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“It’s Time to Start Crunchin”: Peeps Share Sweet Memories of Throwback Snack ▷ South Africa news

October 17, 2021 by Staff Reporter

A young lady has social media users talking after sharing snaps of her favourite treat
The lady says she used to eat her lollipops with a glass of water and has encouraged peeps to share their own snack-hacks
Briefly News compiled some of our favourite sweet comments to the post which you really won’t want to miss

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A local woman has Mzansi feeling really nostalgic after sharing a snap of one really popular throwback snack. The fun-loving lady posted a pic of some old skool bubblegum-centred lollipops, bring back a few sweet memories.

A local woman has Mzansi talking after sharing snaps of a super popular throwback snack. Images: @Jameca2011/Twitter
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Heading online, Twitter user @Jameca2011 shared the pic. The young lady says she used to dip the pops in water to make them a little easier to swallow.

“Call me weird but when I was little, I used to dip these in water so they taste better,” she captioned the post along with a laughing face emoji.

“Daddy’s home”: Video of boy running to his dad stirs happy memories for parents

In more social media news, Briefly News previously reported that a video clip of one seriously adorable little boy has social media users gushing. It seems the sweet youngster really missed his favourite man, rushing to his dad in nothing but a nappie and his tiny baseball cap.

Heading online, Twitter user @buitengebieden_ shared the wholesome video.

“When daddy’s home…” they captioned the sweet post.

In the video, the sweet baby can be seen running to his dad who’s just returned from a tractor ride. His little feet rush to the old man and he cutely pulls off his tiny baseball cap.

Social media trends incite school damage

October 16, 2021 by Staff Reporter

As schools across the country are seeing an increase in behavior problems associated with social media “challenges” that encourage theft, vandalism and sometimes even violence, New Hampshire educators are expressing concern over the negative impact of social media on students during an already turbulent pandemic year.

In September, a challenge known as “devious licks” became popular on the video sharing app TikTok, where students post videos of themselves vandalizing or stealing items they stole from school. Locally at Concord High School, principal Michael Reardon said there was a series of vandalism in the first month of school where a few students removed soap dispensers from the school bathrooms. At Rundlett Middle School students also removed soap dispensers from the walls and threw them into toilets, according to principal Paulette Fitzgerald. Nearby, Merrimack Valley High School also had soap dispensers stolen and knocked off the walls.

In early October, Concord superintendent Kathleen Murphy wrote in a letter to families saying participation in harmful TikTok activities “will not be tolerated” and that students should expect “serious consequences” that would limit school privileges and could involve Concord Police.

“I strongly urge families to monitor their students’ use of social media sites,” Murphy wrote. “Sites such as ‘Instagram’ contain messages that have spurred unnecessary emotional issues for adolescents. Our students face many stressors in their daily lives – they absolutely do not need the negativity that is often found on some of these social media sites.”

According to the calendar of TikTok challenges circulating online, October’s challenge is ‘slap a teacher,’ a suggestion that has caused shock and concern among educators. New Hampshire Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut weighed in on the issue this month, calling on New Hampshire school administrators to talk to students before it becomes a problem.

“While many TikTok challenges are harmless, this latest social media dare is highly inappropriate and could create an unsafe situation in our schools,” Edelblut said in a public statement. “We are asking that educators be aware of the challenge and, if they feel it is necessary, that administrators communicate with their students about the dangers and potentially serious implications associated with slapping a teacher.”

Neither Rundlett nor Concord High School has experienced any slapping of teachers, according to the principals. At both schools, the perpetrators of the bathroom vandalism were caught and at Concord High the soap dispensers were returned. Reardon noted that each incident at Concord High involved freshmen, something he called “confounding, and more than a little frustrating.”

Reardon speculates that the turbulence of the last pandemic year has something to do with the behavior.

“These are kids who are 14 years old and haven’t been in school for the last two years or so,” Reardon said. “The past two years have kind of taken away their sense of how to navigate the rhythms and negotiations of how to be in school on a daily basis. They need more time to acclimate themselves to that sort of thing.”

Earlier this month Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen’s testimony to Congress about the dangers of Facebook and Instagram for young children sparked national conversations about online use and safety for kids. Haugen leaked several studies showing that the sites are addictive and have a negative impact on kids’ mental health, especially teenage girls.

“Those little tools are so prevalent in kids’ lives, it’s part of the way that they navigate their days,” Reardon said. “And in some unfortunate cases, they are being manipulated by peers – as we’ve learned recently, by powerful organizations – who customize some kind of a ‘feed’ to kids, especially young girls, that gets them feeling bad about themselves. It can get toxic.”

Fitzgerald said that when it comes to social media, schools should do what they do best – inform and educate kids, and have conversations with them about their digital footprint and the consequences of their online actions.

“Social media is a really challenging thing for kids this age,” Fitzgerald said. “They want to be connected with their friends, they want to seek the approval of their friends, and they do things that are highly inappropriate sometimes…For middle schoolers, we know that their brains aren’t fully developed, the fontal lobe that helps with decision making. Education is key.”

At many schools, including Rundlett, digital learning specialists do work with students on media literacy and navigating the internet safely. At Merrimack Valley High School, the school resource officer and school therapist conduct presentations in the classroom about preventing cyberbullying and safely navigating social media, according to principal David Miller.

Miller said Merrimack Valley High School’s bathroom vandalism stopped after he sent an email to students and parents, calling for an end to the TikTok challenges.

“I am happy to report that our students have refrained from participating in these types of ‘challenges’ when asked to do so,” Miller wrote on Thursday. “I am appreciative of their individual effort, and I am proud of their social awareness in recognizing that these ‘challenges’ do not promote a safe and accepting school culture.”

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Grow your practice with geotargeting marketing and social media best practices

October 15, 2021 by Staff Reporter

Christina DeBusk October 14, 2021

Geotargeting marketing helps identify who to target while implementing web, email and social media strategies to reach them

Getting noticed online requires different strategies than those implemented to draw attention to your practice’s physical location. You can’t just hang up a banner to let your local community know that you exist, for instance, or put a flashing sign in your window. Even if you place these items on your website or social media pages, you’re fighting against every other company on the Internet. You become just one more business in a sea of businesses, reducing your ability to stand out enough to get any real attention. One strategy to consider is geotargeting marketing.

Growing your online presence involves knowing how to best utilize certain virtual marketing tactics.

Geotargeting marketing

As its name suggests, geotargeting involves targeting potential patients based on geography, or where they live. This is critical for businesses that offer in-person services since, while attracting attention outside of your geographical area can get you noticed in the online world, it won’t necessarily bring more people into your practice.

In simple terms, geotargeting is achieved by looking for IP addresses within your local community and targeting the users of these devices. Just as you used to know where someone lived based on their area code and home phone number, the IP address on a computer and other similar electronics provides the same type of information. It reveals the user’s state, city, and more.

Reaching out to electronic addresses within your vicinity increases your ability to connect with the people who could benefit from your chiropractic services. You can do this with various online ad platforms, such as Google Ads or Facebook Ads. When setting up your ad, ask it to target users within your local area.

Another option is to use certain codes on your website. If you are familiar with coding, you can do this yourself. Otherwise, ask your marketing team or hire a website coder to make these changes for you.

Best practices for growing a social media community

Once you’ve targeted your local community with geotargeting marketing, how do get them to interact with you online, growing your social media following? Here are a few best practices:

Make video a priority — Cisco estimates that, in 2021, 80% of all internet traffic is video – a four-fold increase over the amount of video traffic experienced in 2016. Instead of posting still images of your practice, post videos. Shoot a short clip of you talking about a new service or show your online community how to do stretches to ease their back pain. The benefit of video is that it takes you from being a business to being a person. Online viewers get to see your personality, helping them to get to know, like, and trust you.

Encourage sharing and tagging — Part of the value behind social media is, if handled correctly, your followers can help build your online community. One of the simplest ways to get them to do this is to ask them to share your posts or to encourage them to tag their family and friends. An example of the latter would be to create a post celebrating athletes in your community, then ask followers to tag the athlete in their life that they are most proud of.

Offer helpful tips and advice — Give people a reason to include you in their social media news feed by regularly providing ways to advance their musculoskeletal health. Share the proper way to pick up heavy items, talk about which supplements are good for strong bones, or offer tips for relieving neck pain after a long day in front of the computer. The more value you can provide your online followers, the more they’ll want to see your posts. This also helps establish you as an expert, making you the person they seek if they have any concerns or issues.

Hold contests and giveaways — There’s a reason millions of people flock to Las Vegas every year. It’s human nature to want to “win big” or to get something for nothing, or next to nothing. Holding a contest or free giveaway on your social media pages satisfies this same need. It also encourages participation from people who have never interacted with your practice. Prizes might include a free adjustment or a 60-minute session with your in-house massage therapist. You could also give away a few of the products you sell, such as supplements or spine-friendly pillows.

Geotargeting marketing helps identify who to target while implementing these other strategies can increase their desire to connect. Both can build your online community while growing your physical practice at the same time.

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Pakistan gets mocked after PIA suspends flights to Kabul; ‘honeymoon is over’

October 14, 2021 by Staff Reporter

Since the Taliban reclaimed power in Afghanistan last month, PIA was the first airline to send a passenger flight to Kabul. Pakistan’s military and intelligence services, on the other hand, kept close connections with the Taliban throughout the Afghan conflict. However, PIA’s recent decision of suspending flights to Kabul suggest that the relationship has deteriorated. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) halted flights to Afghanistan’s capital blaming “heavy-handed” Taliban interference, which included arbitrary rule changes and employee intimidation.

After the Taliban threatened to lower ticket costs, PIA suspended operations in Kabul. According to Republic Media Network sources, a Pakistani official was also detained at gunpoint by Taliban fighters in Kabul for several hours. The PIA employees were only released after the Pakistani embassy in Kabul intervened. Multiple incidences of threats against airline employees have also been reported.

Netizens mock Pakistan’s decision on Social Media

This resulted in the return of 176 people and a loss of roughly half a million dollars for the Pakistani airline. The announcement drew a lot of attention from the netizens as they started trolling Pakistan’s decision on the PIA’s social media handle. Take a look at some of the responses:

PIA suspends flight operations in Kabul citing ‘security reasons’ https://t.co/nV7QCuP5IJ
Why? I thought Pakistan never complained- after all New Zealand left so called Pakistan land because of security fears!

— Ashvin Shah (@AshvinShah5) October 14, 2021

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has immediately suspended its operations in Kabul, Afghanistan citing “security reasons”.🤣🤣🤣

— Danvir Singh दानवीर सिंह (@danvir_chauhan) October 14, 2021

Reason could be, something they didn’t receive which they were expecting from Afghanistan.

— G Mahesh (@maheshgonuru) October 14, 2021

सांप पाला हे, कभी तो मास्टर को भी काटना ही था।

— Jayant 🇮🇳 (@Jayant28500535) October 14, 2021

PIA halts flight operations to Kabul

The PIA has halted operations due to “heavy-handedness,” according to CNN. The PIA’s country representative in Afghanistan was held at gunpoint for several hours on suspicion of assisting people in fleeing the war-torn country, according to the media outlet.

“It was tough for PIA to fly into Kabul against all odds. The decision to keep flying into Kabul was taken on purely humanitarian grounds,” PIA spokesperson Abdullah Khan told CNN. The suspension of PIA flights from Kabul came when Afghanistan’s Aviation Minister, without warning, decreased the manifest of a flight on which passengers were already checking in, by 50%.

IMAGE: TWITTER/@DANVIR_CHAUHAN/AP

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Amul offering Rs 6,000 reward for completing a survey on WhatsApp?

October 12, 2021 by Staff Reporter

Misinformation has created havoc on social media platforms amid the pandemic. Scammers are spamming people by sharing forwarded links on WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter. Recently, a forward is going viral on WhatsApp which claims to provide a Rs 6,000 reward on completing a survey. The miscreants are using Amul’s 75th-anniversary celebration to share the spammy link.

The link with the ‘Amul 75th Anniversary’ title tells users to “Click to enter to participate in the survey, have a chance to win 6000 Rupees’. On clicking the link, it takes the user to a page that says you have won Rs 6000 and asks them to follow a set of instructions to claim the prize.

It asks users to shares the link with five groups or 20 friends using a ‘Share’ icon and press on ‘Continue’. “Share it until the blue bar is full,” it says.

“A link is circulating on social media about your 75th Anniversary and Rs 6000/- prize. Is that true?? If fake please make people aware about it,” a user said on Twitter. Another said, “Hello Amul Team, what is this heck? Are you guys making fool people lure him earn 6000 INR for free. For more details, check the snapshot, please clarify.”

A link is circulating on social media about your 75th Anniversary and Rs 6000/- prize. Is that true?? If fake please make people aware about it.

— मुंबईकर (@Oldmumbaikar) October 11, 2021

However, it is important for netizens to know that the link is fake and no such survey has been launched by Amul.

It is advised to users to not click on such links as it can contain possible malware that can steal your personal and bank data. On receiving such spam links, one can report it to WhatsApp as a scam or block the number if it comes from an unknown number. Hence, the forward going viral is fake.

Amul celebrates 75th anniversary

Earlier this year, Amul marked its 75th anniversary. The Amul co-operative movement was started in 1946 with two villages in Gujarat collecting 250 likes of milk per day. Currently, the dairy giant handles over 29 million litres of milk on peak days. The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which owns Amul, had said that it posted a turnover of Rs 38,542 in the last financial year.

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Google will auto-enrol 150 million users into 2SV verification: Here’s why

October 11, 2021 by Staff Reporter

Google has been open about its prevention measures against cybercrimes. The American tech giant has already confirmed that it checks the security of one billion passwords and are currently planning to add more than 150 million users into two-factor authentication. They confirmed to auto-enrol these 150 million additional users for 2SV and aim to get it done by the end of 2021. It is mostly because Google certainly believes that 2SV is a very reliable and consistent method that can help eliminate any pathways for unauthorised access to any Google account. Here is all we know about this latest announcement from Google.

Google’s statement on why they are using the 2SV authentication feature. Taken from Google’s official blog post: In addition to passwords, we know that having a second form of authentication dramatically decreases an attacker’s chance of gaining access to an account. For years, Google has been at the forefront of innovation in two-step verification (2SV), one of the most reliable ways to prevent unauthorized access to accounts and networks. 2SV is strongest when it combines both “something you know” (like a password) and “something you have” (like your phone or a security key).

Google to enrol 150 million more users into their new Two-Step verification process

Apart from this, Google has already released several other features for its users. They had recently confirmed the launched One Tap and Identity APIs called Google Identity Services. The service is more secure than the authentic method as it uses secure tokens instead of passwords to sign in to partner websites and apps. Google Identity Services have been developed to be compatible with Google’s advanced security that enables easy sign-in. According to Google, these new features added, “represent the future of authentication and protect against vulnerabilities like click-jacking, pixel tracking, and other web and app-based threats.”

Apart from this, they have been trying to make thor services more accessible by launching new features that allow the users to access all the saved passwords in Google Password Manager by just using the Google App Menu. The app can also help users make changes from only one section without relying on other software or applications. It then allows the iOS users and Chrome for iOS to be able to generate a strong password in any application. It is mostly because Chrome in iOS is getting the autofill features that can store all the essential credentials on the device.

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British Airways to get rid of ‘ladies and gentlemen’ in announcements to promote diversity

October 10, 2021 by Staff Reporter

In an attempt to promote “diversity and inclusiveness” for its customers, British Airways (BA) has advised pilots and cabin personnel not to use the usual “ladies and gentlemen” while delivering announcements to passengers, according to The Telegraph. The airline has instructed personnel to adopt gender-neutral greetings similar to those used at airports to make children feel included and respect the new societal standards. While speaking to The Telegraph, a spokesperson of Airways said that they value diversity and inclusion and are dedicated to making all travellers feel welcome when flying with British Airways. Meanwhile, according to Sir Martin Sorrell, founder of the world’s largest advertising company WPP, traditional pleasantries are no longer a priority for airline consumers.

Opinion polls, on the other hand, appear to indicate the opposite. Only 9% of respondents believe it is necessary to speak out on social issues that matter in the UK, according to a study conducted by the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) think tank in July, while 45% believe companies should avoid taking political and social positions. British Airways did not reveal how it intends to address its passengers. However, the company has often encouraged its pilots to put their own personalities into the onboard announcement, reported The Telegraph.

Netizens react to BA’s decision

Meanwhile, the BA’s decision seems to have not gone well with netizens who took to social media to post their reactions. Reacting to the decision, one of the users wrote, “Old-fashioned it may be, but I like to be referred to as a lady. What on earth is wrong with some courtesy – we are all either ladies or gentlemen as I don’t think that chimps or sheep can sit in aircraft seats! [sic].” “You carry the flag for Britain. You are British Airways, not Woke Airways .. wake up and respect our customs and traditions [sic],” wrote another. “Lol. British Airways make their customers unwelcome in so many ways, this is not one of them [sic],” expressed a third.

Here are some reactions by users

Old-fashioned it may be, but I like to be referred to as a lady. What on earth is wrong with some courtesy – we are all either ladies or gentlemen as I don’t think that chimps or sheep can sit in aircraft seats!

— Tessia 6🦕 (@tessia_6) October 9, 2021

You carry the flag for Britain. You are British Airways , not Woke Airways .. wake up and respect our customs and traditions .

— True_Belle (@True_Belle) October 9, 2021

Lol. British Airways make their customers unwelcome in so many ways, this is not one of them

— Fair Economist (@FairEconomist) October 9, 2021

BA follows Lufthansa, EasyJet and Air Canada

Notably, BA’s decision follows Lufthansa’s similar step taken earlier this year, as well as EasyJet and Air Canada’s in 2019. Qantas started its “Spirit of Inclusion” programme in 2018, encouraging employees to avoid using gender-specific terms, reported The Mirror. Last month, Air Malta announced that terms like “welcome, ladies and gentlemen” would be phased out in favour of more inclusive language like “Attention, all passengers.” The airline said in a statement that employees are now encouraged to refer to passengers as “guests” and other more universal terminology to help trans, non-binary, and intersex persons feel more at ease,” according to The Mirror.

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Bulldogs To Compete In SEC Match Play

October 9, 2021 by Staff Reporter

ATHENS, Ga. — The Georgia men’s golf team will continue the fall portion of its schedule next week in the SEC Match Play Hosted By Jerry Pate in Birmingham, Ala.

Lineup: Senior Trent Phillips; juniors Nicolas Cassidy and Ben van Wyk; and freshmen Buck Brumlow and Maxwell Ford.

Field: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, and Vanderbilt.

Schedule and format: Georgia will square off against Kentucky at 9:20 a.m. on Sunday in the opening match. If the Bulldogs win, they will face the Tennessee-Missouri winner at 2:20 p.m. in the second round Sunday. If Georgia falls to the Wildcats, it will meet the Arkansas-Mississippi State loser in the second round at 3:10 p.m. Each team is guaranteed to play two matches Sunday and one match both on Monday and Tuesday even if eliminated from championship consideration.

Rankings: No. 16 Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll; No. 17 GolfChannel.com; No. 21 Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings.

Course: Shoal Creek Club (par 72, 7,400 yards).

Live Results: Golfstat will provide lineups and match results but will not have hole-by-hole live scoring.

Last Time: Cassidy recorded the first top-10 effort of his career in the Colonial Collegiate Invitational. Cassidy, a junior, came in seventh at 1-under 209. As a team, the Bulldogs placed seventh at 18-over 858.

Coach Chris Haack Says: “Match play is a critical part of the postseason at the SECs and the NCAAs, so this presents a great opportunity for us. Our guys are looking forward to the head-to-head competitions. In match play, if you have a bad hole you shrug it off, because it only costs you one hole. When we get to match play in April and May, they will have this experience in their pockets.”

News & Notes: Phillips is No. 13 in the latest PGA TOUR University presented by Velocity Global rankings. At season’s end, Nos. 1-5 will receive Korn Ferry Tour membership and will be exempt into the final stage of the KFT Qualifying Tournament, while Nos. 6-15 will earn membership on a PGA TOUR international circuit and will be exempt into the second stage of the KFT Qualifying Tournament … Phillips is 31-for-31 in tournament appearances for the Bulldogs. … van Wyk, a South African who played his first two seasons at Augusta, pronounces his last name as “fun-vake” … Cassidy is serving this year on Georgia’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, while Kalhstorf and junior Connor Creasy are on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

On Deck: After the SEC Match Play, the Bulldogs will wrap up the fall portion of the schedule Oct. 25-26 in the Eagle Point Intercollegiate in Wilmington, N.C.

Social Media: News and updates can be found on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook at @UGAGolf.

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“Daddy’s home”: Video of boy running to his dad stirs happy memories for parents

Geotargeting marketing helps identify who to target while implementing web, email and social media strategies to reach them

Netizens mock Pakistan’s decision on Social Media

PIA halts flight operations to Kabul

IMAGE: TWITTER/@DANVIR_CHAUHAN/AP

However, it is important for netizens to know that the link is fake and no such survey has been launched by Amul.

Amul celebrates 75th anniversary

Google to enrol 150 million more users into their new Two-Step verification process

Image: Unsplash

Netizens react to BA’s decision

Here are some reactions by users

BA follows Lufthansa, EasyJet and Air Canada

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