Social commerce, a seemingly natural enough concept, has struggled to get off the ground in the U.S. Social media is an excellent place to advertise...
Chinese social media app TikTok — the world’s biggest startup — grew operating profit to $7 billion after parent company ByteDance saw revenue at about...
ByteDance has launched a mobile payments service for Douyin, the Chinese version of the popular short-video app TikTok, Reuters reported on Tuesday (Jan. 19). The...
An iOS app aimed at helping partiers find clandestine parties during the pandemic has been booted off Apple’s App Store platform. The recently launched Vybe...
Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing scrutiny from governments in the U.S., the U.K. and Europe. EU Unveils...
Retail giant Walmart is teaming up with the social media platform TikTok to offer shoppable product offerings directly within the app’s chat window. During a...
At a time when the coronavirus has sent record numbers of consumers online instead of to the mall, livestreaming is filling the social vacuum. There’s...
Facebook is trying out a TikTok “Duets”-style app called Collab, according to a report from 9to5mac. Collab began testing in May on an invite-only basis...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has mandated that nine social media companies and streaming services — including Amazon, Facebook, TikTok, Reddit, and more — turn...