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.

India’s ShareChat Could Close Series E Round Led By Google, Snap

India’s ShareChat Could Close Series E Round Led By Google, Snap
India’s ShareChat Could Close Series E Round Led By Google, Snap
January 04, 2021  |  Investments

India’s social networking platform ShareChat is close to concluding a Series E funding round led by Google and Snap, TechCrunch reported on Monday (Jan. 4)....

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Report: Facebook To Move UK Users To California Privacy Agreement
Report: Facebook To Move UK Users To California Privacy Agreement
December 16, 2020  |  Facebook / Meta

It’s not clear how happy consumers in the United Kingdom will be over Facebook’s latest move, but privacy advocates are already up in arms. Get...

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YouTube’s Brief Outage Focuses Attention On Its Growing Commerce Role
YouTube’s Brief Outage Focuses Attention On Its Growing Commerce Role
December 14, 2020  |  Social Commerce

Google’s massive outage on Monday (Dec. 14) showed not only how much the world relies on services like Gmail, but also spotlighted the company’s YouTube...

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WhatsApp Rolls Out Shopping Cart Feature For Easier In-App Buying
WhatsApp Rolls Out Shopping Cart Feature For Easier In-App Buying
December 08, 2020  |  Social Commerce

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is rolling out a new shopping cart feature that works in conjunction with its Catalogs tool, making it easier for users to shop...

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COVID Vaccine Adoption Creates New Class Of Influencer
COVID Vaccine Adoption Creates New Class Of Influencer
December 03, 2020  |  Economy

Boris Johnson gets his COVID vaccine in public. Three U.S. presidents agree to do the same. The CEO of American Airlines takes his beleaguered 737...

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Merchants Break Out Omnichannel Innovations To Maintain Sales Through 2021
Merchants Break Out Omnichannel Innovations To Maintain Sales Through 2021
November 24, 2020  |  Merchant Innovation

SMBs that have survived the impacts of the pandemic are now confronting new hurdles: winter and a potential second COVID-19 wave. In the 2021 New...

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Commerce Department Won’t Pursue TikTok Shutdown
Commerce Department Won’t Pursue TikTok Shutdown
November 12, 2020  |  Mobile

The Commerce Department won’t be enforcing the order that would have effectively shut down the popular video-sharing app TikTok, according to a report from The...

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Foursquare Completes Business Model Pivot; CEO Resigns
Foursquare Completes Business Model Pivot; CEO Resigns
November 06, 2020  |  Innovation

For Foursquare, it has been quite a journey from its launch in 2009 to 2020. On Friday (Nov. 6), CEO David Shim announced his intention to step...

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