In the past few years, it’s become impossible for the world’s biggest brands to ignore social media. First, having a robust Facebook presence was imperative. Then, it was Twitter. Later, brands had to spread their resources across newer networks like …

As Facebook’s stock continues to decline, the world’s largest social network is beginning to be compared to a smaller competitor that has had more success on Wall St. LinkedIn, the social network for professional networking, has seen a slow, careful …

As you may know, the Mars Rover, Curiosity, has safely landed on the planet, beginning a two-year mission. Oreo is honoring the event with the following image, posted to its Facebook page (and on its website): Oreo16 hours ago Now, …

I probably don’t have to tell you that Chick-fil-A is at the center of a great deal of controversy these days, concerning its open views on gay marriage. These views have led to a seemingly endless debate among Chick-fil-A supporters, …

LinkedIn has released its Q2 earnings report. Revenue is up 89% year-over-year at $228.2 million. Net income, on the other hand, was down to $2.8 million for the quarter, from $4.5 million the same period last year. The company beat …

Today, Facebook launched Facebook Stories, a new site that they say will “celebrate the extraordinary ways that people are using Facebook.” Facebook can be used for a lot more than arguing about politics, sharing baby photos, and checking in on …

As previously reported, Google announced this week that it is acquiring social media marketing platform company Wildfire. It didn’t take long for reports to bring up the fact that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s sister is part of the Wildfire team, …

Google has uploaded a new video to its YouTube developer channel introducing OSCAR the Hangout Robot. It’s a robot that uses Google+ hangouts. I’m not exactly sure where Google is going with this, but here it is: Here’s the video …

As previously reported, Google has acquired social media marketing platform company Wildfire. As if it was not interesting enough that Google acquired a company that helps businesses market their brands on Facebook and other social media competitors, the Wildfire team …

MyLife has launched the MyLife Social App and Dashboard. This leverages the technology from Threadsy, which the company acquired earlier this year. We had a conversation with MyLife CEO Jeff Tinsley about the App and Dashboard, as well as new …

Google has gotten into the social media marketing business with the acquisition of Wildfire. The company has been around for about four years, and has managed to grow to 400 employees and 16,000 customers. Its social media brand management services …

Bing has announced a new social feature, which allows you to tag your Facebook friends when you share a search you’ve performed. As you may recall, Bing launched a new design a couple months back, complete with some new social …

As Chick-fil-A continues to generate controversy over statements company President Dan Cathy made regarding same-sex marriage, they have suffered the loss of their lead spokesman Don Perry. Perry was Chick-fil-A’s Vice President of Corporate Public Relations, having been with the …

Facebook released its first earnings report as a public company today. In that, the company provided its latest user count – 955 million active users. As you may recall, Facebook announced that it would acquire Instagram earlier this year, and …

Facebook just released its first-ever earnings report as a public company. Aside from the financials, the company revealed its latest user stats. Facebook says it has 955 million active users, 552 million of which are using Facebook daily. 543 million …

Today, Facebook is launching a new social plug-in that they say will significantly drive up clicks on other articles in your network. It’s called the Recommendations Bar, and it mimics some fo the recommended articles pop-ups that sites have employed …

Pinterest has added some new categories to its growing list. Considering the content that saturates the popular social network, I’m kind of surprised these categories didn’t already exist, but Pinterest has now added: Quotes, Tattoos and Weddings. Here’s a quick …

Apparently, there has been another sighting of the mythical Facebook phone. Well, at least a sighting of plans to build the mythical product. According to a report from Bloomberg, anonymous sources have confirmed that Facebook is currently working with HTC …

Actor Jason Alexander, who has been no stranger to controversy this summer, has been talking about gun laws on Twitter, and striking more than a few nerves in the process. He has plenty of supporters and plenty of “haters”. Either …

The words “Google+” and “ghost town” are often found in the same sentence, but new data from Compete appears to indicate that, at least in the U.S., Google’s social destination is growing nicely in unique monthly visitors. In June, the …

EDF Engergy and Sosolimited are working together to put on what EDF calls the world’s first social media-powered light show. It uses tweets, and turns them into a real-time light show using the London Eye, a famous Ferris Wheel in …