Tag: social network
Snapchat or Instagram? An Unofficial Guide to Sharing Photos
Now that Instagram has rolled out its own form of private messaging, there's yet another, more way you can send that photo of your...
@TIME’s Person of the Year
Once a year, the editors of TIME magazine select the one person or entity who has most affected the world stage over the past...
Twitter Users Can Now Send, Receive Images in Direct Messages
Twitter users can now share and receive images in direct messages
Twitter unveiled the new feature in an update to versions of its iOS and...
Facebook Won’t Roll Out Its Major Redesign Any Time Soon
Facebook made a big deal about the platform's impending redesign in March, but it now appears it's not actually coming to most users
A story...
Ousted Co-Founder Slams Snapchat’s Restraining Order As ‘Meritless’
Ousted Snapchat co-founder Reggie Brown has fired back against Snapchat and its law firm, Quinn Emanuel.
On Friday afternoon, Quinn Emanuel requested a temporary restraining...
Pinterest Is Gaining Ground on Facebook and Twitter for News
When it comes to sharing news online, Facebook and Twitter get most of the attentionPinterest, a platform more traditionally known for retail, food and...
Facebook Moves Forward With Big Plans for Artificial Intelligence
Facebook is seeking intelligence. Artificial intelligence, that is
The company is reportedly moving forward with a new research laboratory intended to "bring about major changes...
12 Social Media Accounts That Turned Into Books
The quickest way to get a book deal might be through social media
With the help of Twitter and Tumblr, aspiring literary and artistic impresarios...
Facebook Might Be Adding A ‘Sympathize’ Button
What do you do when a friend memorializes a deceased loved one by uploading a photo, or when your cousin complains of a bad...
How Facebook Went Mobile, In Before And After Org Charts
Facebook used to be a website translated to mobile by a tiny team, but over the last two years it’s reorganized to make every...
A Social Network for Introverts, by Introverts
When you've designed an app to appeal to shy people, it only seems appropriate to skip the marketing
That's why James Sun, the cofounder of...
Twitter Is About To Officially Launch Retargeted Ads
Twitter is ready to roll out retargeted ads fueled by browser cookies, sources confirm. Twitter could make the announcement as soon as tomorrow, expanding...
Instagram Blocks Competitor Mobli From Its API
The relationship between Instagram and competitor Mobli, a photo- and video-sharing app out of Israel, has been a rocky one. Today Instagram blocked Mobli's...
Twitter Is for the Young, Facebook Is for All Ages
Facebook users come in all shapes, sizes and ages, at least compared to LinkedIn users and Twitter users
Half of Twitter's unique visitors in October...
David Cameron Opens Sina Weibo Account to Repair China’s ‘Hurt Feelings’
United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron and a retinue of more than 100 business representatives — the largest-ever British trade delegation to go to...
Facebook Tweaks News Feed for More ‘High Quality’ Content
Facebook updated its News Feed algorithm yet again, this time with the hope of presenting users with more "high quality content" like news articles...
Google files for patent on automated status updates to other social...
In the dystopian novel The Circle, Google and Facebook have merged with other big tech companies to create a single, all-seeing and all-knowing social...
Instagram Is Now Publishing a New Ad Almost Every Day
Advertising on Instagram has quickly moved from a novelty to a near-daily occurence, and they're churning up a tsunami of "likes" as well as...
Lady Gaga Is Twitter’s Longest-Reigning Queen
It isn't easy to hold onto the title of most-followed user on Twitter. Since Ashton Kutcher's famous race with CNN to be the first...
Facebook And Google Are About To Overtake All Of TV In...
This weekend, Business Insider wrote a long, detailed piece covering all the ways cable is losing subscribers and television advertising dollars are poised to...
