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.

Meta’s Horizon puttering as Consumers Reportedly Don’t Return

Meta’s Horizon puttering as Consumers Reportedly Don’t Return
Meta’s Horizon puttering as Consumers Reportedly Don’t Return
October 16, 2022  |  Facebook / Meta

Meta is having some trouble selling its metaverse concept, facing headwinds including glitches, uninterested users and not much clarity on what it will take to...

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Meta Asks Judge To Block FTC Suit On Within Acquisition
Meta Asks Judge To Block FTC Suit On Within Acquisition
October 13, 2022  |  Facebook / Meta

Meta has asked a judge to turn down a U.S. Federal Trade Commission attempt to block the company’s acquisition of Within Unlimited, a virtual reality...

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Protecting Kids From Metaverse Marketing Is No Game
Protecting Kids From Metaverse Marketing Is No Game
October 11, 2022  |  Metaverse

Regulators in the U.S., the U.K. and the EU have each recently called for a crackdown on digital ads targeting kids, blaming big tech for...

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Toymakers See New Opportunity to Sell to Grown-up Kids
Toymakers See New Opportunity to Sell to Grown-up Kids
October 10, 2022  |  Retail

At an eCommerce portal geared toward adults, toy maker Hasbro offers items such as a $350 model of a spaceship from Star Wars. Get the...

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Pinterest Teams With Headspace to Support Creator Wellbeing
Pinterest Teams With Headspace to Support Creator Wellbeing
October 09, 2022  |  Partnerships

Pinterest has partnered with Headspace to add new tools for managing stress, increasing positivity and sleep, and more, a company news release said. Get the...

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Meta Identifies 400 Apps Aimed at Stealing Facebook Login Details
Meta Identifies 400 Apps Aimed at Stealing Facebook Login Details
October 07, 2022  |  Facebook / Meta

Hundreds of seemingly innocent smartphone apps were singled out by security pros as being double agents of sorts, posing as something entertaining or useful but...

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Apollo Global Management Bows Out of Musk-Twitter Deal
Apollo Global Management Bows Out of Musk-Twitter Deal
October 05, 2022  |  Partnerships

Apollo Global Management and Sixth Street, which both were set to provide financing for Elon Musk to buy Twitter, have backed out of those talks,...

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Musk Offers to Acquire Twitter for Original Price
Musk Offers to Acquire Twitter for Original Price
October 04, 2022  |  Partnerships

Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter for the original price proposed earlier this year, a move that could defuse a courtroom showdown over the...

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