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.

IBM CEO Latest To Pile Onto Big Tech
IBM CEO Latest To Pile Onto Big Tech
November 27, 2018  |  Facebook

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty is the latest tech executive to criticize web platforms, such as Facebook and Google, over their data collection practices. Rometty pointed...

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UK Parliament Considers Publishing Confidential Facebook Docs
UK Parliament Considers Publishing Confidential Facebook Docs
November 26, 2018  |  Facebook

The U.K. Parliament could release confidential documents on Facebook that it seized, as soon as this week, as the pressure on the social media’s executives mounts...

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Instagram Talks New Shopping Features And Why It Doesn’t Have A Buy Button
Instagram Talks New Shopping Features And Why It Doesn’t Have A Buy Button
November 23, 2018  |  Mobile

Location, location, location. Even people without a mind for business remember that motto as one of the guiding principles of retail and other forms of...

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Facebook Fights UK Fine For Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Facebook Fights UK Fine For Cambridge Analytica Scandal
November 22, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook plans to appeal a fine issued by the U.K.’s data watchdog in response to the social media site’s Cambridge Analytica scandal. An estimated 1...

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Facebook Stock Hits Two-Year Low
Facebook Stock Hits Two-Year Low
November 19, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook, the leading social media company, is facing pressure after The New York Times issued a damaging report, with the stock falling close to 5...

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Snap Launches Partner Program To Help Brands Create AR Lenses
Snap Launches Partner Program To Help Brands Create AR Lenses
November 19, 2018  |  Innovation

Snap, the maker of the disappearing messaging app Snapchat, announced Monday (Nov. 19) a partner program aimed at making it easier for brands to use...

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Instagram Rolls Out New Shopping Features
Instagram Rolls Out New Shopping Features
November 15, 2018  |  eCommerce

Instagram, the Facebook-owned photo-sharing social media platform, is making it easier for consumers to shop during the holidays by announcing three new ways to discover...

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Online Ad Biz Neared $50B In Early 2018
Online Ad Biz Neared $50B In Early 2018
November 14, 2018  |  Business

A new report from Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) shows that the online advertising business continues to grow at double-digit rates. “This landmark figure cements digital...

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Facebook Fixes Bug That Collected User Profile Data
Facebook Fixes Bug That Collected User Profile Data
November 13, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook has fixed a bug that gave websites access to information from a user’s profile without their knowledge. Ron Masas, a security researcher at Imperva, discovered...

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