Turns out Americans aren’t the most addicted Starbucks-drinking, social users in the world
Although Facebook and Twitter started in the U.S., other countries are even more fixated on social media than Americans.
Web analytics and age-old questions: Does the Internet love cats or dogs more?
It's a question as old as Internet itself: Do we love cats or dogs more?
WTF, Internet? Obsessing over Edward Snowden’s girlfriend is bad for America
WTF, Internet? This week's Web indiscretion comes courtesy of the obsession with Edward Snowden's girlfriend.
Facebook news you might have missed this week
Facebook opened up a Swedish data center, there's evidence of a Facebook RSS reader, and say goodbye to Sponsored Results in this week's Facebook news.
Miss Netiquette’s guide to emailing like a pro
Social media can be a tricky thing to navigate and no one has written the rules on codes of conduct. We're here to help you.
Giving it up for the GIF: Happy birthday, GIF – you are an Internet treasure!
To celebrate, we're looking pack at some of our favorite GIF moments. Never change, you image format you. Never change.
Facebook is announcing a new product next week, and we think we know what it is
Facebook sent out invites to the press as it wants to unveil something "big" to the world on June 20. Our guess is that it's Facebook's hidden RSS reader.
Of course Snapcat is a thing, because of all the reasons
There is now an app for cat selfies, and the world is a better place for it.
How Facebook’s new hashtags will change the SEO game
Hashtags are now Internet-ubiquitous. And that means they'll have a little something to do with Facebook SEO.
Finally! Editing Facebook posts is in the works, so we can look a little smarter
Make a mistake in that Facebook status? Soon, you'll be able to correct all those little mess ups.
Hands on: The Myspace app is a beautiful, confusing work in progress
Prefer to listen to music on the go? Here's a quick look at what the Myspace iOS app has to offer.
#Followme: Twitter and Vizify partner to bring some visual life to your text-based tweets
Twitter and Vizify are partnering to let people take their social media profiles to the next level.
Twitter quietly rolls out its free, native analytics feature
Twitter quietly launched its own analytics tool, a free, built-in option that will likely crowd some of the third party competitors out.
What do Wall Street Bankers have in common with 15-year-olds? A Snapchat obsession
Bankers that can't get enough of social media, but peeved at fallible privacy settings, are picking Snapchat as their de facto social network.
The revolution will be hashtagged: How one little symbol means big changes for Facebook
After months of knowing it was coming, the hashtag has arrived on Facebook. How will it change the social network's community?
The new Myspace leaves beta, with a mobile app to boot
Aside from sporting a brand-new look, MySpace also has a slew of new functions that hope to steal some of your Spotify account's thunder.
Our favorite hidden hacks to spice up your social networks
Bored of Facebook's emoticons? Tired of Snapchat's color palette? These hidden tips and tricks will help keep things interesting.
Facebook formally introduces hashtags – let the discovery begin
Facebook now has hashtags. You can finally sift through your gigantic News Feed much easier.
Yo, NSA: What is Paltalk and why do you care about it?
In the list of properties the PRISM leak has shown the NSA is keeping an eye on, one site stood out: Paltalk. What is it and why does the government care?
Zuckerberg denies PRISM involvement again at shareholder’s meeting
While Mark Zuckerberg has denied Facebook's involvement in the U.S. government's PRISM program, can Facebook's statements really be trusted?
The Instagram-for-doctors is gross, scary, graphic – and it could save your life
Figure1 is a social network chock-full of icky pictures. And it might be a very important medical tool.
Google outbids Facebook to aquire Waze for $1.1 billion
Google finalized a deal to acquire Waze, a six-year-old socially sourced GPS navigation app with 40 million active users.
Here’s proof that you probably won’t finish this article
Most people don't actually read articles top to bottom, and despite having just a small grasp of the author's point, readers will tweet anyway.
China allowing Twitter and Facebook access! Oh wait … not quite
Conference participants are being allowed to tweet and update Facebook, but the permission comes with quite a few caveats.
Chirpify cuts out the PayPal middle man, you can now pay directly in your social streams
Social commerce start-up Chirpify has been reliant on PayPal to enable transactions - until now.
‘My Pocket Pal’ explores an Instagram-made friendship between two strangers
Even on social networks, close friendships between strangers be struck as "My Pocket Pal" filmmaker Jean Antolini had done with Instagram user @DCW805.
Here’s why you shouldn’t be surprised that people share more Vines than Instagrams on Twitter
If you look at how often they're getting shared on Twitter, Vine appears more popular than Instagram. But you shouldn't use Twitter as a barometer.
Vine may not be releasing an API soon, but here’s how to access it
Can't wait to get your hands on the Vine API? Here's a workaround.
RIP, Facebook Sponsored Stories! We shall dance on your grave
Facebook's Sponsored Stories ads are going to that big deluxe apartment in the sky.
Is your band missing its lead guitarist? Giggem is a LinkedIn for the musician market
Giggem steps in to offered a LinkedIn option for the music world with its matchmaking algorithms to bring bands together.
Facebook news you may have missed: A cash-stealing virus, ad cutbacks, and a report that Facebook leads to breakup city
Watch out for the Zeus Trojan, Facebook is cutting down on ads, and Home is update in this week in Facebook news you may have missed.
Arrested for tweeting in Turkey: The social media machine of the #Occupygezi movement
It's hard to call Twitter and Facebook frivolous when they're crucial organizing and awareness-building tools.