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.

Twitter 1Q Delivers 69 Pct Growth In Ad Engagements
Twitter 1Q Delivers 69 Pct Growth In Ad Engagements
April 25, 2018  |  Earnings

Twitter’s revenue growth continued in the first quarter of 2018, with its investments in personalized content and video advertising helping the social media company to...

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Facebook Unveils Once-Secret Content Policing Guide
Facebook Unveils Once-Secret Content Policing Guide
April 24, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook is giving more detail on how and why it chooses to delete content from its network. The world’s largest social media company published its...

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Facebook Tests Messenger Platform For High School Students
Facebook Tests Messenger Platform For High School Students
April 20, 2018  |  Facebook

As Facebook tries to bring post-millennials onto its platform, the social media network appears to be at work on a feature geared toward high school...

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Facebook Gets Rare Downgrade Over Advertising Spending Growth
Facebook Gets Rare Downgrade Over Advertising Spending Growth
April 19, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook’s stock took a hit on Wednesday (April 18) after research firm OTR Global downgraded the stock, the first time an investment firm has done...

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Data Firm Exposes 48M Social Media User Profiles
Data Firm Exposes 48M Social Media User Profiles
April 19, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

LocalBlox, a small data firm, created personal profiles of 48 million people using data from the likes of Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Zillow and others without...

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Snap Adding ‘Shop Now’ Button To AR Lenses
Snap Adding ‘Shop Now’ Button To AR Lenses
April 18, 2018  |  Retail

Snap, the maker of the Snapchat disappearing messaging app, is reportedly adding a “Shop Now” button to its app, enabling users to shop without leaving...

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Social Media Usage Increases In Q1 Despite Facebook’s Data Scandal
Social Media Usage Increases In Q1 Despite Facebook’s Data Scandal
April 18, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Despite Facebook’s data scandal with Cambridge Analytica, the number of people that are using social media platforms increased by more than 100 million during the...

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What Everyone Missed About Facebook
What Everyone Missed About Facebook
April 16, 2018  |  Facebook

There are any number of conclusions one might draw after watching the Facebook hearings on Capitol Hill last week. That most of our elected officials...

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DadeSystems Is Building The Twitter Of Accounts Receivable
DadeSystems Is Building The Twitter Of Accounts Receivable
April 12, 2018  |  Startup Check-In

The year is 2018, and social media platforms like Twitter are now influencing the way businesses handle accounts receivable. With its 280-character limit, a tweet...

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