Social Media

Social media are interactive computer-mediated technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information, ideas, career interests and other forms of expression via virtual communities and networks.

Facebook Enables Live Broadcasts Of Group Video Chats

Facebook Enables Live Broadcasts Of Group Video Chats
Facebook Enables Live Broadcasts Of Group Video Chats
July 23, 2020  |  Internet of Things

Facebook announced on Thursday (July 23) that users of its Messenger Rooms group video feature can now live-broadcast those meetings to traditional Facebook pages. The...

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Twitter User Base Grows A Record 34 Pct In Q2 As Shutdowns Boost Social Media
Twitter User Base Grows A Record 34 Pct In Q2 As Shutdowns Boost Social Media
July 23, 2020  |  Earnings

Twitter’s second-quarter earnings showed on Thursday (July 23) that the social media giant’s user base continued to grow even as its ad revenues declined, as...

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FTC Presses For Testimony From Facebook’s Zuckerberg, Sandberg
FTC Presses For Testimony From Facebook’s Zuckerberg, Sandberg
July 17, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Facebook Inc’s top executives could be required to testify before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as the regulator investigates whether the California-based social media conglomerate...

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Twitter Hack Of Kardashian, Obama And 130+ Other A-Listers Invites FBI Probe
Twitter Hack Of Kardashian, Obama And 130+ Other A-Listers Invites FBI Probe
July 17, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

The FBI is investigating the worst security breach in Twitter’s 14-year history, as hackers commandeered more than 100 high-profile accounts, The Wall Street Journal reported....

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Facebook To Roll Out ‘Instagram Reels’ As A TikTok Rival
Facebook To Roll Out ‘Instagram Reels’ As A TikTok Rival
July 16, 2020  |  Facebook / Meta

At a time when TikTok encounters questions from the U.S. government regarding its use of user information, Facebook plans to soon roll out a similar service called...

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Deep Dive: Cybercrime Rises As Consumers Migrate To Digital Food Ordering Amid Pandemic
Deep Dive: Cybercrime Rises As Consumers Migrate To Digital Food Ordering Amid Pandemic
July 14, 2020  |  Mobile Order Ahead

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Twitter Stock Soars On News Of Possible Subscription Service
Twitter Stock Soars On News Of Possible Subscription Service
July 08, 2020  |  Subscriptions

Shares of Twitter surged Wednesday (July 8) after an apparent job listing spilled the beans on the social media giant’s budding efforts to build a...

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Facebook Responds To Advertiser Boycott
Facebook Responds To Advertiser Boycott
June 30, 2020  |  Retail

The Facebook ad boycott – which first found traction with retailers – gained momentum on Monday (June 29), as more brands joined the list of...

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