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 Tracker: Feature Growth

Facebook Tracker: Feature Growth
Facebook Tracker: Feature Growth
February 09, 2017  |  Facebook / Meta

Facebook stock (FB) was trending upward in midweek trading, with mid-day values on Wednesday (Feb. 8) rising 1.68 percent from the previous day’s close, up...

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Baby Boomers Vs. Millennials: Eerily Similar?
Baby Boomers Vs. Millennials: Eerily Similar?
February 07, 2017  |  Consumer Finance

While most millennials were brought up in the age of the computer, baby boomers can remember a time when they weren’t surrounded by technology. Get...

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Keep Knocking, Facebook: China Might Let You In
Keep Knocking, Facebook: China Might Let You In
January 31, 2017  |  Cross-border Payments

By many standards, Facebook is the undisputed king of social media with its 1.8 billion active users, according to The Wall Street Journal. In an attempt...

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Gen Xers Heaviest Social Media Users
Gen Xers Heaviest Social Media Users
January 30, 2017  |  Consumer Insights

The numbers have it. Move over, millennials, because Gen Xers are the real social media addicts in town. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Snapchat Tests Social Commerce Waters
Snapchat Tests Social Commerce Waters
January 13, 2017  |  Retail

Snap Inc. is currently testing two new advertising tactics — deep linking and auto-fill — to boost its social commerce capabilities. Get the Full Story...

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Singapore, Thailand Love Instagram, eCommerce
Singapore, Thailand Love Instagram, eCommerce
December 08, 2016  |  Mobile Commerce

Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia, with its population of over 620 million, is predicted to be the next site of an eCommerce boom....

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Fed Governor Warns FinTechs Against Social Media Underwriting
Fed Governor Warns FinTechs Against Social Media Underwriting
December 06, 2016  |  Legal & Regulation

FinTechs that want to use data from social media for credit underwriting got a warning from Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard, who said they could run...

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