As far as disruptive business innovation goes, apps may feel outdated. Yet Chipotle just made headlines by launching an improved […]
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How Barrett Wissman Predicts Influencers Will Change the Arts Game
Influencers in the arts can drive real profits, even with small moves. A single Instagram post by Beyoncé, for example, […]
Microsoft-GitHub Purchase’s Huge Price Tag Belies Big Competitive Worries
In 2006 Google’s acquired YouTube for $1.65 billion, and Facebook acquired Instagram for $1 billion in 2012. Many dismissed these purchases […]
Are You Oversharing On Social Media?
When you go online, where do you set our boundaries? If you’re like many social media users, you simply may […]
How to Find Out Who Looks at Your Facebook Profile
If you’re a human being (read: not spambot) and you’re on Facebook, you’ve probably wondered who looks at your profile. Facebook’s voyeur-identifying techniques are stealth, allowing you to be a voyeur without really feeling like a stalker. Here are some of the ways you can bypass Facebook’s secret algorithmic ways and find out who’s looking at you…
3 Ways to Use a Controversial Type of Data That Will Help You Succeed
The debate about companies’ use of location data has gained a lot of traction this year. However, that shouldn’t make […]
Today’s Social Platforms Are Dangerous. Can Mappen Build a Safer One?
Social media needs a surgeon general’s warning. No, that isn’t hyperbole. We know social media is highly addictive. We know […]
My Teenage Son Does Not Know How To Mail A Letter, And I Blame Technology
The most connected, tech-savvy generation in history does not know how to mail a letter.
10 Best YouTube Channels to Learn Web Development
If you want to make a career in web development or it is merely your area of interest, it can […]
Twitter Demystified: How To RT, MT, #FF And Fave Like A Pro
What to do if you can’t canoe.
Study: Why Do People Use Facebook?
Facebook is an accepted means of communication. It is a never-ending virtual social gathering filled with adopted puppies, cute LOL kitties, baby announcements, viral articles and videos, events, groups, organizations and fan pages. But why do people really use it?
A new study entitled “Why do people use Facebook?” from Boston University’s…
Why The World has Needed the Coronavirus
How and why has humanity created a pandemic? Have inexorable protection mechanisms have been triggered to create what is now […]
When Facebook Ads Go Wrong
Social ads have social consequences. Josh Kopelman, Managing Director of VC firm First Round Capital, recently found that out. Kopelman, a very savvy web 2.0 investor who got in early with StumbleUpon, Odeo, LinkedIn, and others, tried an experiment with Facebook’s controversial SocialAds advertising system. He spent $50 to test the platform…
Bad News for OpenID: People Still Using Same Password Everywhere
A new survey from Gartner Research delivers some bad news regarding our online security practices: two-thirds of U.S. consumers use the same one or two passwords for all the websites they access. And they like it that way. Although people claim they’re concerned about security, they still tend to use unsafe password management techniques rather…
Why Are Dead People Liking Stuff On Facebook?
And why does a vegetarian “like” McDonald’s, while a guy who has never owned a car “likes” Subaru? The weird side of Facebook likes.
10 Ways to Archive Your Tweets
Did you know that your tweets have an expiration date on them? While they never really disappear from your own Twitter stream, they become unsearchable in only a matter of days. At first, Twitter held onto your tweets for around a month, but as the service grew more popular, this “date limit” has dramatically shortened. According to Twitter’s…
The Not-So-Secret Black Market Of Twitter Handles
Not all Twitter usernames are worth $50,000, but when they are, hackers want them.
How To Protect Yourself From Instaspam
The dangers of Instagram spam, and how to fight back.
AmpliFeeder: FriendFeed’s Much Hotter Sister
There are a slew of social media aggregation sites willing, waiting, and wanting to pull your updates, videos, photos, links, music, “shares,” “likes,” and other content from all around the web. A few of them work well, some have really cool features, and others have critical mass.
But none of them are as drop-dead good-looking – or as…
Timestamp Your Facebook Timeline
Each Facebook Timeline profile now has a tiny clock icon in the status window update, allowing you to place items on your wall in the past. This is a pretty significant Facebook update considering that, initially, Timeline defaulted to publishing posts in the present only. Now the decision to travel back in time is yours. This new feature mimics…
Elon Musk ordered to testify in Twitter takeover investigation
Elon Musk has been ordered to answer to a federal judge concerning his takeover of Twitter in an ongoing US […]
Meta makes AI-generated labels a standard across Facebook, Instagram and Threads
Meta has announced that across its social media platforms artificial intelligence (AI) generated images must be labeled going forward. The labeling […]
Snapchat parent Snap is laying off 10 percent of employees
We’re not surprised that another big tech company is announcing layoffs in its ranks — there has been a lot […]
Mark Zuckerberg forced to face families impacted by cyberbullying
At the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings today, GOP Sen. Josh Hawley demanded that Mark Zuckerberg stand and face the families […]
Social media bosses face US Senate over online child safety
Social media executives are set to testify at a US Senate hearing aimed at addressing online child exploitation. The CEOs […]
TikTok may lose Universal Music Group song catalog
Universal Music Group has warned it will pull its music from TikTok upon the expiry of the current deal which […]
Taylor Swift deepfakes still going viral so X blocks searches for singer
Social media platform X has moved to block searches of Taylor Swift after explicit AI-generated deepfake images of the pop […]
Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata’s views on layoffs go viral
The first weeks of 2024 have seen a large number of layoffs throughout the gaming industry, which has led to […]
Meta to launch tool to block nude images in messages
Meta has announced that it is preparing to launch stricter safety tools to block children from receiving and sending nude […]
X to introduce passkeys as alternative to password login
X has announced it will introduce a new login method in the form of passkeys – a secure technology that […]
BeReal introduces influencer feature in bid to boost engagement
Brands and celebrities will be able to join BeReal as influencers, as the beleaguered social media platform attempts to regain […]
TikTok layoffs: 60 jobs cut in routine restructuring
Social media giant, TikTok, has laid off around 60 of its workers and a latest round of restructuring within the […]
MrBeast made $250k off one X video – how much can creators make on the platform?
The world’s biggest YouTuber, MrBeast, has confirmed a video he posted on X has generated over $250k in ad revenue. […]
Meta will let EU users unlink their Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger accounts
Meta is set to allow EU users of its Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger apps to unlink their accounts due to […]
X is rolling out audio and video calls to Android
X is rolling out audio and video call capability to Android users, after it was introduced for iOS users in […]
TikTok opens live streaming for those with under 1,000 followers
Until now, users needed 1,000 followers on TikTok to access its live-streaming features. Now, however, any user who is a […]
Reddit prepares to go public launch with IPO in March: report
Reddit is set to launch its initial public offering (IPO) in March, following up on plans more than three years […]
YouTuber, MrBeast, tests X following an invitation from Elon Musk
MrBeast, a popular YouTuber, Jimmy Donaldson, is accustomed to analyzing the pros and cons of products in his videos — […]
Elon Musk says ‘rewards will increase significantly’ for X creators
Elon Musk has promised that X creators will soon earn more for their posts, in response to a public blasting […]
Elon Musk’s X reinstated 6,000 banned accounts finds Australia safety regulator
Australia’s eSafety commissioner has blasted the social media platform X after it found that over 6000 banned accounts have been […]
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