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22 Jan

Is demystifying the algorithm the important thing to safer

Is demystifying the algorithm the important thing to safer
Under fire for promoting harmful content to vulnerable teens, TikTok has announced plans to make its recommendations more transparent The algorithms that resolve what we see after we log onto any given social media platform are notoriously opaque, and for probably the most part we allow them to guide our scrolling habits with little or no thought or intervention. Why is Twitter so insistent that I follow art history accounts with Roman bust profile pictures and dubious intentions? Why is Instagram’s Explore page so out-of-touch with my actual interests? Why does TikTok exclusively feed me videos of dogs making friends with unlikely animals? OK, that last one is smart – as for the...
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16 Jan

Marc Value, Digital Media and Fashion Entrepreneur, Dies at 61

Marc Value, Digital Media and Fashion Entrepreneur, Dies at 61
LONDON – Marc Value, the digital media and fashion entrepreneur who founded the WGSN and Stylus Media Group, has died aged 61. Value died of a heart attack, in keeping with his family. His funeral can be held on Tuesday. A genial man and canny entrepreneur who was quick to know the ability of information, digital news and forecasting for the creative industries, Value began his profession in clothing manufacturing. He later turned his attention to trend and intelligence-gathering for the style industry. In 1997, along together with his older brother Julian, he launched Value Global Style Network, WGSN, geared toward fashion professionals on the lookout for data, evaluation and research on retail, product and magnificence trends. In 2005, the Value brothers sold...
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5 Jan

Social Media Influencer Ari Fletcher Bring Us A Recent

Social Media Influencer Ari Fletcher Bring Us A Recent
Consequently of using her social media influence to assist brands generate tens of millions of dollars and turn out to be multi-millionaires, Ariana Fletcher has emerged as some of the significant figures of our generation. Fletcher, who's renowned for her enormous social presence, has used social media to succeed in a thriving community of beauty enthusiasts and trend-setters. And although Ari is likely to be partly often known as the opposite half of famed rapper Moneybagg Yo, she’s forging her own trail in the sweetness business— with the debut of REMEDY BY ARI, her latest, all-inclusive beauty line.  Fueled by her insatiable belief in the ability of beauty and self-care, REMEDY BY ARI represents the influencer’s personal treatment to beat bad days...
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27 Nov

Are Social Media Beauty Trends Ruining Our Skin? –

Are Social Media Beauty Trends Ruining Our Skin? –
Social Media Beauty Trends Illustration by Mathilde Crétier This story first appeared within the May/June 2022 issue of ESSENCE. Social Media Beauty Trends Within the last decade, millennials’ digital self-care movement combined with a widespread embrace of social media to create a multifaceted interest in how we appeared to others online. Out of this, wellness gurus emerged, some certified, others winging it as they advocated compassion for our physical selves. It became common to see tutorials for hair and skincare not only from celebrities, but in addition from our homegirls. Nonetheless, together with the proliferation of wellness content got here a deluge of misinformation in regards to the way we take care of ourselves, particularly for our skin. Lately, and particularly for the reason...
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