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Bermuda’s June Klout Social Media Rankings
[Written by Don Burgess] D’General is in charge! Bermuda Heroes Weekend provided a bump in his monthly Klout score. Jason Sukdeo [aka D’General] picked up three points and joined the growing number of locals in the 70+ plateau. Jason helped organize the highly successful event, and earned a well-deserved spike in his score. Next month’s scores... Read more of this article
Social Media Postings Were “Simply Unkind”
[Opinion column written by Shari-Lynn Pringle] If there’s anything that the recent Bermuda social media debacle highlighted is that some people have too much time on their hands and not enough love in their hearts. During a month that I’ve tried to lay low on social media, it is extremely difficult to watch what is in play and not say something. Don... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s May Klout Social Media Rankings
[Written by Don Burgess] Klout has added ‘Expert’ tags to people’s profiles. Users will be able to easily see who the experts are for all topics found on Klout and identify individual Klout expertise. To be considered a Klout Expert on a topic, users must be in the top few percentages of all global users. In a press release, a Klout spokesperson... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s April 2015 Social Media Rankings
[Written by Don Burgess] Many users saw their Klout scores reach unheard of numbers last week. Some people in Bermuda saw their Klout score reach 364. But the joke was on us — Lithium, which bought Klout in 2014 — was pulling an April Fool’s prank to give us all a laugh. The perks for such a having such a high score were funny too. The mythical... Read more of this article
Man Denies Using Facebook To Lure Young Girl
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Mar 27], a 28-year-old man denied using Facebook to try and lure a young girl. The defendant pleaded not guilty to using Facebook to communicate with a young girl for the purpose of luring her in February 2015; and not guilty to intruding on the privacy of a female child and offending in March 2015. Magistrate... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s March 2015 Social Media Rankings
[Written by Don Burgess] Who will be the next James Bond? And will his Klout score matter? Lithium Technologies, which purchased Klout last year, released a list of the top 10 James Bond potential candidates who have the most social strength. P. Diddy topped the list with an 89.89 score followed by Robbie Williams [88.89] and Russell Crowe [87.46].... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s February Social Media Rankings
[Written by Don Burgess] Who are the Klout elite? Anyone with a score with 63 or above is in the top 5% in the world. In Bermuda, there are 35 people or companies who have the ability to drive action with their tweets and posts and considered among the best social media influencers. The Bermuda Tourism Authority [BTA] had campaign for Restaurant Weeks... Read more of this article
Man Charged: Inciting People To Kill Politicians
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Jan 30], a 37-year-old man faced charges related to allegedly posting a message on Facebook calling on gun owners to kill a politician. Jahmain Coddington, who was wearing a W&E uniform in Court today, was released on $10,000 bail after pleading not guilty. The charge alleged that earlier this week,... Read more of this article
MP: Let’s Use Facebook To Find These Thieves
Following the theft of power equipment from their facilities, Sousa’s Landscape Management owner Jeff Sousa — who is the MP for Warwick West — posted a message on Facebook today [Jan 16] asking people to “use the power of Facebook for something positive and find these thieves.” Mr. Sousa’s post said, “Last night... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s January Social Media Rankings
[Written by Don Burgess] Social media maven Shari-Lynn Pringle saw her Klout score jump four points this month and moved up to the fourth spot on the Bermuda Klout 50 List. Ms Pringle, who is all about quality over quantity for her various social media accounts, is behind Bermuda’s big three; Fox commentator and former WWE champ John Layfield, and... Read more of this article
Police Launch Social Media Hashtag Campaign
[Updated] Following the recent spate of collisions which have resulted in three deaths in the past few days, the Bermuda Police Service Public and Media Relations Department is starting a grassroots social media campaign entitled “#drivesafelybdansavealife”. A police spokesperson said, ”During the past few weeks we have seen an increase in... Read more of this article
Gombey Trackers Facebook Page Launched
A new Facebook page was launched this morning [Jan 3] called the “Bermuda Gombey Trackers” encouraging members to post appearance times and locations of the island’s different gombey troupes as they perform in different neighbourhoods. The page description says, “Gombey Lovers…. When you hear the sound of D Gombey beat... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s December Social Media Rankings
[Written by Don Burgess] There was a flood of changes in this month’s Klout rankings. Klout measures a person or organization’s social media influence on a scale of 1 to 100 over a variety of platforms, including, but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ and Instagram. A total of 11 new entries helped push the minimum Klout score... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s November Social Media Rankings
[Written by Don Burgess] Former WWE champ and FOX news commentator John Layfield remains the most influential person in Bermuda on social media. Mr Layfield has a Klout score of 86, seven points higher than singers Heather Nova and Collie Buddz, who are tied for second with 79. Premier Michael Dunkley is the only politician on our list, while Bernews... Read more of this article
Man Denies Using Facebook To Lure Teen Girl
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [Oct 10] a 32 year old man denied intruding on the privacy of a teenage girl as well as allegedly using Facebook to try lure the young woman. The defendant pleaded not guilty to intruding on the privacy of a teenage girl in such a manner as to offend her, which was alleged to occur on 30th July 2014. He also pleaded... Read more of this article
Download Free Cup Match Facebook Covers
The Cup Match holiday is nearly here, giving people in Bermuda reason to choose a side before the annual competition between Somerset and St. George’s gets underway, bringing everyone cause to not only celebrate, but also to fly their favoured team’s banner. In order to show your allegiance on social media, Bernews is offering free Facebook... Read more of this article
