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.

Snap’s Amazon Visual Commerce Connection

Snap’s Amazon Visual Commerce Connection
Snap’s Amazon Visual Commerce Connection
July 10, 2018  |  eCommerce

Visual product search is, reportedly, about to gain another foothold. A feature in planning by Snapchat — more popular with teens than Facebook — would enable consumers...

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Timehop Discloses Data Breach That Impacts 21M Users
Timehop Discloses Data Breach That Impacts 21M Users
July 09, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

Timehop, the mobile app that gathers photos from social media, disclosed on Monday (July 9) that it was the subject of a data breach. Get...

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Expanded Federal Probe Sinks Facebook Shares
Expanded Federal Probe Sinks Facebook Shares
July 04, 2018  |  Facebook / Meta

Following news that the U.S. government probe into the Facebook data breach connected with Cambridge Analytica has widened, shares of the company dropped 2 percent...

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Facebook Granted AOL, Nike, UPS Access To User Data
Facebook Granted AOL, Nike, UPS Access To User Data
July 02, 2018  |  Facebook / Meta

Facebook is involved in another scandal involving improper access to its user data. This time, the site has admitted that it gave dozens of companies...

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Can Social Media Make Ordering Takeout Less Frustrating?
Can Social Media Make Ordering Takeout Less Frustrating?
June 28, 2018  |  Mobile Commerce

Food ordering and delivery have come a long way since reliance on the Yellow Pages and those paper menus stuck into door frames — no...

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Tod’s And Mr. Bags Take Luxury Retail Omnichannel
Tod’s And Mr. Bags Take Luxury Retail Omnichannel
June 27, 2018  |  Retail

Luxury retail has run into a conundrum as digital channels and eCommerce continue to edge out brick-and-mortar shopping venues. Although eCommerce may not be replacing...

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Facebook To Allow Some Crypto Ads
Facebook To Allow Some Crypto Ads
June 27, 2018  |  Facebook / Meta

Facebook moved Tuesday (June 26) to let some advertisements for cryptocurrency run on its platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Instagram’s Plans To Turn Context Into Conversions
Instagram’s Plans To Turn Context Into Conversions
June 26, 2018  |  Social Commerce

Context is everything, a truism that is becoming increasingly true when it comes to commerce in the digital age. Having what a customer wants is...

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