Google's messaging app will have smart features Google is working on a new messaging app that will help users chat with their friends while also looking up information.
This week was a busy one for Facebook. It launched a new collaboration with Uber through Messenger, announced changes to its controversial "real name" policy, launched its fast-loading Instant Articles for Android, and finally, Facebook was named the most popular smartphone app of 2015 by a Nielsen report. Meanwhile, Twitter hit an all-time low on Wall Street.
Mark Zuckerberg took it upon himself to post a “Star Wars” photo of his newborn daughter, Max. Mark Zuckerberg took it upon himself to post a "Star Wars" photo of his newborn daughter, Max, ahead of the premiere of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Silicon Valley has a diversity problem, and despite working for a year to create more diverse workplaces with higher levels of Latinos, blacks and women, progress has been slow. But there are bright minds at work on solutions, which is one reason why Facebook COO and LeanIn.org Founder Sheryl Sandberg discussed diversity during an "ask me anything" style Q&A on Quora this week.
Facebook is changing the way they will enforce their real names policy. They have created two new policies to try to make users feel safer when communicating with other Facebook users.
This week Facebook announced an offline mode, so mobile users can still see new stories in their News Feeds, even when their connections are spotty. Meanwhile, Twitter announced it would start showing ads to the vast majority of people who visit the platform, and a new study shows Snapchat is the fastest growing social network among millennials.
A new report reveals that the U.S. 2016 presidential race was the most talked about topic in the world on Facebook in 2015, while President Barack Obama topped the list of most discussed politicians across the globe.
This week in Social Media, Mark Zuckerberg announced he and his wife would donate 99 percent of their Facebook stock to charity, prompting critics to express a great deal of skepticism.
Yahoo Messenger was launched in 1998 Yahoo wants people to start chatting again using its chat program Yahoo Messenger. On Thursday, Yahoo revamped the chat program that has been around since 1998.
Belgium has recently implemented a European law that disallows Facebook from tracking the cookies of non-users as an added security in protecting their personal information.
Users can perform advanced searches. A brand new, unofficial Facebook advanced search tool has been created. The tool, which acts through a separate website, makes searching much easier for users.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg declared that he and his wife Priscilla Chan will donate 99 percent of their Facebook shares to charity over the course of their lives.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan welcomed the birth of their daughter, Maxima, last week. In light of this, Zuckerberg announced through Facebook that he and his wife will be giving out 99 percent of their Facebook stock holdings for a good cause.
This week in social media, experts warned that one of the most recent viral hits on Facebook, the "Most Used Words" app, is a privacy-infringing nightmare. Meanwhile, Snapchat launched a challenge to Twitter Moments called Story Explorer, and Reddit has decided to honor visitors' "Do Not Track" settings on browsers.
This week in social media, Facebook introduced a new tool for the heartbroken. Meanwhile Snapchat and Twitter could be in trouble with investors, and Google Plus was resurrected with a new look and a couple of new features.
Facebook is testing new tools to make breakups a little less painful. Facebook is testing new tools to make breakups a little less painful. The social media platform will offer ways for members to limit what they are shown by the site about their ex-boyfriends or ex-girlfriends, Tech Crunch reports.
