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.

Companies Prepare For Trump’s Twitter Backlash
Companies Prepare For Trump’s Twitter Backlash
February 15, 2017  |  Politics

Most Americans are well-aware of President Donald Trump’s love affair with Twitter, where he often uses the site to criticize or even threaten companies. And...

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Snapbot Sends Seattle Residents Into A Frenzy
Snapbot Sends Seattle Residents Into A Frenzy
February 10, 2017  |  Retail

Seattle locals dropped everything once word started to spread online that the yellow vending “Snapbot” was spotted at Dick’s Drive-In restaurant. It didn’t take long...

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Facebook Tracker: Feature Growth
Facebook Tracker: Feature Growth
February 09, 2017  |  Facebook

Facebook stock (FB) was trending upward in midweek trading, with mid-day values on Wednesday (Feb. 8) rising 1.68 percent from the previous day’s close, up...

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Baby Boomers Vs. Millennials: Eerily Similar?
Baby Boomers Vs. Millennials: Eerily Similar?
February 07, 2017  |  Consumer Finance

While most millennials were brought up in the age of the computer, baby boomers can remember a time when they weren’t surrounded by technology. It’s...

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Keep Knocking, Facebook: China Might Let You In
Keep Knocking, Facebook: China Might Let You In
January 31, 2017  |  International

By many standards, Facebook is the undisputed king of social media with its 1.8 billion active users, according to The Wall Street Journal. In an attempt...

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Gen Xers Heaviest Social Media Users
Gen Xers Heaviest Social Media Users
January 30, 2017  |  Consumer Insights

The numbers have it. Move over, millennials, because Gen Xers are the real social media addicts in town. A recent survey from the folks over...

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Snapchat Tests Social Commerce Waters
Snapchat Tests Social Commerce Waters
January 13, 2017  |  Retail

Snap Inc. is currently testing two new advertising tactics — deep linking and auto-fill — to boost its social commerce capabilities. Deep linking allows marketing...

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Singapore, Thailand Love Instagram, eCommerce
Singapore, Thailand Love Instagram, eCommerce
December 08, 2016  |  Mobile Commerce

Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia, with its population of over 620 million, is predicted to be the next site of an eCommerce boom....

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Fed Governor Warns FinTechs Against Social Media Underwriting
Fed Governor Warns FinTechs Against Social Media Underwriting
December 06, 2016  |  Regulation

FinTechs that want to use data from social media for credit underwriting got a warning from Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard, who said they could run...

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