Snap is partnering with Disney-ABC Television Group on a slate of original shows for visual messaging app Snapchat, starting with a spinoff of The Bachelor.
| News | December 26, 2016 |
In its latest report on global government requests, Facebook reveals a 27 percent rise in requests for user account data in the first half of 2016.
| News | December 23, 2016 |
Facebook is updating its Mentions app with even more features that enable public figures and celebs to schedule, moderate, and edit broadcasts.
| Audio / Video | December 22, 2016 |
Facebook will show you messages atop your News Feed to get you to share more. It's the same place it claims to only show you things you’re interested in.
| News | December 22, 2016 |
Facebook's content removal policies, including its guidelines on hate speech, have been detailed in alleged leaked internal documents.
| News | December 22, 2016 |
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg claims Facebook is neither a traditional media company, nor a traditional tech company. In fact, it's something altogether new.
| News | December 22, 2016 |
Prisma is introducing social and discovery features to its photography app, including user profiles and a trending feed.
| Mobile | December 21, 2016 |
In its response to a court order, Twitter has agreed to hand over data relating to an account that allegedly sent a seizure-inducing tweet to a reporter.
| News | December 21, 2016 |
Facebook is expanding the ways users can broadcast live with the introduction of Facebook: Live Audio, with launch partners including the BBC and LBC.
| News | December 20, 2016 |
A lawsuit filed by the families of victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting claims Twitter, Facebook, and Google provided “material support” to IS.
| News | December 20, 2016 |
Facebook is running a new test that allows users to turn off select ads. For now, the test is only being applied to ads from alcohol and parenting ads.
| News | December 17, 2016 |
Facebook said on Friday that it's discovered a new issue that affected a “small group” of Instant Articles content providers between for just over a month.
| News | December 17, 2016 |
Facebook exec Ricky Van Veen has begun talks with TV studios and other media broadcasters to license original video content for the social network.
| News | December 16, 2016 |
Twitter is cutting off access to a social media monitoring tool for federally funded law enforcement surveillance hubs, known as “fusion centers.”
| News | December 16, 2016 |
Medium was a flurry of activity in 2016. The publishing platform, which now boasts 60 million users, today revealed its biggest stories of 2016.
| News | December 16, 2016 |
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says he’s open to implementing more security features, such as encryption, in regard to direct messages on the platform.
| News | December 16, 2016 |
Instagram is touting the success of its recent updates as a critical factor in helping it snap up an additional 100 million users over the past six months.
| News | December 16, 2016 |
Prescription lenses for Snapchat Spectacles are now available from another lens manufacturer, this time in the form of Glasses USA.
| News | December 15, 2016 |
YouTube has blocked the “Korean Central Television” channel, a North Korean state-run broadcaster used as a propaganda tool by the country’s regime.
| News | December 15, 2016 |
Twitter reportedly spent more than a year building a stand-alone instant messaging app that never ended up seeing the light of day.
| News | December 15, 2016 |
Tech industry execs from companies including Apple, Facebook, and Amazon descended upon Trump Tower on Wednesday to meet with President-elect Donald Trump.
| News | December 14, 2016 |
Some of Instagram's biggest U.S.-based users are geotagging "Singapore" in their posts, believing it to be a loophole that can help their pics to go viral.
| News | December 14, 2016 |
Pinterest has revealed its top trends of 2017, spanning categories such as food, fashion, travel, and personal interests.
| News | December 13, 2016 |
Facebook has announced it is partnering with a coalition of local community groups to support affordable housing in the San Francisco Bay Area.
| News | December 13, 2016 |
Facebook is in search of a media industry big gun with more than 20 years of experience to lead its global news partnerships team.
| News | December 13, 2016 |
Facebook has revealed yet more errors in regards to its ad metrics calculations. This time the miscalculations concern Live videos, and likes and shares.
| News | December 11, 2016 |
Facebook users are freaking out in the wake of a glitch that is re-sharing old photos. The company says its aware of the problem and is seeking a fix.
| News | December 10, 2016 |
Microsoft has announced how it plans to integrate LinkedIn with its Office and Outlook software. CEO Satya Nadella detailed the project in a LinkedIn post.
| News | December 9, 2016 |
Facebook is again imitating Snapchat with the launch of custom “frames,” which borrow the concept of geofilters from its rival app.
| News | December 9, 2016 |
Snapchat parent company Snap is expanding its partnership with Turner Broadcasting Inc. to bring even more original programming to its app.
| News | December 8, 2016 |
Facebook is teaming up with some of its biggest tech industry counterparts in order to combat the spread of violent extremist imagery and video on the web.
| News | December 8, 2016 |
Twitter is banning bots that automatically reply to Donald Trump's tweets. This week, the platform has targeted several automated accounts.
| News | December 8, 2016 |
Is Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey a fan of Donald Trump’s nonstop tweeting? Dorsey's reply was characteristically diplomatic, but nonetheless revealing.
| News | December 7, 2016 |
Tinder is launching its first branded podcast, "DTR" (short for "Define the Relationship"), which will be dedicated to online dating advice.
| News | December 7, 2016 |
YouTube stars had a blockbuster year in 2016. PewDiePie is still the highest earner on Google's video service, but elsewhere the list was full of newcomers.
| News | December 6, 2016 |
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg just offered up a behind-the-scenes look at some seriously cool tech his company is building for its various platforms.
| News | December 6, 2016 |
Facebook can’t get enough of Snapchat. The latest news is that the company is planning its own curated media feature in the vein of Snapchat Discover.
| News | December 5, 2016 |
Twitter has finally found a VP of product thanks to its new acquisition. The company has snapped up San Francisco-based startup and app maker Yes Inc.
| News | December 4, 2016 |