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.

How Marketplaces Are Prepping For SCA
How Marketplaces Are Prepping For SCA
May 16, 2019  |  Regulation

Across the European Union (EU), technology providers and social media platforms are increasingly playing a bigger role in the Open Banking ecosystem. At the same...

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Instagram Creates @shop Account To Promote SMB Products
Instagram Creates @shop Account To Promote SMB Products
May 10, 2019  |  Mobile

Instagram announced the launch of @shop, a new account described as a “celebration of small businesses and the creators behind them.” “The content on this account...

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Facebook Responds To Co-founder’s Call For Breakup
Facebook Responds To Co-founder’s Call For Breakup
May 09, 2019  |  Regulation

Facebook has responded to Co-founder Chris Hughes’ New York Times op-ed piece written on Thursday (May 9) calling for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to...

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Instagram’s High-Fashion Fakes Problem
Instagram’s High-Fashion Fakes Problem
May 06, 2019  |  Retail

Instagram has a counterfeit goods problem. That is what the latest data from analytics firm Ghost Data strongly indicated, anyway, as its survey of the site...

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Facebook Plans Social Shopping Platform
Facebook Plans Social Shopping Platform
April 29, 2019  |  Facebook

After a series of scandals involving privacy violations, allegations of fake news and the discovery that its employees had access to millions of passwords, Facebook...

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New York AG To Launch Investigation Into Facebook
New York AG To Launch Investigation Into Facebook
April 26, 2019  |  Facebook

The New York State Attorney General (AG) is reportedly launching an investigation into social media giant Facebook, focusing on the its past practice of collecting...

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Social Media Lures Credit Card Giants – And Their Advertising Spend
Social Media Lures Credit Card Giants – And Their Advertising Spend
April 23, 2019  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Now, when you like your credit card rewards … you can really “like” them. On social media – specifically, on Facebook. The Wall Street Journal...

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CIA Takes To Instagram
CIA Takes To Instagram
April 23, 2019  |  Safety and Security

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is getting ready to launch its own Instagram account. Director Gina Haspel revealed the news last week during a speech at...

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Spring Break Goes High-Tech
Spring Break Goes High-Tech
April 20, 2019  |  Innovation

From smart bags to social media, spring break is becoming a surprisingly digital and high-tech travel period in the U.S. The words “spring break” evoke...

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