Disney-ABC to kick off slate of Snapchat originals with ‘The Bachelor’ spinoff

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

Facebook reveals 27 percent rise in government requests for user data

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 Mentions app for celebs gets exclusive Live Video features

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 launches holiday greeting cards, other ways to share moments

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 secretive censorship guidelines allegedly leaked in report

Facebook's content removal policies, including its guidelines on hate speech, have been detailed in alleged leaked internal documents.

News         December 22, 2016

Is Facebook a media company or a tech firm? Zuck suggests it’s a bit of both

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 app’s biggest update yet adds profiles and a trending feed

Prisma is introducing social and discovery features to its photography app, including user profiles and a trending feed.

Mobile         December 21, 2016

Twitter will provide data on user who sent seizure-inducing tweet to reporter

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 has radio in its sights with launch of Live Audio broadcasts

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

Twitter, Facebook, Google being sued by families of Orlando nightclub victims

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 could soon let users block certain types of ‘upsetting’ ads

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 reveals second Instant Articles metrics error in the span of a month

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 seeking to procure original shows as part of video expansion

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 restricts law enforcement fusion centers from accessing bulk user data

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 users published 7.5 million posts in 2016 — these were the biggest

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

Dorsey: Twitter thinking about implementing encrypted direct messages

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 now boasts 600M users, with 100M joining over the past six months

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

Glasses USA’s Snapchat Spectacles prescription lenses are priced low

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 blocks North Korea’s state-run television channel

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 built a stand-alone messaging app, only to later kill it off

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

Trump meets tech industry leaders, with one notable absence

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

Instagram’s biggest stars are using this loophole to make their posts go viral

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

No looking back: Pinterest’s top 100 trends will keep you ahead of the pack

Pinterest has revealed its top trends of 2017, spanning categories such as food, fashion, travel, and personal interests.

News         December 13, 2016

Facebook steps up efforts to support its Menlo Park community with $20M housing donation

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 seeks stronger ties with the media through new exec hire

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 gives marketers sleepless nights with more ad metrics blunders

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 is freaking people out by resharing old posts and photos

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 reveals its plans to integrate LinkedIn with Office, Outlook

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 launching custom ‘frames’ that look a lot like Snapchat geofilters

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 ramps up original programming thanks to expanded Turner deal

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 collaborating with other tech giants to stamp out extremist content

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 the bots that feed off Trump’s tweets

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

CEO Jack Dorsey on Donald Trump’s Twitter activity: It’s 'complicated'

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’s first podcast is here to help you navigate the world of online dating

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

The highest earning YouTube stars of 2016 raked in a combined $70.5M

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

Zuckerberg demos new features that could be hitting Facebook in 2017

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

Report: Facebook building its own take on Snapchat Discover

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 acquires startup Yes. Inc, makes its founder VP of product

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