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Facebook is one of the top profiteers of new digital advertising. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Social media ads target millennials with personalization, visuals

Sara Frazier October 9, 2017

Anyone who has spent more than a few minutes scrolling through their Facebook or Instagram feed has likely noticed sponsored advertisements pop up every few posts or so. While this type of marketing...

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and co-founder of Facebook, announced Wednesday the launch of Facebook Live, a new feature that allows users to create and share live videos. PHOTO BY LEXI PLINE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Facebook Live launches, aims to change social communication

Allegra Peelor April 12, 2016

Twenty years ago, “live communication” meant talking to a person face to face. Today, live communication could mean talking in person, but it can also mean video chatting or live streaming to the...

Boston University researchers have received a grant from the National Science Foundation to work on "Smart City," a program that aims to simplify a variety of municipal functions via a mass centralized database. PHOTO BY EVAN JONES/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF. GRAPHIC BY CLINTON NGUYEN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Smart City: BU researchers work to improve urban living

Amanda Lucidi October 2, 2014

English zoologist and author Desmond Morris once said, “The city is not a concrete jungle. It is a human zoo.” In Boston, this metaphor certainly holds true thanks to the city’s less-than-savory...

A resident walks into the Boston Arts Academy voting facility for the gubernatorial primary election. PHOTO BY JUSTIN HAWK/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts primary election voter turnout remains low

Felicia Gans September 10, 2014

Even though several state level positions were up for grabs, voter turnout in the Massachusetts general primary election was sluggish Tuesday. Approximately 688,109 people voted in Tuesday’s election...

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