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מוסף שבועי 7.2.18 תקציר מנהלים ד"ר ניר גרינברג

Fake Content is Less Prevalent Than People Assume, Says Researcher

12.02.19|Uri Pasovsky
After looking at over 16,000 twitter accounts of registered U.S. voters, newly published research concluded that 80% of 2016 election-related fake news tweets originated with only 0.1% of the users, and read by only 1%
מוסף שבועי 2.3.17 מייקל אייזנברג במשרדי WeWork

The Case for Web Civility: Facebook Was Not Scaled for Trust

25.01.19|Michael Eisenberg
A community is not a product of communication, feeds, or real names. What builds community is civility and trust, shared values and shared consequences, writes WeWork investor Michael Eisenberg
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Korean Wave Takes Over Israeli Twittersphere

05.12.18|Adi Pick
The Twitter account of K-Pop group BTS topped the charts when it comes to new Israeli followers in 2018
השר לביטחון פנים גלעד ארדן מסיבת עיתונאים אי הפללה שימוש ב קנביס

Israeli Minister Brings Back Botched “Facebook Bill”

05.12.18|Zvi Zerahia
If passed, the bill, blocked by Netanyahu in July, will give the state a fast-track procedure for removing content it deems damaging from social networks
עובד משרד לילה שעות עבודה מחשב

Israeli-Founded Social Media Management Startup Tracx Pulls Out of Israel

29.11.18|Meir Orbach
Tracx offers brands and companies a cloud-based service for managing, analyzing, and optimizing social media activity
טוויטר אירוע תל אביב

Twitter to Grow Commercial Presence in Israel

26.11.18|Meir Orbach
The company’s first B2B event in Israel is being held Monday with attendance by hundreds of local entrepreneurs and executives
מוסף שבועי 2.3.17 מייקל אייזנברג במשרדי WeWork

My Core Investment Thesis: Long Humanity

23.11.18|Michael Eisenberg
Investing in WeWork was a bet on a risky notion that blood was flowing in Facebook and Twitter feeds, in Reddit and 4Chan, writes venture capitalist Michael Eisenberg
מוטי כהן מייסד מנכ"ל Apester

Content Creation Startup Apester Launches Story Tool

06.08.18|CTech
The tool lets users integrate features like text, images, and emojis, or videos and quizzes in one story using a drag and drop interface
Catherine De Bolle Ronen Alsheich

Israel and Europol Collaborate on Investigating Cybercrime, Terrorism

19.07.18|CTech
Israeli police and the Europol signed an agreement to collaborate on cross-border crime investigation, the Europol’s first such agreement with a non-E.U. country
ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו נואם ב או"ם ניו יורק

Bill to Remove Online Incitement Is Undemocratic, Israel's Government Watchdogs Warn

13.07.18|Omer Kabir
The legislation, known as the “Facebook bill,” is expected to come up for a vote before Israel’s parliament next week
ברק שראגאי IMGN

Social Video Company IMGN Media Raises $3 Million

01.07.18|CTech
IMGN offers a digital video platform and develops branded social media content through several social media accounts
מטה פייסבוק ארה"ב

Facebook Executive Describes Monumental Task of Detecting and Removing Terrorism Content

15.06.18|Asaf Shalev
A director of counterterrorism policy at the social network briefed Israeli and American homeland security officials in Jerusalem about the company’s efforts to combat extremist speech
סטיבן מנושין סטיבן מנוצ'ין שר האוצר ארה"ב

CTech’s Weekly Roundup of Israeli Tech News

15.06.18|CTech
Two cybersecurity companies with links to Israel placed on U.S. blacklist. Startup with Israeli intelligence bona fides offers defense against fake news
כיתוב הקרמלין הכיכר האדומה מוסקבה

CTech’s Wednesday Roundup of Israeli Tech News

13.06.18|CTech
Two cybersecurity companies with links to Israel placed on U.S. blacklist. Tel Aviv-based startup seeking regulatory nod to pay employees in bitcoin. Public data doesn’t capture extent of Chinese-Israeli deals
הצהרת בנימין נתניהו על הגרעין האיראני 2

As Israel Faces Drought, Netanyahu Offers Iran Help in Tackling Water Crisis

11.06.18|Tofi Stoler
The Israeli prime minister is currently running an active diplomatic campaign against Iran’s leadership, most specifically against the nuclear program deal, from which the U.S. announced it is withdrawing in May
המופע אפליקציות של נימה יעקובי פנאי

Good? Bad? Technology's Effect on Mental Health is U-Shaped

05.06.18|Nir Eyal
By classifying all time spent on social media together, studies overlook the fact that people do all sorts of things on the web, writes author Nir Eyal
אורן בוימן מגיסטו magisto

Instant Video Startup Magisto Reaches 100 Million Users

24.05.18|Amarelle Wenkert
Magisto develops and operates an automated digital video editing mobile app
עמית שפריר מנכ"ל וממייסדי Quiv

Facebook Can Still Grow by Connecting People to Who They Need to Know

26.03.18|Amit Shafrir
Entrepreneur and former AOL executive Amit Shafrir thinks the biggest challenge for the social network is to figure out what people need, not what they think they want
כנס כלכליסט ניו יורק זוהר דיין וויביטס

Artificial Intelligence Lets Storytellers Focus on the Story, says CEO of Video Automation Startup Wibbitz

19.03.18|Omer Kabir
Automation minimizes production time, reduces costs and increases creativity, Zohar Dayan said at Calcalist's Mind the Tech conference in New York
כנס כלכליסט ניו יורק אביגיל פוזנר

Technology Allows Us to Unleash Deep-Seated Needs and Desires, Says Google Executive

18.03.18|Orr Hirschauge
As innovation unlocks new technologies, people still feel the need to connect it to their everyday lives, says Head of Strategic Planning at Google Abigail Posner