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.

LetsBab Taps Into Peer Recommendations For Shopping

LetsBab Taps Into Peer Recommendations For Shopping
LetsBab Taps Into Peer Recommendations For Shopping
March 29, 2019  |  Retail

Amid a rise of influencer-sponsored items on social media, LetsBab enables consumers to shop, recommend and earn money through its new peer recommendation app. The...

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US Census Recruits Facebook, Google, Twitter To Fight Fake News
US Census Recruits Facebook, Google, Twitter To Fight Fake News
March 28, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

The U.S. Census Bureau has asked some of the country’s biggest tech companies to help stop the spread of “fake news” campaigns that could potentially disrupt...

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Pinterest Files For IPO, Sets Stage For Mid-April Debut
Pinterest Files For IPO, Sets Stage For Mid-April Debut
March 25, 2019  |  IPO

Pinterest, the image-search company gearing up to go public via an initial public offering, filed its paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission late last...

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Facebook Employees Said To Have Known About Data Scraping
Facebook Employees Said To Have Known About Data Scraping
March 22, 2019  |  Facebook / Meta

In a District of Columbia court filing involving Cambridge Analytica, new details have come to light surrounding how much Facebook might have known about data-scraping efforts...

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Snap Seeks Ads From Pharmaceutical Companies
Snap Seeks Ads From Pharmaceutical Companies
March 22, 2019  |  Social Commerce

In an effort to have big pharma companies advertise on Snapchat, the social media platform is reportedly pitching itself as a friendlier alternative to Twitter...

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Pinterest IPO Could Happen In Mid-April, Sooner Than Planned
Pinterest IPO Could Happen In Mid-April, Sooner Than Planned
March 22, 2019  |  IPO

Pinterest, the image search company, is now gearing up to launch its initial public offering in the middle part of April, earlier than it previously...

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Ex-Walmart CTO Joins Pinterest
Ex-Walmart CTO Joins Pinterest
March 22, 2019  |  Personnel

Walmart CTO Jeremy King is moving to Pinterest. According to CNBC, King will be the new head of engineering at social media company Pinterest, where...

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Instagram Tests The Ability To Shop In-App
Instagram Tests The Ability To Shop In-App
March 19, 2019  |  Social Commerce

Instagram, the photo and video sharing social media platform operator, is rolling out a trial of a new shopping program in which users can shop...

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