Social Network news and trends

Google Unveils Experimental Keen Social Network For Users’ Interests
Retail // June 19, 2020

To help users share their passions with the world, Google unveiled a place for “long-term interests” called Keen that was made as part of its Area 120 test workshop. The project’s team worked in conjunction with the firm’s People and AI Research (PAIR) group, which works...

Walmart, Nextdoor Launch Neighbors’ Helping Initiative
Retail // April 23, 2020

Walmart and Nextdoor have joined forces to make it easier for neighbors to help each other during the COVID-19 pandemic. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Facebook’s Marketplace Facing EU Antitrust Scrutiny 
Facebook // April 06, 2020

The European Union (EU) is targeting Facebook’s Marketplace as the next leg in its antitrust investigation, according to a Monday (April 6) report in the Financial Times (FT).  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Crypto Startup RSK Acquires Social Network Taringa
Partnerships / Acquisitions // September 27, 2019

Crypto startup RSK will buy Spanish social media network Taringa in a bid to expand and to gain access to the platform’s 20 million users, according to a report by Forbes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Interviews & Exclusives
From Friend’s Grandpa To Hip Elder Brother: Banks As Consumer Trust Anchors

December 03, 2018
Almost five years ago (on Dec. 19, 2013), Target was breached. Roughly 40 million consumer credit cards were hacked, and the public outcry of shock was massive. People could not believe an entity like Target could be so completely compromised. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free […]

Facebook’s Content Conundrum

May 24, 2017
In 1942, the U.S. Office of War Information created a marketing slogan that has since become a favored colloquialism for the importance of secrecy: Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Quick Reads
Google Unveils Experimental Keen Social Network For Users’ Interests

June 19, 2020
To help users share their passions with the world, Google unveiled a place for “long-term interests” called Keen that was made as part of its Area 120 test workshop. The project’s team worked in conjunction with the firm’s People and AI Research (PAIR) group, which works on “human-centered machine learning systems” per a blog post. Get […]

Walmart, Nextdoor Launch Neighbors’ Helping Initiative

April 23, 2020
Walmart and Nextdoor have joined forces to make it easier for neighbors to help each other during the COVID-19 pandemic. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Facebook’s Marketplace Facing EU Antitrust Scrutiny 

April 06, 2020
The European Union (EU) is targeting Facebook’s Marketplace as the next leg in its antitrust investigation, according to a Monday (April 6) report in the Financial Times (FT).  Get the...

Crypto Startup RSK Acquires Social Network Taringa

September 27, 2019
Crypto startup RSK will buy Spanish social media network Taringa in a bid to expand and to gain access to the platform’s 20 million users, according to a report by...