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The number of companies integrating social media into their marketing campaigns has been growing steadily over the past decade. Some businesses even...

Snapchat and Amazon Could Be Teaming Up on a New Visual Search Tool

Snapchat is seeking to expand its horizons and utilize its camera to go beyond social media with a new visual search feature. This novel search capa...

Twitter Gets Rid of 70 Million Fake Accounts in May and June, Cracks Down on Trolls

Twitter has been aggressively suspending false accounts in a bid to curtail the spread of fake news. The company’s massive crackdown on trolls and b...

WhatsApp Introduces New Broadcast Feature for Group Chat

WhatsApp recently unveiled a new feature that Telegram users will have no trouble recognizing. WhatsApp us...

Twitter’s New Ads Transparency Center Reveals Who Buys Ads on Its Platform

With the midterm elections coming up, Twitter users will have to brace themselves for a barrage of ads. But this time around, they'll also be gettin...

Instagram Now has 1 Billion Monthly Users, Launches IGTV for Content Creators

Instagram has just hit one of its most crucial milestone – one billion users. The news came on the heels of the company's launch of IGTV or Instagra...

Instagram Just Added an eCommerce Feature to Stories

Instagram is allowing users to buy what they see on Stories without having to leave the app. The photo and...

5 Ways to Boost Your Brand Using Social Media Polls

If you’re managing a small business or start-up brand on social media, getting people to interact with you can be challenging. This is where polling...

Facebook, Google Get Sued by Washington State Over Political Ad Records

Washington has filed a lawsuit against Facebook and Google over their inability to show their records on who purchased political ads on the platform...

Instagram Explains How Its Algorithm Works, Busts Common Myths

It might have taken them almost two years, but Instagram has finally explained the inner-workings of its...

Facebook ‘Weaponized’ User Data, Says Bikini Photo-Finding App Developer

Facebook is facing accusations of gathering more user data than disclosed. According to court filings, former start-up Six4Three claimed that the so...

Royal Wedding was Fifth Most Popular Event Ever Streamed on YouTube

YouTube reports that the Royal Wedding this past weekend was the fifth most popular event ever streamed on YouTube. At its peak, it had 1.29 million people watching and a total of...

Twitter Tackles Harassment by Tweaking Its Algorithm, Hides Mean Tweets

In its latest effort to rein in trolling on the micro-blogging platform, Twitter has announced a...

7 Tips for Growing Your Following on Instagram With Hashtags

With about 500 million daily active users on its platform, Instagram h...

Cambridge Analytica Announces Closure, Files for Bankruptcy

Cambridge Analytica, the controversial firm embroiled in the mishandling of Facebook user data, has announced its shut down on Wednesday. Its Britis...

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