Social Network news and trends

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. The largest retailer in the world has collaborated with Nextdoor, the social networking service, to launch “Neighbors Helping Neighbors,” per an announcement on Thursday (April 23). The...

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).  In an effort to see if Facebook has an unfair advantage in the classified advertising space, investigators...

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. RSK, a subsidiary of IOVLabs, is self-described as the “first open-source, smart contract platform...

Uhive To Pilot Blockchain-Based Social Network This Year
Blockchain // September 12, 2019

New social network Uhive has raised $2.3 million in funding, and it ran a successful pilot program that attracted 50,000 early access-users. Now, the network’s creators want to launch a beta for the site by the fourth quarter of this year, according to a release. ...

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. Half a decade later, consumers are no longer so easily appalled since hacks, breaches and […]

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: Loose Lips Sink Ships. Other than the...

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. The […]

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. The largest retailer in the world has collaborated with Nextdoor, the...

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).  In an...

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...