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.

J.P. Morgan Sues TikTok Users Over ATM ‘Glitch’
J.P. Morgan Sues TikTok Users Over ATM ‘Glitch’
October 29, 2024  |  Legal

Over the summer, a curious fad went viral on TikTok, involving Chase Bank. People were writing fake checks and depositing them into the bank’s ATMs,...

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Meta Reportedly Takes on Google With AI-Powered Search
Meta Reportedly Takes on Google With AI-Powered Search
October 28, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Meta is reportedly creating an artificial intelligence-powered search engine to lower dependence on Google. The tech giant’s web crawler would be able to offer conversational...

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Musk’s X Payments on Hold After Legal Threat in NY
Musk’s X Payments on Hold After Legal Threat in NY
October 27, 2024  |  Legal

Last year, Elon Musk made a bold prediction about the future of his social media platform. Instead of just being a place where people shared...

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LinkedIn to Show User Verification Badges Within Primary Feed
LinkedIn to Show User Verification Badges Within Primary Feed
October 25, 2024  |  Identity

LinkedIn will reportedly begin showing user verification badges within its primary feed in November. This move comes after the company began verifying users in April...

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39% of Zillennials Buy What Their Friends Recommend
39% of Zillennials Buy What Their Friends Recommend
October 18, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

The emergence of zillennials — consumers age 25 to 33 — reveals distinct shopping behaviors that extend beyond mere social media influence. Born between 1991...

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Meta Axes Staff for Abusing Food Perks Amid Wider Layoffs
Meta Axes Staff for Abusing Food Perks Amid Wider Layoffs
October 17, 2024  |  Meta

Meta has reportedly fired around two dozen staffers for misusing their meal credits. The firing, as reported Wednesday (Oct. 16) by the Financial Times (FT),...

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79% of Millennials and Gen Z Turn to Social Media for Financial Advice
79% of Millennials and Gen Z Turn to Social Media for Financial Advice
October 14, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

Social media algorithms have emerged as influential players in the realm of advice, effectively acting as pseudo-advisers for generations eager for financial literacy. A PYMNTS...

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Meta Expanding AI Chatbot to Brazil and UK
Meta Expanding AI Chatbot to Brazil and UK
October 09, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Meta is bringing its AI chatbot to Brazil, the U.K. and four other new countries. Aside from Bolivia, Guatemala, Paraguay and the Philippines, the social media...

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TikTok Shop Turns to Storfund to Improve Seller Cash Flow
TikTok Shop Turns to Storfund to Improve Seller Cash Flow
October 07, 2024  |  eCommerce

TikTok Shop has teamed with Storfund to offer sellers an embedded cash flow solution. The new offering, dubbed Daily Advance, is the first of its kind in a...

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