Instagram shuts down Lucire’s and others’ accounts with no explanation

Wellington, October 2 (JY&A Media) A number of Instagram accounts have been shut down with no violation of their terms and conditions, including the account for international fashion magazine Lucire.    Activity on social media, especially Reddit, suggests that Instagram has been closing numerous accounts without warning, and barring any attempts at the link they […]

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Facebook needs to come clean on malware scanner offered by Kaspersky and others

Wellington, October 9 (JY&A Media) Facebook needs to come clean on its malware scanner provided by Kaspersky, F-Secure, Trend Micro and others, says Jack Yan, whose blog posts on the subject have amassed nearly 120,000 views and continue to be read by people affected by the social media site’s warnings.    Mr Yan, who runs […]

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Lucire's modelling competition gets social media boost through Promoki

Wellington, May 17 (JY&A Media) With two weeks left to go, Promoki’s ‘Made to Model’ contest for international fashion magazine Lucire is the Wellington start-up’s most engaged competition, which can be found at http://lucire.promoki.com.    Announced in late April, Promoki launched a modelling photo contest with the magazine, where the winner is the party with […]

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Jack Yan announces 2013 mayoral bid, touting Wellington as a ‘world-class city’

Wellington, April 17 (JY&A Media) Wellington businessman Jack Yan has announced his bid for the city’s mayoralty.    Mr Yan says he is declaring his candidacy now to put a fresh option for change to Wellingtonians well before the final polling day on 12 October (just 25 weeks away).    ‘I believe Wellingtonians are creative, […]

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Jack Yan says proposed copyright amendments harm New Zealand economy

Publisher and designer believes bill is unfair Wellington, April 14 (JY&A Media) Wellington businessman Jack Yan is one of many netizens who oppose the provisions in a copyright amendment bill which had its second reading in the House under urgency last night.    Despite each one of his businesses relying on copyright protection, Mr Yan […]

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Jack Yan gets Hollywood in on the act to stop ‘Wellywood’ sign

Wellington, March 10 (JY&A Media) While his opponents are still saying they either like or dislike Wellington’s ‘Wellywood’ sign in Miramar, mayoral candidate Jack Yan is looking for a way to stop it outright.    Although resource consent has been granted to Wellington Airport, which owns the land, Mr Yan says he has contacted the […]

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