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 Personal Goes Live
Facebook Personal Goes Live
May 25, 2017  |  Facebook

Say goodbye to GoFundMe campaigns on Facebook’s newsfeed. Because now, Facebook has launched its own fundraising platform. Sick? Raise money to cover medical procedures, treatments...

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Facebook’s Content Conundrum
Facebook’s Content Conundrum
May 24, 2017  |  Social Commerce

In 1942, the U.S. Office of War Information created a marketing slogan that has since become a favored colloquialism for the importance of secrecy: Loose Lips...

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BBVA Launches Spanish Social Media Payment Tools
BBVA Launches Spanish Social Media Payment Tools
May 22, 2017  |  Mobile Payments

BBVA has launched a new bot that allows Spanish customers to access financial information via Facebook and Telegram, as well as a tool for making payments...

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Facebook Tests X-App Notifications
Facebook Tests X-App Notifications
May 19, 2017  |  Facebook

Facebook has confirmed that it’s testing out a feature that would show notifications from Facebook, Messenger and Instagram and allow users to instantly switch between them....

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Glossier And Outdoor Voices Make Fashion More Accessible
Glossier And Outdoor Voices Make Fashion More Accessible
May 16, 2017  |  Retail

As more technology has given businesses the capability to more directly reach out to consumers, it appears that the fashion and beauty industry are taking...

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Spearmint LOVE On Why Social Media Matters (Especially For Growing Businesses)
Spearmint LOVE On Why Social Media Matters (Especially For Growing Businesses)
May 10, 2017  |  Retail

When it comes to growing a business, social media matters. Leveraged to a business’ advantage, social media can be a key to success in consumer...

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Fighting Financial Awkwardness With Faster Payments?
Fighting Financial Awkwardness With Faster Payments?
May 04, 2017  |  Faster Payments

While P2P transactions are gaining popularity, can they address the age-old discomfort of splitting bills among friends? For the latest issue of the Faster Payments...

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Netsertive Survey Finds Small Businesses Falling Short On Social Media Marketing
Netsertive Survey Finds Small Businesses Falling Short On Social Media Marketing
May 03, 2017  |  SMBs

A survey by Netsertive, a digital marketing technology company, has found that many small businesses in the United States have not come up with a solid...

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NEW REPORT: What Faster Payments Means To Venmo — And The P2P Use Case
NEW REPORT: What Faster Payments Means To Venmo — And The P2P Use Case
May 03, 2017  |  Faster Payments

While there are plenty of tools that make it easier to get money deposited into a bank or debit card account, there aren’t many that...

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