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Twitter CEO Agrees with Facebook CEO, Supports Regulation of Social Media Platforms

Apr 3 2019 // Twitter Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey said rules like Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation have had a positive impact on the technology industry, remarks that come days after Facebook Inc. CEO Mark...

Use Social Media to Engage Customers While Enhancing Your Other Advertising Programs

Jan 23 2019 // Struggling to Engage Customers?If you are like many insurance agencies, you might be struggling to figure out how social media can help engage your customers while enhancing your other advertising programs. As an insurance...

Report: Confusion in Wisconsin Refinery Blast Evacuation Caused by Social Media

Oct 15 2018 // Social media caused confusion during evacuation efforts following a refinery explosion and fire in Wisconsin, according to a report.Douglas County created an 18-page report examining the emergency response to the Husky...

Report: Social Media Caused Confusion in Wisconsin Refinery Blast Evacuation

Oct 2 2018 // Social media caused confusion during evacuation efforts following a refinery explosion and fire in Wisconsin, according to a report.Douglas County has created an 18-page report examining the emergency response to the Husky...

New World of Digital Recruiting: Chatbots, Videos and Social Media

Aug 23 2018 // Long gone are the days when employees printed their resumes and cover letters on fancy paper, worried about choosing the proper font, and put both documents in the mail.The idea of employers printing paper job...

Young Insurance Agents Taking the Lead in Digital Marketing

Aug 15 2018 // Thousands of discussions, debates and arguments are taking place in agency offices across the country between principals and ambitious young producers about the role of digital marketing.There are also more than a few...

Lawmakers Eye Holding Social Media Firms Liable for User Posts

Jul 19 2018 // Top Republican lawmakers on Tuesday attacked one of the legal protections most prized by social media companies such as Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Facebook Inc., questioning whether they should be held liable for...

Young Agents Show the Way in Digital Marketing

Jul 2 2018 // Thousands of discussions, debates and arguments are taking place in agency offices across the country between principals and ambitious young producers about the role of digital marketing.There are also more than a few...

Michigan Tells Man to Stop Selling Fake Insurance via Social Media

Mar 9 2018 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) issued a Cease and Desist Order against Darryl Dionyus Cook of Warren, Michigan, for unlicensed insurance activity.The department said Cook violated the...

Massachusetts Police Warn of Social Media Scams After Record Powerball Win

Sep 1 2017 // Police in Massachusetts are warning of fake social media accounts that have popped up after a woman won the $758.7 million Powerball jackpot.Chicopee police say fake accounts are being created on Twitter, Facebook and...

Grinnell Mutual Leads 2nd Funding Round for Insurance Social Media Start Up

Oct 21 2016 // Serious Social Media, developer of the automated social media marketing service, InsuranceSocial.Media, and a 2016 graduate of the Global Insurance Accelerator (GIA) program, announced it has secured a second round of...

Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) Leads Motorists to Check Social Media While Driving

Aug 26 2016 // Social media and FOMO (fear of missing out) could be putting road-users at risk, as motorists admit to checking social networking sites and reading messages on their phones while driving, according to UK insurer Aviva.A...

Deleted Social Media Comments Trigger Suit Against Indianapolis Suburb

Jul 11 2016 // An Indianapolis suburb removed social media pages for the city and its police department after a lawsuit accused it of violating residents’ First Amendment rights by removing posted comments.The American Civil...

How to Use Social Media, Surveillance to Catch Workers Compensation Lies

Mar 28 2016 // As workers’ compensation fraud costs top out at an estimated $7.2 billion a year, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, insurers are looking at ways to combat the crime.There are several warning signs...

Esurance Wins Super Bowl Social Media Battle

Feb 8 2016 // Advertisers played it safe and light with the most expensive ever Super Bowl ad slots on Sunday, shunning previous years’ attempts to be outrageous, emotional or thought-provoking.Mountain Dew rolled out a creature...

New York DMV Advises Drivers to Keep License Images Off Social Media

Jan 8 2016 // The New York Department of Motor Vehicles is warning drivers of the risk of identity theft from posting images of their newly-obtained permits and driver licenses on social media, particularly popular among young...

Florida Woman Tells Social Media Followers ‘I’m So Drunk’ Before DUI Arrest

Oct 15 2015 // “I’m so drunk,” a Florida driver repeatedly tells followers on the social media app Periscope, staring at her cellphone’s camera, mounted on the dashboard, before she is arrested and charged with...

Zywave Acquires Insurance Agency Digital Marketing Firm Intygral (Astonish)

Jul 20 2015 // Insurance software provider Zywave said it has completed the asset purchase of Intygral, formerly Astonish, a provider of automated marketing for property/casualty personal lines brokers.Terms of the transaction were not...

How Social Media Enhances Value of Luxury Cars

Jul 20 2015 // David Beckham may have more of an influence on you than you think.According to analysis by Black Book, the prevalence of modern and classic luxury cars on social media platforms like Instagram directly influences their...

Supreme Court Sets Standard for Prosecuting Social Media Threats

Jun 1 2015 // The U.S. Supreme Court buttressed speech protections on the Internet, throwing out the conviction of a man who used graphic language on Facebook to suggest he might kill his wife, kindergarten students and an FBI agent.The...