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.

Brands Can Turn Social Video Views Into Conversions
Brands Can Turn Social Video Views Into Conversions
May 10, 2018  |  Retail

Brands sometimes face a dilemma when it comes to reaching consumers online: how to drive sales without annoying potential customers. Some brands face a more...

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Instagram Bows New Business Tools Focused On Messaging, Booking, Payments
Instagram Bows New Business Tools Focused On Messaging, Booking, Payments
May 08, 2018  |  Merchant Innovation

In an effort to boost its presence in the business realm, Instagram unveiled new features on the social networking platform that will help users contact...

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Facebook Fires An Engineer For Boasting About His Data Access
Facebook Fires An Engineer For Boasting About His Data Access
May 03, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook, reeling from a data scandal with Cambridge Analytica, fired an employee Thursday (May 3) for boasting that he can access the data of its...

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Twitter 1Q Delivers 69 Pct Growth In Ad Engagements
Twitter 1Q Delivers 69 Pct Growth In Ad Engagements
April 25, 2018  |  Earnings

Twitter’s revenue growth continued in the first quarter of 2018, with its investments in personalized content and video advertising helping the social media company to...

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Facebook Unveils Once-Secret Content Policing Guide
Facebook Unveils Once-Secret Content Policing Guide
April 24, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook is giving more detail on how and why it chooses to delete content from its network. The world’s largest social media company published its...

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Facebook Tests Messenger Platform For High School Students
Facebook Tests Messenger Platform For High School Students
April 20, 2018  |  Facebook

As Facebook tries to bring post-millennials onto its platform, the social media network appears to be at work on a feature geared toward high school...

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Facebook Gets Rare Downgrade Over Advertising Spending Growth
Facebook Gets Rare Downgrade Over Advertising Spending Growth
April 19, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook’s stock took a hit on Wednesday (April 18) after research firm OTR Global downgraded the stock, the first time an investment firm has done...

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Data Firm Exposes 48M Social Media User Profiles
Data Firm Exposes 48M Social Media User Profiles
April 19, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

LocalBlox, a small data firm, created personal profiles of 48 million people using data from the likes of Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Zillow and others without...

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Snap Adding ‘Shop Now’ Button To AR Lenses
Snap Adding ‘Shop Now’ Button To AR Lenses
April 18, 2018  |  Retail

Snap, the maker of the Snapchat disappearing messaging app, is reportedly adding a “Shop Now” button to its app, enabling users to shop without leaving...

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