President Obama’s farewell address is the first bona fide social media hit of 2017
Barack Obama's final speech as President of the United States had the most social media activity of any event in 2017 -- so far.
New year brings new news for Facebook with unveiling of its Journalism Project
On Wednesday, Fidji Simo, the company's Director of Product, unveiled The Facebook Journalism Project to improve the network's news coverage
Follow these three styling tips for better still-life Instagram photos
Mango Life has created a tutorial breaking down three simple steps you can take to improve your still-life photography on Instagram.
Twitter's Dashboard app will soon be no more, but its best features may live on
Twitter Dashboard, the app aimed at business users, is shutting down just over 7 months since it was launched.
Obama’s farewell address to get the 360 live video treatment
President Barack Obama’s farewell address will be live-streamed in 360 video on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube courtesy of VRScout.
Bumble’s latest feature lets you post disappearing videos for potential mates
Ephemeral video stories a la Snapchat are coming to the female-friendly dating app, Bumble. The 10-second videos disappear after a day.
Hate ads in videos? Get ready for your newest gripe with Facebook
According to "industry sources," social media giant Facebook will soon start testing mid-roll ads in its videos.
Warriors/Kings contest to live-stream on Facebook tonight
Sunday night will mark Facebook's first-ever live stream of an NBA game.
Here's where to catch Sunday's Golden Globes show
It's the first big movies/TV awards show of the season, and there are several different ways to watch it.
Welcome to London: Airbnb is using Twitter live 360 video to showcase travel spots
Airbnb is one of the first brands to jump on Twitter’s recently launched live 360 video feature in order to showcase its global experiences.
Facebook has hired Campbell Brown of CNN to lead its News Partnerships team
Campbell Brown announced on Friday that she would be "joining Facebook to lead its News Partnerships team."
Wikileaks whips up furor after proposing a database of verified Twitter users’ info
Wikileaks tweeted it plans to build an online database populated with the information of verified Twitter users.
Have a question for His Holiness? Ask it through his Facebook Messenger bot
If you're a Facebook user, head over to Messenger and check out what just might become your new favorite chatbot. Its name is Missiobot.
Twitter strikes deal to live-stream 70 hours of action from the PGA Tour
Twitter is bringing professional golf live-streams back to its platform courtesy of its latest partnership with the PGA Tour.
White House preserves Obama administration’s social media in digital archive
The White House is teaming up with Giphy, MIT, and the Internet Archive to preserve the Obama administration’s social media history.
Facebook now offers auto-subtitling for Page videos
Facebook has quietly rolled out its auto-subtitling function for videos to Pages. The AI-assisted feature was previously only available for video ads.
Lawsuit alleges Snapchat released false growth numbers to court investors
A lawsuit filed against Snap by a former employee claims the company reported false growth numbers to investors in an effort to inflate its valuation.
Mark Zuckerberg’s political ambitions under the spotlight after recent activity
Mark Zuckerberg's political ambitions have come to light via a SEC filing by his firm and his own statesman-like Facebook posts.
Medium cuts one-third of its staff as it looks beyond ads at new business model
Medium, the publishing platform created by Twitter co-founder Evan Williams, is axing 50 jobs and shutting its offices in New York and Washington D.C.
Twitter ‘accidentally’ killed usernames in replies, and users weren’t happy
On Thursday, Twitter “accidentally” made an upcoming feature available to everyone on iOS, and the reaction from users was hostile, to say the least.
Browser extension unveils the hidden tags Facebook gives your photos
A new extension for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox will unveil the hidden tags Facebook doesn't usually let you see with a simple hover of your cursor.
Dating app Coffee Meets Bagel taps Yelp, Spotify to help plan your first date
Dating app Coffee Meets Bagel is launching two new web apps powered by Yelp and Spotify that are all about helping you plan the ideal first date.
Mark Zuckerberg plans to travel to every state for his new year’s resolution
Mark Zuckerberg will be hitting the road to visit every state with his wife Priscilla Chan in tow as part of his latest “personal challenge.”
Newly redesigned web app aims to make social media graphics simple
A newly re-designed web program is aiming to simplify the process of designing graphics for social media, business and more.
NFL to live-stream Super Bowl, additional games in China on Sina Weibo
The NFL is partnering with Chinese social media giant Sina Weibo to live-stream games on the site, including the Super Bowl.
Facebook censors 'explicitly sexual' nude statue of Neptune
Facebook is courting controversy following its removal of a photo of an Italian statue of Neptune. The company claims it violates its nudity policy.
Linktree’s free service can help up your Instagram marketing game
Instagram only offers one opportunity to link outside your profile. Now, you can get around that limit with a little workaround from Linktree.
Facebook celebrates 2016 by showing off its best hackathon-developed products
Facebook is celebrating 2016 by showing off some of its favorite hackathon-developed products, including a richer Safety Check.
CEO Jack Dorsey says Twitter may start letting users edit tweets
Twitter has spoken. After CEO Jack Dorsey asked users for suggestions for new features, one function won the popular vote: the ability to edit tweets.
Republicans propose bill to impose fines for live-streaming from House floor
Republicans in the House of Representatives proposed a bill that will impose a fine for live-streaming from the House floor.
Camera sales might not look so bleak in 5 years, study suggests
While industry sales reports show decline, one research company is suggesting the camera market could grow over the next few years.
Fake news stories lead to Facebook Safety Check alert for an incident that never occurred
Facebook users in Thailand were asked to mark themselves as safe after a rash of fake news caused the site's Safety Check feature to be errantly activated.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection now asks foreign travelers for social media info
Some travelers looking to visit the United States are now being asked for Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube account names.