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.

Tencent To Increase Investments In Payments
Tencent To Increase Investments In Payments
August 17, 2017  |  International

Tencent, the Chinese mobile games and social media company, is gearing up to increase its investments in online payments, cloud services and artificial intelligence. According...

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Facebook Expands Marketplace Into 17 New European Markets
Facebook Expands Marketplace Into 17 New European Markets
August 15, 2017  |  Facebook

Facebook, the social media giant, is pushing further into the world of eCommerce, by expanding its Marketplace service, which connects local buyers and sellers, in...

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Facebook Quietly Launched Photo-Sharing App In China This Year
Facebook Quietly Launched Photo-Sharing App In China This Year
August 14, 2017  |  Facebook

Facebook has reportedly entered the market in China, anonymously launching a new photo-sharing app earlier in the year. According to a report, the app, dubbed Colorful...

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Can Facebook’s Video Chat Device Reverse The Hardware Curse?
Can Facebook’s Video Chat Device Reverse The Hardware Curse?
August 07, 2017  |  Facebook

From pioneering the infinite social News Feed to breaking down consumers’ psychological barriers around privacy to driving politics and news (and fake news), there’s no...

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Paytm Plans Messaging Service To Compete With WhatsApp
Paytm Plans Messaging Service To Compete With WhatsApp
August 02, 2017  |  Digital Payments

Paytm is planning to launch a messaging service by the end of August to compete with Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp. According to Reuters, an unnamed source...

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Facebook Messenger Updates Entice Businesses, Developers
Facebook Messenger Updates Entice Businesses, Developers
July 31, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Facebook wants more businesses to use its Messenger service to enhance their own customer experiences. Reports Friday (July 28) said Facebook has added enhanced Natural...

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Twitter Tests Subscription Service To Promote Tweets
Twitter Tests Subscription Service To Promote Tweets
July 31, 2017  |  Merchant Innovation

Aiming to boost revenue after showing no user growth in its recently reported quarterly earnings, social media mogul Twitter has launched a beta version of...

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The Missing ‘M’ In Facebook Messenger
The Missing ‘M’ In Facebook Messenger
July 31, 2017  |  Facebook

Some of our most important innovations have happened by accident. In 1928, Sir Alexander Fleming left his lab for vacation without cleaning up. He returned to...

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