Doing good is now part of doing business: Why every sports brand and athlete needs to help society in order to find commercial success March 2, 2021 The influence and social media reach of sports women and men is incredible – and growing. But who is using it to greatest effect, both for their own benefit and that of society? Cristiano Ronaldo has 263m followers on Instagram and Lionel Messi has over 100m on Facebook. Manchester United, widely regarded as the biggest [...]
Sam Torrance: Megastar Collin Morikawa sharpening his game with saw grip; plus Viktor Hovland, Branden Grace and Tiger Woods March 2, 2021 I remember one of the first times I saw Collin Morikawa play, he was going head to head down the stretch with Matthew Wolff. Both were fresh out of college – this was Morikawa’s fourth start on the PGA Tour and Wolff’s third – so it was fairytale stuff. And although Wolff won the 3M [...]
FCA calls for social media giants to be held accountable for fraudsters on their platforms in wake of LCF scandal March 1, 2021 Social media companies should be punished when fraudsters use their platforms to advertise scams as a part of new online harms legislation, according to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) chief executive. Nikhil Rathi told MPs today that social media platforms were becoming “one big vector” for fraudsters and that firms like Twitter and Facebook should [...]
Jordan B Peterson interview: The unlikely conservative superstar March 1, 2021 As Jordan Peterson’s new book Beyond Order is released, we revisit our 2018 interview with the unlikely conservative superstar, discussing the high price of fame, causing offence and that interview with Cathy Newman. ••• Professor Jordan B Peterson’s apartment smells of meat. It’s 8am and his wife, Tammy, is fastidiously slicing a pile of steaks, [...]
Gareth Bale is back for Tottenham – so is this another Jose Mourinho managerial masterstroke? March 1, 2021 Just a few weeks ago, Jose Mourinho did not want to talk about Gareth Bale. On 4 February, he sniped at a reporter for asking why Bale was left on the Tottenham bench during a 1-0 defeat to Chelsea. Eight days later, Mourinho publicly rebuked him for implying, via social media, that he was fit and [...]
Tech platforms must be more transparent over news, says Reach boss March 1, 2021 Tech giants such as Facebook and Google must be more transparent over how they use news content, the boss of publishing group Reach has said. The social media companies have been embroiled in controversy surrounding their control over online media after Facebook blocked access to news in Australia. Jim Mullen, who leads the publisher behind [...]
Clubhouse is already dying, but it reminded us what social media should be February 27, 2021 Clubhouse has reminded us what the internet originally promised us: collaboration and community, not arguments and alienation. I hope that Clubhouse can show the big social media platforms what we really want from social media. But, save for a massive shift in the way we use social media, I doubt that the exclusivity and trust [...]
Covid clubbing: What will a night out look like after the pandemic? February 26, 2021 Boris Johnson this week unveiled the UK’s route out of lockdown, unleashing a jubilant flood of social media memes. With 21 June set as the target date for a full lifting of restrictions, Brits were quick to fantasise about how they’ll celebrate their newfound freedom after 15 months of lockdown. The timeline could still be [...]
Screenshot: Is Uber nearing the end of the road? February 26, 2021 This week **Media Moment of the Week: Boris’ career coaching **Is Uber nearing the end of the road? **Apple’s merger madness Media Moment of the Week: Boris’ career coaching Social media is a fickle beast, but if there’s one sure-fire way to generate outrage it’s to insult journalists. That’s what Boris Johnson did this week, [...]
Twitter mulling subscription services and tipping features February 25, 2021 Twitter mulls over introducing new subscription features to provide monetary incentives to influencers