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.

Pinterest Q2 Results Highlight Renewed Focus on Shopping, eCommerce

Pinterest Q2 Results Highlight Renewed Focus on Shopping, eCommerce
Pinterest Q2 Results Highlight Renewed Focus on Shopping, eCommerce
August 01, 2022  |  Earnings

Pinterest’s second-quarter earnings results, posted Monday (Aug. 1), reflected recent efforts by the social media company to move forward with a greater focus on shopping...

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Meta Pulls Payments Plug on News Outlets Publishing on Facebook
Meta Pulls Payments Plug on News Outlets Publishing on Facebook
July 29, 2022  |  Facebook / Meta

Meta is phasing out exclusive deals with news publishers on Facebook that will cost some outlets tens of millions of dollars as the social media...

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Social Commerce Evolution’s in Motion at Instagram
Social Commerce Evolution’s in Motion at Instagram
July 26, 2022  |  Social Commerce

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ByteDance’s Valuation Drops 25% From Last Year to Under $300B
ByteDance’s Valuation Drops 25% From Last Year to Under $300B
July 20, 2022  |  Investments

ByteDance has traded in recent weeks at valuations beneath $300 billion, a 25% drop since last year, showing the strain tech companies are under in...

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Flip Raises $60M at $500M Valuation to Expand Discovery eCommerce Platform
Flip Raises $60M at $500M Valuation to Expand Discovery eCommerce Platform
July 20, 2022  |  Retail

Discovery eCommerce startup Flip raised $60M in a Series B funding round that puts its valuation at $500 million as the company expands its social...

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Elliott Management Holds Over 9% of Troubled Pinterest, Reportedly in Discussions
Elliott Management Holds Over 9% of Troubled Pinterest, Reportedly in Discussions
July 14, 2022  |  Investments

Activist investor Elliott Management has accumulated a 9% stake in social media platform Pinterest and is reportedly in talks to further boost that position The...

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Elon Musk Scraps $44B Deal to Buy Twitter
Elon Musk Scraps $44B Deal to Buy Twitter
July 09, 2022  |  News

Deal or no deal? Apparently, the deal is a no, if Elon Musk has his way about his planned $44 billion purchase of the social...

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Pinterest Makes Push to Reclaim Social Commerce With New CEO
Pinterest Makes Push to Reclaim Social Commerce With New CEO
June 29, 2022  |  eCommerce

Pinterest co-founder and longtime CEO Ben Silbermann is handing the reins of the social platform to Google commerce chief Bill Ready, a shakeup that when combined...

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