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.

Twitter CEO, Musk Disagree Over Amount of Spam Bots on Platform
Twitter CEO, Musk Disagree Over Amount of Spam Bots on Platform
May 16, 2022  |  Mobile Applications

Billionaire Elon Musk has had a spat with Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal over spam bots, Bloomberg reported Monday (May 16). Musk, who could be the...

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Fidelity, BlackRock Delve Into TikTok for Younger Investors
Fidelity, BlackRock Delve Into TikTok for Younger Investors
May 12, 2022  |  Business

Big financial firms, not native to youth-oriented social media like TikTok, are nonetheless making their ways in, Reuters wrote Thursday (May 12). “FinTok” influencers, not...

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Twitter Fires 2 GMs, Freezes Hiring in Wake of Musk Deal
Twitter Fires 2 GMs, Freezes Hiring in Wake of Musk Deal
May 12, 2022  |  Personnel

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has fired two top executives and frozen most new hiring, alongside slashing spending, The New York Times reported Thursday (May 12)....

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Musk Says He’ll Reverse Twitter’s ‘Morally Bad’ Ban on Trump
Musk Says He’ll Reverse Twitter’s ‘Morally Bad’ Ban on Trump
May 10, 2022  |  Politics

Elon Musk said he would reverse the Twitter ban of former President Donald Trump, calling it “not correct” and a “morally bad decision,” according to...

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TikTok Debuts ‘Pulse’ Ad Program for Top Content
TikTok Debuts ‘Pulse’ Ad Program for Top Content
May 05, 2022  |  Mobile Commerce

TikTok has debuted a new service called Pulse, which a company blog post says will add more advertising options for brands to get more in...

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Following Growing Social Media Trend, Telegram Adopts In-App Crypto Payments
Following Growing Social Media Trend, Telegram Adopts In-App Crypto Payments
April 29, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Telegram messaging service announced this week that its 550 million users can now send and receive payments using the Toncoin cryptocurrency in real time. Using...

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Twitter Admits Overcounting Audience for 3 Years, Nearly 2M in 2021
Twitter Admits Overcounting Audience for 3 Years, Nearly 2M in 2021
April 28, 2022  |  Earnings

Twitter has said it overstated its audience figures for almost three years, last year by nearly 2 million users, a Financial Times report said Thursday...

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Pinterest Beta-Tests Shopping Service, Releases Developer API
Pinterest Beta-Tests Shopping Service, Releases Developer API
April 28, 2022  |  Earnings

Pinterest has released its financial results for the quarter, a company press release says, with goals for the next year focused on expanding investments and...

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Google, Meta Step Up Efforts To Combat Russia’s Misinformation Campaign 
Google, Meta Step Up Efforts To Combat Russia’s Misinformation Campaign 
March 02, 2022  |  Google

The international community has unequivocally condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The U.S., the European Union and several other countries have imposed stiff economic sanctions on...

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