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.

Commerce Department Rescinds Never-Enforced TikTok, WeChat Bans
Commerce Department Rescinds Never-Enforced TikTok, WeChat Bans
June 21, 2021  |  Regulation

The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday (June 21) formally withdrew, retroactive to June 16, Trump-era restrictions preventing certain transactions involving Chinese-owned smartphone apps WeChat and...

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Instagram Adds Ads to Its Reels Feature
Instagram Adds Ads to Its Reels Feature
June 17, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Instagram announced Thursday it was adding ads to its short-term video service/TikTok competitor Reels. According to CNBC, the full-screen, vertical ads will appear on a...

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Dorsey: Lightning Network May Be Coming To Twitter
Dorsey: Lightning Network May Be Coming To Twitter
June 11, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Will Twitter integrate the bitcoin layer 2 payments protocol Lightning Network? CEO and Founder Jack Dorsey seemed to indicate as much on the social media...

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Twitter Rolls Out First Version Of Subscription Model In Australia, Canada
Twitter Rolls Out First Version Of Subscription Model In Australia, Canada
June 03, 2021  |  Subscription Commerce

Twitter has been testing a subscription service that will give users “access to exclusive features and perks that will take their experience on Twitter to...

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Twitter Pilots Full-Screen Ads On Fleets Feature
Twitter Pilots Full-Screen Ads On Fleets Feature
June 01, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Twitter is piloting full-screen ads on its new feature Fleets, as the company strives to grow its suite of advertising tools and increase ad revenue,...

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Twitter Adds Subscription Purchase Option To App Store Listing
Twitter Adds Subscription Purchase Option To App Store Listing
May 28, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Twitter has apparently revealed the pending launch of its subscription service, “Twitter Blue,” through the App Store, Hypebeast reported on Friday (May 28). According to...

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Twitter CFO Points To eCommerce As Platform’s Future Monetization 
Twitter CFO Points To eCommerce As Platform’s Future Monetization 
May 25, 2021  |  Social Commerce

As a way to further monetize Twitter, its CFO Ned Segal pointed to eCommerce as an important avenue to explore as it further expands its...

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Facebook, Google Press UK To Bar Paul Dacre As Media Chief
Facebook, Google Press UK To Bar Paul Dacre As Media Chief
May 25, 2021  |  Regulation

Lobbyists from Facebook and Google are petitioning U.K. officials in an effort to block the possible appointment of Paul Dacre as chairman of the Office...

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Facebook Wants To Add Pay-Per-View Sports
Facebook Wants To Add Pay-Per-View Sports
May 19, 2021  |  Social Commerce

The first pay-per-view sporting event happened more than 60 years ago, when boxing fans mailed $2 to the TelePrompTer company to watch Floyd Patterson retake...

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