News & Views How Linda Yaccarino became Elon Musk’s pick for CEO of Twitter Linda Yaccarino has been chosen by Elon Musk to become the next CEO of Twitter, just over six months since Musk’s takeover of the social media platform.
Soapbox How women CEOs are speaking up on social media and winning Lead with purpose, not popularity. Women CEOs are outdoing their male counterparts when it comes to demonstrating this on social media.
Health Pregnant women alarmingly turn to influencers for maternity and midwifery support Pregnant and new parents are increasingly turning to influencers for advice — but is it all helpful, accurate information?
Sport Scott Morrison started a WhatsApp group called ‘The Legends’ so we can all relax What are the dos and do nots of WhatsApp? A few lessons here, from former Prime Mininster Scott Morrison.
News & Views Saudi Arabia sentences woman to 45 years prison for social media posts Saudi Arabia has sentenced a woman to 45 years in prison for posting messages on social media that “tear [the kingdom’s] social fabric.”
News & Views Michelle Battersby tackled her own internalised misogyny when she launched Sunroom Michelle Battersby is the Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer at Sunroom, a new app for women and non-binary content creators.
News & Views Which political parties spent big on social media ads before the election? New research reveals the millions $12.5 million was spent running 26,945 political advertisements on Facebook and Instagram in the last two months before the federal election.
Work Style The $8,000 gender pay gap among Aussie influencers A new report looking into Australia’s influencers and online-creators’ economy has found that young males on TikTok are the biggest earners.
News & Views ‘We dispense with critical thinking & substitute the cheap thrill’: Monica Lewinsky on Depp v. Heard case In an op-ed published by Vanity Fair, Monica Lewinsky wrote that consumption of the trial through social media tended to be “biased, curated and cursory”.
News & Views No filter: The brands that will no longer work with influencers who digitally alter images Ogilvy UK will no longer work with influencers who digitally manipulate their faces or bodies for brand campaigns.
News & Views Twitter for the right: a look at Truth Social, Trump’s ethically dubious social media platform The platform’s data usage and privacy implications raise serious concerns. Research suggests diversionary tweets can be used to suppress coverage of certain issues.
News & Views ‘Your time is up’: Lisa Millar & Annabel Crabb join calls to unmask anonymous trolls Lisa Millar and Annabel Crabb will join a discussion on responsible technology at a social media investment conference.