Snapchat buys Bitstrips for its crazy, personalized emoji
Snapchat has acquired a personalized emoji company called Bitstrips, which became known for the personal comic strips that went viral on Facebook.
FouseyTube headlines cast of digital stars for Awesomeness Films' We Love You
YouTuber Yousef Saleh Erakat (FouseyTube) and Viner Lele Pons will star alongside actor Justin Dobies in the romantic comedy entitled We Love You.
Facebook’s ‘On This Day’ feature now boasts 60 million daily visitors, 155 million subscribers
To mark the first anniversary of its 'On This Day' feature, Facebook has announced that it has 60 million daily users and 150 million subscribers.
Ricky Gervais, Steve Martin, Amy Schumer, and more tweet tributes to Garry Shandling
Celebrity comedians Ricky Gervais, Steve Martin, Amy Schumer and Judd Apatow have taken to Twitter to share their tributes to comedy legend Garry Shandling.
Kayak hack lets you search for flights and hotels within Slack messages
Travel website Kayak has added support for searches within the Slack messaging tool.
Noted combines social media and digital smarts for better music discovery
Noted is a new music discovery app that combines social discovery and algorithm-based discovery in order to learn users' tastes.
Kendall Jenner reveals secrets behind her Instagram success
Kendall Jenner has graced a special digital edition cover of fashion magazine Vogue, in which she discusses the secrets behind her Instagram success.
Facebook’s latest test feature notifies you if someone is impersonating your account
Facebook is reportedly testing a new feature that will alert you when someone is suspected of impersonating your account.
Instagram adds a notification center to its desktop version
As of Tuesday, Instagram began showing its users notifications in a drop-down menu located on the top-right corner of its desktop version
LeBron James claims he’s joining Snapchat after Twitter controversy
NBA superstar LeBron James has tweeted that he is ready to join Snapchat. His decision comes after he unfollowed the Cleveland Cavaliers account on Twitter.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey talks predicting the future, improving Moments
Fresh off its 10th birthday celebrations, CEO Jack Dorsey discusses the future of Twitter in an extensive new profile of the social media entrepreneur.
Need to check in with someone in Belgium? Calling and texting is free on most carriers
In light of the attacks in Brussels, Belgium, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile are waiving charges on calls and texts to the country.
Google Photos now auto-creates albums filled with your best holiday snaps
Google has updated Photos to now be able to create the perfect holiday albums full of your best shots without needing any input from you.
Twitter turns 10: the most popular tweet, emoji, and users of all time
Twitter is celebrating its tenth birthday by sharing its biggest moments, including the most popular tweet, emoji, user, and hashtag of all time.
Live from E! gets interactive with daily Facebook Live broadcasts
Cable network E! is launching its first Facebook Live talk show. Live From E! will be live-streamed each weekday from the broadcaster's Facebook page.
You could soon be thrown in jail for texting while walking in New Jersey
New Jersey could be set to outlaw texting while walking. According to a proposed bill, those found guilty of distracted walking could be fined or jailed.
Tinder swipes execs from Yahoo and YouTube and reshuffles management
Tinder has gone through a major management reshuffle, hiring execs from YouTube and Yahoo, ahead of its rumored acquisition of startup Humin.
What states are talking the most about guns on Instagram?
Thanks to new research for Net Quote, we have quite the picture of what the conversation around guns looks like across the United States.
YouTube star Bethany Mota may be Aéropostale’s only hope
Aéropostale is hoping to resuscitate itself by way of a YouTube star -- none other than 20-year-old Bethany Mota.
Twitter analysis finds Clinton and Trump followers have identical gender balance
In a paper, researchers lay out their attempt to study the demographics of Trump and Clinton’s respective Twitter followers using facial analysis.
Weekly Rewind: Self-tying shoes, March Madness apps, a cloak to keep you off radar
In the tech world, a lot happens in a week. So much news goes on that it's almost impossible for mere mortals with real lives to keep track of everything.
Merry Jane takes tokers around the world, first stop: Uruguay the first nation to legalize weed
Merry Jane's first web series starts off in Uruguay, the first country in the world to nationally legalize recreational and medical marijuana.
Popular YouTube prankster jailed for staging bomb threat hoax
Following a rather elaborately staged bomb threat hoax, a popular YouTube troll has been arrested.
Zuckerberg talks business culture at China Development Forum despite Facebook ban
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg flexed his Chinese alongside Alibaba Group Holding Co. CEO Jack Ma onstage at the China Development Forum in Beijing.
Facebook and Twitter are trying to acquire rights to stream live TV content
If Facebook and Twitter get their way, you’ll be able to stream live TV content via their social media platforms.
March Madness fans, here's how to play Facebook Messenger's secret basketball game
Facebook quietly added a new mini basketball game to its Messenger app as a treat for fans chatting about March Madness (or basketball in general).
Twitter may be keeping its 140 character limit after all, CEO says
According to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, despite recent rumors, the 140 character limit on the network is set to stick around.