters 10% and the winner might be you

Joseph Morton

July 18, 2019

Various members of the Canadian telecommunications cartel regularly try to upsell me on their products: They offer a four or a six month package for around $50 a month if I’d let them handle my phone, internet and TV.