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 Employees Said To Have Known About Data Scraping
Facebook Employees Said To Have Known About Data Scraping
March 22, 2019  |  Facebook

In a District of Columbia court filing involving Cambridge Analytica, new details have come to light surrounding how much Facebook might have known about data-scraping efforts...

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Snap Seeks Ads From Pharmaceutical Companies
Snap Seeks Ads From Pharmaceutical Companies
March 22, 2019  |  Social Commerce

In an effort to have big pharma companies advertise on Snapchat, the social media platform is reportedly pitching itself as a friendlier alternative to Twitter...

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Pinterest IPO Could Happen In Mid-April, Sooner Than Planned
Pinterest IPO Could Happen In Mid-April, Sooner Than Planned
March 22, 2019  |  IPO

Pinterest, the image search company, is now gearing up to launch its initial public offering in the middle part of April, earlier than it previously...

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Ex-Walmart CTO Joins Pinterest
Ex-Walmart CTO Joins Pinterest
March 22, 2019  |  Personnel

Walmart CTO Jeremy King is moving to Pinterest. According to CNBC, King will be the new head of engineering at social media company Pinterest, where...

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Instagram Tests The Ability To Shop In-App
Instagram Tests The Ability To Shop In-App
March 19, 2019  |  Social Commerce

Instagram, the photo and video sharing social media platform operator, is rolling out a trial of a new shopping program in which users can shop...

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Facebook Shares Slide As CPO Cox Departs
Facebook Shares Slide As CPO Cox Departs
March 18, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook’s stock was under pressure Friday (March 15), reaching its lowest point in three months after it announced Chris Cox, chief product officer, is leaving...

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The Great Facebook Fumble – And The Economic Damage Done
The Great Facebook Fumble – And The Economic Damage Done
March 16, 2019  |  Internet of Things

Every day, in nearly every corner of the world, 1.4 billion people log onto Facebook and 500 million people log onto Instagram. On Wednesday (March 13), that audience...

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Facebook, Instagram Experience Outages Around The World
Facebook, Instagram Experience Outages Around The World
March 13, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook and Instagram have been suffering from worldwide outages today (March 13). According to USA Today, the problems began around noon (EST) on Facebook, Messenger...

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Instagram Founders Denounce Warren’s Big Tech Breakup
Instagram Founders Denounce Warren’s Big Tech Breakup
March 12, 2019  |  Regulation

Instagram Co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger responded to Senator Elizabeth Warren’s plan to break up large tech companies, such as Facebook and Amazon. “I think...

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