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Facebook, which already handles an unconscionable amount of photos on a daily basis, has been adding tools as of late to get people even more engaged. Now, you can expect the p...

Twitter Launches New Curated ‘Moments’

Twitter just announced a new feature called Moments, which are curated stories made up of tw...

Facebook Tweaks How It Shows News Feed Stories On Slower Connections

Facebook announced some changes it has made to how it decides to show users content in the News Feed. These changes are specifically for users on slow connections. In a nutshel...

LinkedIn Settles Lawsuit over Those Excessive Emails

LinkedIn has settled a lawsuit that revolved around its infamous "add me" emails, and you may qualify for a piece of the settlement. The class action suit, which was first filed...

Facebook Just Gave Us A Ton Of Information About Users’ Lives

Facebook has been looking at how people connect with moments that matter to them to help marketers make use of them. The insights gained have been put together into a...

You Can Now Hide Your Tumblr Blog from the Web

Though many bloggers are looking for more eyes on their content, some might be looking for fewer, if they have a tendency to be the target of abusive trolls. Now, Tumblr is add...

Klout Reportedly Drops The Perks

Klout had a feature called Klout Perks, which let users earn rewards for their influence. These included various products, discounts, and VIP access. Perks were given based on thin...

4 Steps to Becoming Twitter Famous With Devumi

Commissioned news story (Source: Devumi) If you’re looking to take your Twitter game to the next level, you’re going to need next-level tactics. Big name celebrities li...

Instagram Blames Apple for Its Dumb Nudity Policy

We've documented Instagram's (and its parent company Facebook's) hatred of the female form for years. The company basically bans photos of female nipples,...

Goodbye, Facebook Profile Pics – Hello, Profile Videos

Facebook has just announced the coolest thing to happen to your profile since the Cover Photo. Soon, you'll have the ability to set a seven-second looping video as your profile pic...

Facebook Privacy Hoax Is Idiotic, But Privacy Isn’t – Here’s How to Manage Yours

Over the past week, you may have seen a friend or family member post something like this: Now it’s official! It has been published in the media. Facebook has jus...

Twitter Might Lift the 140-Character Limit

Since Twitter's inception, tweets have been 140 characters long. It's what quickly separated the service from traditional blogging platforms. Short bursts of text – news, comedy, s...

Edward Snowden Joins Twitter

With a "Can you hear me now", NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has joined Twitter. "I used to work for the government, Now I work for the public," reads his bio....

LinkedIn Is Reportedly Rolling Out Employee Content Curation Tool Elevate

Back in April, LinkedIn announced Elevate as a way to help businesses get their employees sharing content on their behalf. It piloted with Adobe, Unilever and a few other companies...

Facebook Privacy Hoax Still Making the Rounds, Still Dumb As Ever

Every time one of these Facebook privacy hoaxes starts making the rounds, I don't want to write anything about it. It's like beating a dead horse. But it's not really a dead ho...

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