Facebook halts Marketplace rollout to deal with influx of illicit listings

Facebook is stopping the rollout of Marketplace in order to stamp out illegal listings that made it on to the e-commerce service due to a technical error.

News         May 12, 2019

Twitter strikes deal to live-stream 70 hours of action from the PGA Tour

Twitter is bringing professional golf live-streams back to its platform courtesy of its latest partnership with the PGA Tour.

News         May 11, 2019

Looking for MLB live-streams? Yahoo’s redesigned Sports app has you covered

Yahoo Sports has completely redesigned its mobile app for iOS and Android with a new guide to Major League Baseball (MLB) live-streams.

Audio / Video         May 11, 2019

Facebook VP says the social network will be ‘all video’ in five years

A Facebook VP has proclaimed that the platform will be dominated by video in the near future, as text posts witness a year-on-year decline.

News         May 9, 2019

Facebook thinks its new colored backgrounds will make you post more statuses

Facebook is launching a new customization feature that lets you change the background color that appears behind your text status on the social network.

News         September 13, 2018

YouTube in-app messaging coming to iOS and Android

YouTube is currently testing a new messaging feature on its mobile apps that lets users chat in groups, or one-on-one, and share videos with friends.

Android         January 18, 2018

YouTube gets Super Bowl 50 ads weeks before the main event

YouTube has once again launched its AdBlitz channel and website, allowing advertisers the ability to preview ads in the run-up to this year's Super Bowl.

News         January 5, 2018

The world’s biggest tech giants go all in on AI

Tech giants including IBM, Facebook, Microsoft, and more are teaming up to form a new organization dedicated to advancing the public’s understanding of AI.

News         December 21, 2017

Facebook wants to help you find free Wi-Fi hot spots wherever you go

A new Facebook feature is rolling out that pinpoints local free Wi-Fi hot spots on a map within the platform's mobile app for iOS and Android.

News         December 19, 2017

YouTube Community finally brings social networking to Google’s video platform

YouTube Community is Google's latest attempt to create a social network by integrating new content-sharing features into its popular video platform.

News         November 22, 2017

Twitter just gave your fave NFL team the Emoji treatment

Twitter has given every single NFL team its very own hashtag-activated emoji in the lead-up to its live-stream coverage of Thursday Night Football games.

News         November 21, 2017

Snapchat users watch 7 billion videos daily, a dramatic spike that sees it rival Facebook

New figures reveal that Snapchat users now watch 7 billion videos per day, a dramatic spike that sees the video messaging app inch closer to rival Facebook.

News         November 21, 2017

Dems use Facebook Live, Periscope to broadcast sit-in after House cameras go dark

Democrats protesting gun violence on the House floor took to live-streaming their sit-in on Periscope and Facebook after the House cameras were turned off.

News         November 21, 2017

WhatsApp’s 1 billion users now make 100 million calls every day

WhatsApp wants the world to know that it's more than just a messaging app. The chat platform has announced that its users make 100 million calls per day.

Mobile         November 21, 2017

Scandinavian cool: Inside Facebook’s Arctic data center

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has shared the first detailed look inside the firm's Lulea data center, located just 70 miles south of the Arctic Circle

News         November 20, 2017

Facebook boasts of removing fake news in Germany, but journalists aren’t so sure

Facebook has rolled out its fake news ID tools in Germany, but despite its claims of success, actual fact checkers aren't so sure.

News         November 13, 2017

10 comedians you should be watching live-stream on Facebook

Facebook Live is a global live-streaming phenomenon, and no one is using it to interact with fans quite like comedians — from Kevin Hart to Amy Schumer.

Features         May 4, 2017

Influential or insignificant? A primer on Facebook’s fake news dilemma

Facebook has a fake news problem. Here we explain how it came to be and what it can tell us about the inner workings of the world’s biggest social network.

News         May 4, 2017

Twitter takeover roundup: Who’s interested in acquiring the social media giant?

Is Twitter heading toward a takeover later this month? Read our extensive roundup of all the major news regarding the acquisition that has everyone talking.

News         May 4, 2017

Now everyone can live-stream in 360 as Periscope’s new feature goes public

Originally open to just a select few, Twitter's 360 live-streaming feature is now universally available via the Periscope app on iOS.

Audio / Video         April 7, 2017

Facebook brings Messenger Day to the world, bids adieu to Director of Product

After testing it in Poland and Australia, Facebook is rolling out Messenger Day, its Snapchat Stories-like feature, to Android and iOS.

Mobile         March 12, 2017

Star Wars: The Force Awakens cast answer fan questions on Twitter

The cast of Star Wars: The Force Awakens took over Twitter to answer fan questions in the run-up to the release of the blockbuster.

News         March 10, 2017

Facebook’s powerful new servers will help it handle more visual content

Facebook is overhauling its server hardware in tandem with an expected increase in the amount of video being uploaded to its platform.

News         March 9, 2017

Twitter is now expanding its analytics to include user-generated Moments

Twitter Moments now come with analytics to help users track the popularity of their stories on the web and mobile.

News         March 9, 2017

Pinterest’s Chrome extension now acts as your visual search engine for the web

Pinterest is giving its Chrome browser extension an artificial intelligence upgrade by integrating its visual search tool with the plug-in.

News         March 7, 2017

New York Times to start printing reporters’ tweets in new trending section

The New York Times will start highlighting the best and most relevant tweets from its reporting staff in a new section in its newspaper.

News         March 7, 2017

Twitter expands muting and filtering tools, uses algorithms to track abuse

Twitter is following up on its steady stream of safety updates by rolling out more measures aimed at stamping out abuse.

News         March 6, 2017

Medium app’s new serialized stories borrow from Snapchat, Instagram

Medium is adding a major new update to its mobile apps for iOS and Android in the form of Series; serialized posts akin to Snapchat stories.

Mobile         March 6, 2017

Facebook ‘City Guides’ can help you find local sights on your travels

Facebook is testing a “City Guides” feature on its mobile apps that offers user-sourced travel recommendations in the vein of TripAdvisor.

News         March 4, 2017

Facebook’s new Messenger menus could mean the end of chatting with chatbots

Facebook is now allowing Messenger developers to add a new menu feature to chatbots that replaces the bot's conversational abilities.

Mobile         March 4, 2017

Get ready to see more ad breaks between Instagram Stories

Instagram is allowing any business to create ads for Stories, meaning users need to be prepared to start skipping past more promos.

News         March 3, 2017

Twitter strikes live-streaming pact with the world’s biggest eSports company

Twitter is stepping up its eSports coverage as it looks to position itself as the home of competitive gaming broadcasts.

News         March 3, 2017

Snap’s historic stock market debut turned its founders into multibillionaires

Snap Inc. made an impressive debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, which should please its newly minted co-founders.

News         March 3, 2017

Pinterest Labs aims to tackle the most challenging problems in AI

Pinterest wants to join the rank of industry giants Facebook and Google by accelerating the growth of AI through its new research group.

News         March 1, 2017