Social Media

Social media are interactive computer-mediated technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information, ideas, career interests and other forms of expression via virtual communities and networks.

Facebook User Growth Slows, Shifts Focus To Stories And Expanded Services
Facebook User Growth Slows, Shifts Focus To Stories And Expanded Services
October 31, 2018  |  Earnings

It was unlikely that the Facebook’s Q3 earnings release could ever touch Q2 for drama — the social media site hemorrhaged 20 percent of its...

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NEW REPORT: Retailers Face An Augmented Reality Check
NEW REPORT: Retailers Face An Augmented Reality Check
October 31, 2018  |  Omnicommerce

Augmented reality (AR) has long been associated with games like Pokémon Go and Zombies, Run! However, AR is now rewriting the rules of the retail...

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Will Facebook Overcome Its Problems In Q3 Results?
Will Facebook Overcome Its Problems In Q3 Results?
October 30, 2018  |  Earnings

Investors have their anxious eyes on Facebook this Tuesday (October 30), as the social media operator plans to report third-quarter 2018 results after the market...

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easyJet’s New Instagram Booking Takes Off
easyJet’s New Instagram Booking Takes Off
October 29, 2018  |  Retail

Social media is a terrific breeding ground for travel envy — there is no faster way to find yourself wishing you were in a more...

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Seven Big Threats Facing Seven Big Tech And Payments Players This Halloween
Seven Big Threats Facing Seven Big Tech And Payments Players This Halloween
October 29, 2018  |  Commerce

Halloween, the annual celebration of the spooky and supernatural, is just a couple of days away. For many in payments and the vast ecosystem that...

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Pinterest Powers Up Its Shopping Features
Pinterest Powers Up Its Shopping Features
October 26, 2018  |  Retail

Pinterest, as the web’s best-known social media network/visual search engine, is among favored spots for online shoppers. It is also an incredibly tempting and fertile...

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Facebook Hit With Fine From UK’s Information Commission Over Data Handling
Facebook Hit With Fine From UK’s Information Commission Over Data Handling
October 25, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Facebook got hit with a $644,600 fine in the U.K. after the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) ruled that the social media network operator was engaged in “serious...

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Elon Musk Stirs Twitter Pot Again — But This Time, It Won’t Cost $40 Million
Elon Musk Stirs Twitter Pot Again — But This Time, It Won’t Cost $40 Million
October 23, 2018  |  Bitcoin

An Elon Musk message on Twitter – apparently a joke about bitcoin that fell flat – ended up causing the messaging and social media platform to...

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Teens Love Instagram More Than Snapchat
Teens Love Instagram More Than Snapchat
October 22, 2018  |  Consumer Insights

Instagram, the photo-sharing social media network operator owned by Facebook, has surpassed Snapchat as the most frequented social media platform among teenagers. CNBC, citing Piper...

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