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.

PYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Digital Wallets Take Front Seat In Social Media Conversations
PYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Digital Wallets Take Front Seat In Social Media Conversations
March 01, 2017  |  Daily Data Dive

In today’s social media sphere, politics might seem to be the most talked-about topic, but that would be an incorrect assumption. In Mastercard’s 2017 Digital...

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Grocery Tracker: Discount Games
Grocery Tracker: Discount Games
February 20, 2017  |  Retail

Grocery stocks held steady or showed signs of growth this past week after some mixed sessions since the year began. Whole Foods pulled itself out...

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Feelter Sources, Curates Social Sentiment For Brands
Feelter Sources, Curates Social Sentiment For Brands
February 17, 2017  |  Data

Social media is fast becoming a significant influence on the path to purchase. Businesses are taking notice and looking for ways to source crowd insights,...

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Companies Prepare For Trump’s Twitter Backlash
Companies Prepare For Trump’s Twitter Backlash
February 15, 2017  |  Politics

Most Americans are well-aware of President Donald Trump’s love affair with Twitter, where he often uses the site to criticize or even threaten companies. And...

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Snapbot Sends Seattle Residents Into A Frenzy
Snapbot Sends Seattle Residents Into A Frenzy
February 10, 2017  |  Retail

Seattle locals dropped everything once word started to spread online that the yellow vending “Snapbot” was spotted at Dick’s Drive-In restaurant. It didn’t take long...

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Facebook Tracker: Feature Growth
Facebook Tracker: Feature Growth
February 09, 2017  |  Facebook

Facebook stock (FB) was trending upward in midweek trading, with mid-day values on Wednesday (Feb. 8) rising 1.68 percent from the previous day’s close, up...

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Baby Boomers Vs. Millennials: Eerily Similar?
Baby Boomers Vs. Millennials: Eerily Similar?
February 07, 2017  |  Consumer Finance

While most millennials were brought up in the age of the computer, baby boomers can remember a time when they weren’t surrounded by technology. It’s...

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Keep Knocking, Facebook: China Might Let You In
Keep Knocking, Facebook: China Might Let You In
January 31, 2017  |  International

By many standards, Facebook is the undisputed king of social media with its 1.8 billion active users, according to The Wall Street Journal. In an attempt...

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