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.

Chinese Regulators Slap Tencent’s WeChat With Lawsuit
Chinese Regulators Slap Tencent’s WeChat With Lawsuit
August 06, 2021  |  Legal

Shenzhen-headquartered Tencent is being slapped with a lawsuit over its WeChat subsidiary and regulations concerning minors, Reuters reported on Friday (Aug. 6). The WeChat app’s...

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Instagram Unveils Business Hub ‘To Inspire Creativity’
Instagram Unveils Business Hub ‘To Inspire Creativity’
August 03, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Instagram on Tuesday (Aug. 3) unveiled a hub within the social media platform that will show both organic and paid posts from similar businesses, with...

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Pinterest Users Bail As CEO Pins Hopes On Its Shopping Future
Pinterest Users Bail As CEO Pins Hopes On Its Shopping Future
July 30, 2021  |  Earnings

What goes up must come down and Pinterest is facing a declining user base as consumers are reengaging with the real world, driving its Monthly...

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Facebook Highlights eCommerce, Metaverse Plans As Pressure On Ad Business Grows
Facebook Highlights eCommerce, Metaverse Plans As Pressure On Ad Business Grows
July 29, 2021  |  Earnings

Facebook Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent a good part of the company’s second-quarter earnings call Wednesday (July 28) speaking about the so-called metaverse to play...

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Snapchat Posts Blow Out Q2 As Revenues Double and Active User Growth Hits 4-Year High
Snapchat Posts Blow Out Q2 As Revenues Double and Active User Growth Hits 4-Year High
July 22, 2021  |  Earnings

Given that shares of Snap had risen more than 150 percent over the past 12 months, one could argue that the $95 billion owner of...

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TikTok Mobile App Reaches 3B Global Downloads
TikTok Mobile App Reaches 3B Global Downloads
July 14, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

TikTok has now topped three billion worldwide downloads from the App Store and Google Play, according to data from Sensor Tower Store Intelligence, making it...

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TikTok Bans Financial Advertising In Clamp Down On Misinformation
TikTok Bans Financial Advertising In Clamp Down On Misinformation
July 12, 2021  |  Social Commerce

TikTok is just saying no to financial products and services — at least when it comes to their promotional material. The social media giant has...

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Instagram Preparing Subscriber-Only ‘Exclusive Stories’
Instagram Preparing Subscriber-Only ‘Exclusive Stories’
June 30, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Instagram is readying an “Exclusive Stories” function similar to Twitter’s recently announced “Super Follow” feature, the website 9to5Mac reported on Wednesday (June 30). Citing “reverse...

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Social Commerce Battle Heating Up Just In Time For Summer
Social Commerce Battle Heating Up Just In Time For Summer
June 29, 2021  |  Retail

With Facebook expanding Instagram’s in-app Checkout capabilities across the pond to the United Kingdom — albeit on a trial basis — it’s clear that social...

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