As far as disruptive business innovation goes, apps may feel outdated.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 wants to take on Twitch with monetized livestreams on X
Elon Musk wants to implement features on X to turn it into a live streaming platform to rival Amazon’s Twitch, […]
Rumble: ‘active and ongoing’ SEC investigation into video platform
Rumble, the online video-hosting platform that claims to be a free speech YouTube alternative, is reportedly under investigation by the […]
Unity cuts 25% of workforce in latest restructure attempt
Almost 2,000 employees are due to be laid off by gaming software developer, Unity, as first reported by The Wall […]
Hackers hijack X accounts for crypto scams, including Google’s Mandiant
Hackers are specifically targeting prominent verified accounts on X, formerly known as Twitter, to promote crypto scams and drop links […]
Telegram launches new update with improved call performance
Telegram, the messaging platform, launched its most recent update on New Year’s Eve, boasting a brand-new calls interface and some […]
Is X down? Social media platform back after global outage
Social media platform X experienced widespread outages early on Thursday, December 20, affecting thousands of users around the world. Peaking […]
X sets up team to generate $100m from political ads: reports
Elon Musk’s X has created a new team specifically designed to generate advertising revenue for political advertisers. The goal of […]
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman on what’s next for the platform
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman has spoken on plans for profit amid the potential of an IPO in 2024 and the […]
NetChoices: TikTok, Meta, X and others sue Utah over app limits for minors
An industry group representing TikTok, Meta, and X has issued a lawsuit against the US state of Utah over strict […]
EU begins investigation into X over suspected DSA breach
The European Union (EU) has opened formal proceedings against Elon Musk’s X to investigate if it breached the bloc’s Digital […]
Disney increases Instagram ad spend after halting advertising on X
Disney has increased their ad spending on Meta’s Instagram by as much as 40% after halting advertising on X over […]
Rumble sues two people connected to Media Matters on heels of X suit
Online video platform Rumble is cracking down on Media Matters with a new lawsuit targeting people connected to the left-leaning […]
Texas judge upholds TikTok ban on government devices
A Texas judge has upheld a ban on TikTok on government devices in the U.S. state. The ban covers all […]
TikTok in $1.5bn investment with Indonesia tech giant GoTo
TikTok owner ByteDance is set to resume business in Indonesia by taking a majority 75.01% stake in Tokopedia with a […]
Bluesky backtracks on plans to launch public-facing interface
Following an unpopular announcement, Bluesky has backtracked on its plans to open a public-facing interface. The decision would have meant […]
Discord releases update with new mobile layout
Discord unveiled a much-anticipated update on Tuesday with a new goal – to boost communicating and sharing with friends. The […]
TikTok trends 2023: Top viral videos this year, revealed
TikTok, love it or hate it, there’s no denying the impact of the world’s fastest-growing social media platform. As 2023 […]
Mark Zuckerberg sells $185m of Meta stock
Mark Zuckerberg offloaded Meta shares for the first time in two years, following an impressive 172% increase in the company’s […]
Facebook owner Meta faces $600m lawsuit from Spanish media
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has been hit with a €550 million ($600m) lawsuit by AMI, an umbrella group […]
Elon Musk swears at advertisers over antisemitic content row
Elon Musk offered a profanity-filled statement to the advertisers leaving X (formerly Twitter) because of the platform’s perceived antisemitism. The […]