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Meerkat and Periscope both quickly made names for themselves with their live streaming apps launched earlier this year. A lot of businesses have been testing the waters and trying...

WordPress.com Gets A New Action Bar

Wordpress.com has a new action bar, which makes it easier for readers to follow blogs of interest and for blo...

‘M’ Is Facebook’s Personal Assistant Inside Messenger

Ever since Facebook split Messenger from its flagship app (a move that wasn't everyone's favorite), the company has been making addition after addition to its core functionality. I...

YouTube Gaming Is Now Live On Web, Android & iOS

Back in June, Google announced YouTube Gaming, saying it would launch in the summe...

Facebook Gives You A Guide To Page Messaging

Earlier this month, Facebook launched Page Messaging, which gives custom...

Pinterest Comments On Effects Of Uploaded Pins

Online marketer Vincent Ng known specifically for his expertise in optimizing for Pinterest, wrote an interesting blog post pondering if pins that are uploaded (as opposed to pinne...

Report: Instagram Follower Growth, Engagement On The Decline

Much has been made about the incredible growth of Instagram and the emerging opportunities that come along with that. We've certainly...

Twitter Really Wants You to Use It for Messaging

Twitter is taking steps to make itself a destination for messaging. Starting today, you will be able to receive notifications in your browser when you receive a direct message....

Facebook Launches ‘Donate Now’ Call-To-Action Button

Facebook announced the launch of a new call-to-action button for pages that enable users to give them money. This one is "Donate Now," and is obviously aimed at nonprofits. Fac...

Twitter Kills Sites Across the World That Archived Politicians’ Deleted Tweets

One of the biggest operations for preserving politicians' deleted tweets has been shut down. The Open State Foundation say that Twitter has cut off its API access for its...

Infographic Tells You To Embrace Instagram Instead of Facebook

Facebook has plateaued while Instagram is just getting warmed up. That's the message of a...

The Avatar Family Runs Afoul of Facebook’s Real Name Policy

An avatar is an icon used to represent someone online. It's also an "epic science fiction film directed, written, produced, and co-edited by James Cameron, and starring Sam Worthin...

Facebook Is Now Testing GIFs for Page Posts, Ads

Back in May, Facebook finally started supporting animated GIFs in posts, but only those from personal accounts. A lot of Page admins were bummed about this because they recognized...

Pinterest’s Daily User Count On The Rise

Earlier, we looked at research from Pew Research Center showing that more people are using Instagram every day. Well, the same is true for Pinterest. Interestingly, both compan...

Imgur Is The Latest Social Media Service To Launch An Email Newsletter

Imgur is the latest social media service to launch a new opt-in email newsletter for its users. It's called In Case You Missed It, and should serve as a way to get more engagement...

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