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.

Facebook’s Q3 Earnings Will Reflect Pandemic, Politics and Payments
Facebook’s Q3 Earnings Will Reflect Pandemic, Politics and Payments
October 26, 2020  |  Earnings

Investors will get a glimpse inside the increasingly complex world of the biggest social-media platform on Thursday (Oct. 29) when Facebook posts its third-quarter results...

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ByteDance Explores IPO For Douyin, China’s Version Of TikTok
ByteDance Explores IPO For Douyin, China’s Version Of TikTok
October 26, 2020  |  IPO

Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, could hit the markets as a publicly-traded company under plans being pursued by its parent company, ByteDance, new reports...

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Facebook Brings Dating App To Europe
Facebook Brings Dating App To Europe
October 22, 2020  |  Facebook

Social media giant Facebook is bringing its online dating tool to Europe after seeing success in the 20 countries where Facebook Dating is already offered,...

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Facebook’s WhatsApp Enables In-Chat Purchases
Facebook’s WhatsApp Enables In-Chat Purchases
October 22, 2020  |  Social Commerce

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is introducing new services that will enable business users to sell directly on the platform within chats, WhatsApp said in a statement on...

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Facebook Makes Nextdoor-Esque Move With Community-Focused Feature
Facebook Makes Nextdoor-Esque Move With Community-Focused Feature
October 21, 2020  |  Facebook

When it comes to upstart rival Nextdoor, Facebook appears to be engaging in some not-so-neighborly behavior. The social media giant has begun testing a new...

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Instagram, Snaps Team To Connect Brands, Customers Via Messenger API
Instagram, Snaps Team To Connect Brands, Customers Via Messenger API
October 19, 2020  |  Social Commerce

Snaps is teaming up with Instagram as the social media giant gears up for the holiday shopping season by sprucing up its commercial appeal to...

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Facebook Agrees To Labeling Program For UK Instagram Posts
Facebook Agrees To Labeling Program For UK Instagram Posts
October 16, 2020  |  Regulation

Facebook’s Ireland and United Kingdom unit has agreed to change the way Instagram works to “make it much harder for people to post an (advertisement)...

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TikTok Triggers Surge In Toy Sales As Kids Play At Home
TikTok Triggers Surge In Toy Sales As Kids Play At Home
October 16, 2020  |  Social Commerce

The popular social app TikTok is driving toy sales as the platform becomes a popular entertainment vehicle for children, tweens and teens, according to a...

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Walmart Chief Says TikTok Will Accelerate New Ways To Shop
Walmart Chief Says TikTok Will Accelerate New Ways To Shop
October 15, 2020  |  Social Commerce

The growth of social shopping is driving the world’s biggest retailer to go after a piece of TikTok, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon told CNBC on...

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