Facebook is continuing to grow at an impressive rate, according to its fourth-quarter results, and is set to reach 2 billion users this year.
| News | February 2, 2017 |
Twitter kicked off its renewed effort to combat abuse and harassment on its site on Wednesday with a new support feature.
| News | February 2, 2017 |
Instagram now has 400 million daily active users, adding 100 million new daily users to its impressive tally in just over seven months.
| News | February 2, 2017 |
Facebook is heading to a TV screen near you. The company is developing a video-centric app for television set-top boxes, including Apple TV.
| News | February 1, 2017 |
Twitter is launching a new bot to mark the start of Black History Month. The bot offers everything from historical facts to events info.
| News | February 1, 2017 |
Facebook is launching a set of updates for its mishap-prone Trending feature. The changes will be available to users in the U.S.
| News | January 31, 2017 |
Facebook could finally be bringing it Slideshow feature — which lets users create mini-movies using photos and video — to Android.
| News | January 28, 2017 |
Facebook's work with browser vendors Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox on web reload times has resulted in dramatic improvements.
| News | January 28, 2017 |
Twitter's live-stream of President Trump's inauguration broke viewership records on the platform by nabbing over 6.8 million views.
| News | January 27, 2017 |
Twitter is replacing its Moments tab with a new Explore section that highlights live video on its iOS and Android mobile apps.
| News | January 27, 2017 |
Tumblr is the latest platform to go down the Snapchat route by giving users playful stickers and filters for photos and GIFs.
| News | January 27, 2017 |
Facebook is further honing in on your video viewing habits as part of its latest News Feed algorithm update.
| News | January 27, 2017 |
Worried about your Facebook privacy? Then you need to check out the social network's new profile security guide: Privacy Basics.
| News | January 27, 2017 |
With Facebook running out of ad space on its flagship platform, it is now intent on bringing sponsored content to its Messenger app.
| Mobile | January 26, 2017 |
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is bolstering its scientific credentials with the acquisition of AI-assisted academic search engine, Meta.
| News | January 24, 2017 |
On the back of its successful Golden Globes red carpet live-stream, Twitter is upping its awards show broadcasts.
| News | January 24, 2017 |
Snapchat cannot be held responsible for causing a high-speed highway accident that left multiple people injured, a judge has ruled.
| News | January 24, 2017 |
Find out how to follow President Donald J. Trump's administration on social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
| News | January 21, 2017 |
Twitter mostly met its diversity goals for 2016, but the company is still lacking in terms of overall inclusiveness.
| News | January 21, 2017 |
Twitter's Vine preservation efforts are well and truly underway with its updated web archive of the video-looping app's best content.
| News | January 21, 2017 |
Despite previously denouncing ads as “creepy,” Snapchat is now embracing ad-targeting in the vein of Google, Facebook, and Twitter.
| News | January 20, 2017 |
Facebook is rolling out a messaging update on the web version of its platform by officially adopting its Messenger web interface.
| News | January 19, 2017 |
Twitter is killing off its “buy” button, a feature it has gradually been phasing out since May 2016.
| News | January 19, 2017 |
Image-hosting and discovery platform Imgur is introducing an update to its mobile apps and desktop site that’s all about encouraging social connections
| News | January 18, 2017 |
Facebook is reportedly not planning on renewing its Live Video deals with publishers. Instead, the company is chasing premium video content.
| News | January 18, 2017 |
Facebook is planning to pour $3 billion into virtual reality in the next decade in an effort to realize the tech’s full potential.
| News | January 18, 2017 |
Facebook is putting its stamp on the world’s biggest startup space. Station F in Paris will be home to the company's first startup incubator.
| News | January 18, 2017 |
Vine is no more, but you can still salvage your old creations by downloading them from the app (before updating) or from the Vine website.
| Mobile | January 18, 2017 |
Twitter is live-streaming President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20 in partnership with PBS NewsHour.
| News | January 14, 2017 |
Canada's PM Justin Trudeau is the first politician to take part in a Snapchat Live Story (a curated set of snaps from a specific event).
| News | January 13, 2017 |
Facebook is expanding upon its Instant Articles publishing tool by allowing select publishers to package multiple articles into one post.
| News | January 12, 2017 |
Pinterest is overhauling its related pins feature using artificial intelligence in a bid to make its recommendations more relevant.
| News | January 12, 2017 |
Facebook is giving Pages the option to live-stream from the web. The feature, which the platform began testing last year, is now rolling out.
| News | January 11, 2017 |
Twitter Dashboard, the app aimed at business users, is shutting down just over 7 months since it was launched.
| News | January 11, 2017 |