Robert Albon, who calls himself Joe Donor, has appealed to the courts to gain access to at least four of his biological children against their mothers' wishes. In a rare move, a judge named him in 2023 to warn women of the risks of using his services, which he promotes on social media. Albon, who has appeared on This Morning and in a Channel 4 documentary,
Lydia* first started thinking about weight-loss drugs during pregnancy. Everyone was talking about them and the advertisements were everywhere, she says, as her baby son naps upstairs. I remember thinking: That's how I'll lose weight for my wedding next year.' When Lydia explains that most of her life before pregnancy was spent in a welter of yo-yo dieting and body dissatisfaction, I say to her that I think most of us can relate.
Meta is the largest social media company in the world, boasting close to 4 billion monthly active users worldwide. The firm's "Family of Apps," its core business, consists of Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp. End users can leverage these applications for a variety of different purposes, from keeping in touch with friends to following celebrities and running digital businesses for free.
Trade shows and print ads brought in a trickle of interest, but most of those leads were unqualified. Follow-ups were slow, spreadsheets were messy, and opportunities were slipping away. But what if, within 90 days, that brand was able to sign franchise agreements in three new states without a single in-person meeting? By combining targeted social media lead generation with an automated CRM system, that outcome could be possible. Why? Scattered efforts would turn into a predictable, scalable growth engine.
The social media advertising market is currently valued at about $234 billion, according to Statista, and growing. Reddit is benefiting from this tailwind, but what makes the stock a particularly compelling growth stock to buy is the company's data from user discussions, which is valuable for AI model makers. The stock is up more than 40% year to date, putting it on course to rise substantially over the next five years from continued growth of the platform.
One pinned post features a highly produced video that starts with a family walking in a field and urges viewers to defend their homeland. Another displays an image of a younger and older man in military garb, designed to look like a first world war-era army recruitment poster. Under it, in big bold capital letters: NO AGE CAP JOIN ICE NOW. The caption: We're taking father/son bonding to a whole new level.
"We get banned on social media advertising all the time," said Priyanka Jain, cofounder and CEO of Evvy, a women's health company, highlighting the challenges they face in promoting products.
