Users news and trends

Facebook’s MAUs Top 2 Billion, Eyes Q4 Deceleration
Earnings // October 31, 2019

Facebook’s third quarter results topped expectations on the heels of advertising growth, adding tens of millions of new users in the period across all regions.  The firm pointed to a deceleration in the current quarter amid what it said would be ad targeting headwinds and...

Amazon To ‘Outsource’ Alexa Responses To Users
Alexa // September 12, 2019

Amazon will now allow users to respond to questions that Alexa cannot answer. The new system will enable people to earn “points” each time the assistant shares one of their answers, according to CNBC. The eCommerce giant said it will use a combination of algorithms...

British Airways Fined £183M After 0.5M Users’ Data Is Compromised
Security & Fraud // July 08, 2019

The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined British Airways over £183m for a data breach involving the theft of more than half a million users’ data, including login info, card information, names, addresses and booking information, according to a report by The Guardian. Hackers...

Facebook Grows User Base 8 Percent, Bullish On Commerce
Facebook // April 24, 2019

More consumers keep using Facebook even as the social network said on Wednesday (April 24) that it faces a fine of between $3 billion and $5 billion from the Federal Trade Commission over privacy. Indeed, even as Facebook reported not only gains in users but...

Quick Reads
Pinterest Stock Jumps 37 Pct On Renewed Advertiser, User Interest

August 02, 2020
Users and advertisers are coming back to Pinterest, resulting in an upswing in sales for the social media company, Bloomberg reported. With revenue jumping up in July after a slump earlier in the pandemic, Pinterest value surged 37 percent, Bloomberg wrote. Revenue in the second quarter came up to around $272 million in the second […]

Facebook’s MAUs Top 2 Billion, Eyes Q4 Deceleration

October 31, 2019
Facebook’s third quarter results topped expectations on the heels of advertising growth, adding tens of millions of new users in the period across all regions.  The firm pointed to a...

Amazon To ‘Outsource’ Alexa Responses To Users

September 12, 2019
Amazon will now allow users to respond to questions that Alexa cannot answer. The new system will enable people to earn “points” each time the assistant shares one of their...

British Airways Fined £183M After 0.5M Users’ Data Is Compromised

July 08, 2019
The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined British Airways over £183m for a data breach involving the theft of more than half a million users’ data, including login info,...