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976CryptocurrencyNew App Lets Users Tip On Twitter With Bitcoin
Twitter users can now send small bitcoin transactions as a tip if they like a tweet, according to reports. A new app...
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1.5KFacebookFacebook-FTC Row Could Produce Record Fine
Facebook is set to face a record-setting fine imposed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Sources have told The Wall Street Journal that the...
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1.3KMobileIndian Gov’t Wants WhatsApp Message Access To Fight Crime
India’s government is pressuring Facebook for access to WhatsApp’s encrypted messages. Last year, rumors and fake videos spread on WhatsApp, leading to about...
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1.4KOmnicommerceBringing Contextual Commerce To The TV Screen
The average Android user spends 53 minutes per day on Instagram. Add in the time spent on Facebook, Pinterest and other platforms,...
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1.3KRegulationFacebook, Google Pressured In India Over Privacy, Taxes
Indian activists with the New Delhi-based Centre For Accountability And Systemic Change (CASC) and right-wing activist K.N. Govindacharya have asked lawmakers in...
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2.7KOmnicommerceWhy Contextual Commerce Is Retail’s Future Now
Shopping is a social experience in more ways than one. Consumers are busy, attached to their smartphones and used to scrolling past...
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1.3KInternationalTwitter CEO Dorsey Summoned To Appear Before Indian Parliamentary Panel
Twitter Chief Executive Jack Dorsey is being summoned by an Indian Parliamentary panel that wants him to appear later in February. According...
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1.9KFacebookFacebook Buys Image-Matching Tech Co GrokStyle
Facebook has acquired GrokStyle, the maker of image-matching technology, to beef up its work in the field. Bloomberg reported Facebook spokeswoman Vanessa...
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2.5KInvestmentsWhy Tech Giants Are Hiding, Or Shifting, User Stats
In investing, as in life, information is power. We make choices based on the data at hand, sifting through what has happened in...
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2.7KRegulationIndian Government Drafts New Rules For Chinese App Makers
The Indian government is going after social media apps run by Chinese companies, gearing up to create new regulations that will force...
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3.3KMobile ApplicationsChina’s WeChat Exposes Debtors Via Social Media
A new Chinese app has been created specifically to shame people who don’t pay their bills. The “deadbeat map” app with WeChat,...
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2.3KFacebookFacebook Adding Instagram, WhatsApp To User Metrics
Facebook is planning to change the way it reports user metrics, no longer giving results just for the social media site, but...
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2.3KEarningsDespite Scandals, Facebook Makes Q4 Gains On Users And Mobile
Facebook posted single-digit user gains in the fourth quarter of 2018, gains that arguably push back against ideas that the social media...
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2.0KIPOGoldman Sachs And JPMorgan To Underwrite Pinterest’s IPO
Pinterest, the social media operator that is gearing up to launch an initial public offering, has tapped Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan. Reuters,...
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3.8KRegulation
US Regulators Eye ‘Record’ Facebook Fine
Regulators in the United States have reportedly met to discuss levying fines against social media giant Facebook, a punishment that could be...
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3.4KFacebookWhatsApp Beats Facebook On Global Usage
When thinking about the most popular apps in the world, one clearly comes to mind: Facebook. However, according to recent reports, another...
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2.0KPersonnelSnap’s CFO The Latest Executive To Leave
Snap, the struggling maker of the disappearing app Snapchat, saw its stock take a big hit after announcing its chief financial officer...
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3.0KFacebookGerman Reg To Halt Facebook User Data Collection
Germany’s antitrust watchdog plans to stop Facebook from gathering some user data after its investigation found that the social media giant has...
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3.5KFacebookFacebook Opens New Boston Office
Facebook, which is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, opened a new office this week in Boston. The social media company invited some...
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1.8KFacebookZuckerberg To Hold ‘Future Of Tech’ Talks
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has vowed this year to host public discussions on the future of technology in society. “I’m an engineer, and I used...
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3.7KFacebook
Zuckerberg Suspended Facebook Share Sale In Q4
Mark Zuckerberg chose to not sell a single Facebook share in the last quarter of 2018. According to a Bloomberg report, this...
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2.4KFacebookStudy: Users Will Give Up Facebook For $1K
It’s an annual tradition come early January — people everywhere pulling back from their resolutions, finding some wiggle room in the certainty...
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4.3KFacebook
Facebook CEO Says He’s ‘Proud’ Of The Improvements Its Made
Embattled Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said in a post over the holiday week that he was “proud of the progress” Facebook...
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3.0KInternationalHow Payment Platforms Connect Merchants With Augmented Reality
To let shoppers discover and try out new products, payment companies are helping merchants launch augmented reality (AR) experiences within social media...
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1.8KFacebookFacebook Shares Fall 7.3 Pct Post-DC Lawsuit
With the news of a lawsuit against Facebook (FB) by prosecutors in the District of Columbia, the social media company’s shares slid significantly...
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3.6KSecurity & FraudTwitter Stock Down As Worries Grow Over Hacking
Twitter, the microblogging website operator, saw its stock tank in trading on Tuesday (Dec. 18), after it said it was looking into...
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4.8KRetailNew Instagram Feature Will Tell Brands About Bookmarked Products
Instagram is working on a shopping feature that would tell brands which products users are bookmarking, according to a report by CNBC....
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1.9KMobileGovt Requests For Twitter User Data Jump 10 Pct
Twitter revealed that it has received more government demands for data on its users between January and June of this year than its...
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5.1KMatchmakersIs #donate The First Step To #buy?
By almost any measure, John Gossart, COO and Co-founder of fundraising resource Goodworld, has done more than his fair share of public service....
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3.1KRetailInstagram Users In India May Get A ‘Buy’ Button In 2019
Instagram users in India might be able to shop inside the app next year, according to a report from Mint. Users would be...
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2.7KFacebookFacebook Mulled Charging For User Data Access
Court documents have revealed that Facebook has considered charging companies for ongoing access to user data. The Wall Street Journal viewed internal emails that...
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3.0KFacebookBrit MP: Facebook Knew About Russian Meddling In 2014
A U.K. politician said Facebook was aware that Russian-linked organizations were harvesting data from the social media giant, since October 2014, according...
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2.1KLegalSEC Chairman Says Tesla Case Is Settled Despite Musk Tweet
Despite Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk’s early October tweet in which he called the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) the “Shortseller Enrichment...
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3.1KFacebookIBM CEO Latest To Pile Onto Big Tech
IBM CEO Ginni Rometty is the latest tech executive to criticize web platforms, such as Facebook and Google, over their data collection...
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1.7KFacebookUK Parliament Considers Publishing Confidential Facebook Docs
The U.K. Parliament could release confidential documents on Facebook that it seized, as soon as this week, as the pressure on the social...
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5.7KMobileInstagram Talks New Shopping Features And Why It Doesn’t Have A Buy Button
Location, location, location. Even people without a mind for business remember that motto as one of the guiding principles of retail and...
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3.3KFacebook
Facebook Fights UK Fine For Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Facebook plans to appeal a fine issued by the U.K.’s data watchdog in response to the social media site’s Cambridge Analytica scandal....
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4.1KFacebookFacebook Stock Hits Two-Year Low
Facebook, the leading social media company, is facing pressure after The New York Times issued a damaging report, with the stock falling...
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3.1KInnovationSnap Launches Partner Program To Help Brands Create AR Lenses
Snap, the maker of the disappearing messaging app Snapchat, announced Monday (Nov. 19) a partner program aimed at making it easier for...
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5.1KeCommerceInstagram Rolls Out New Shopping Features
Instagram, the Facebook-owned photo-sharing social media platform, is making it easier for consumers to shop during the holidays by announcing three new...
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2.8KBusinessOnline Ad Biz Neared $50B In Early 2018
A new report from Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) shows that the online advertising business continues to grow at double-digit rates. “This landmark...
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1.9KFacebookFacebook Fixes Bug That Collected User Profile Data
Facebook has fixed a bug that gave websites access to information from a user’s profile without their knowledge. Ron Masas, a security researcher...
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3.4KSizzle/Fizzle
Facebook’s Sizzly, Fizzly Week
Facebook has been a firm with its share of troubles lately. Earnings weren’t quite what investors were looking for, its usership base in...
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3.3KFacebookPoll: Facebook Trustworthiness Dead Last At 22 Pct
A new poll shows that Americans believe Facebook to be the least trustworthy of all the major technology companies as far as protecting...
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2.2KInnovationFacebook Portal Ships Amid Privacy Concerns
After announcing the debut of its video chat devices a month ago, Facebook has begun shipping the Portal and Portal+. The new...
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3.4KRidesharingCan Lime’s Safety Push Attract More Bike, Scooter Users?
Scooters are so retro that they are almost brand new. That might seem, from certain angles, a decent problem to have: A...
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2.9KFacebookFacebook To Open Small Biz Pop-Up Concept In Select Macy’s
Facebook has announced that it is opening its first small business pop-up concept in nine Macy’s locations across the United States. The...
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4.5KRetailDigital Spaces As Virtual Makeup Studios, Augmented Reality Style
To help improve the retail shopping and shipping experience, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) is catching on with big-box retailers...
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4.7KFacebookWhy KYC Is As Critical For Political Ads As It Is For Payments Transactions
There are only hours to go before the U.S. midterm elections. Much is at stake, but beyond who controls the House and...
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5.7KDataThe $5B Midterm Elections And The Big Costs Of Big Data
Politics is not our normal beat here at PYMNTS. But the 2018 midterms has changed our thinking, and for one reason: 2018 will...
