Once more, it is the most innocent of all which has paid the ultimate price. There's absolutely no justification for the tragedy. Yes, it is quite common knowledge that the Guerrero region in Mexico is rampant with gang violence.
Bernie Sanders dominated social media conversations on Facebook, Twitter and Yik Yak. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is winning it -- on social media during the pre-Iowa caucuses.
Yahoo! Chief Executive Mayer is expected to cut 1,600 jobs and several local and international business units or about 15 percent of the company's total workforce as part of its big cost-cutting plans.
This week in social media, Facebook took on Periscope by opening up live streaming on iPhone to everyone, while Twitter had one of its worst weeks ever. Meanwhile, Snapchat made it easier to add friends in an update to its app.
After WhatsApp revealed that they won't be charging its users $0.99 cents for its annual fee, the app now aims to make business with corporations that wish to reach their clients through the mobile app.
Facebook currently offers only one option for interacting with a post, the "like." Facebook Reactions, which are coming within the next few weeks, will allow users to react differently to the things they see on the social media site.
Basic Twitter users often see promoted or sponsored tweets on their timelines. Verified users, on the other hand like celebrities and notable figures, who are some of Twitter's most valuable members, do not see these advertisements.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced Sunday that four department heads would be leaving their positions. This is the biggest move Dorsey has made since he returned to the company in mid-2015.
This week in social media, Facebook launched a sports hub designed to catch online social buzz over live sporting events. The company also figured out a technique to deliver 360-degree VR video with a fraction of the bandwidth, all while Twitter hit a new low on Wall Street.
Facebook is gearing up for the 50th Super Bowl with a brand new way to interact with the game. Late Wednesday night, Facebook announced the new Sports Stadium feature that will give sports fans information and statistics, a venue to discuss with each other sports fans and a chance to read commentary from sports journalists covering the games.
Paradoxically, it's because the company wants to make more money. This week, the Facebook-owned instant messaging app WhatsApp announced it was eliminating the nominal $0.
Instant messaging app WhatsApp is eliminating the small charges that it normally charged customers after their first year of using the app. Now, the app will remain free for life.
This week in social media, Facebook COO followed CEO Mark Zuckerberg's example and gave a huge amount of her company stock to charity. Meanwhile, Twitter was under pressure to crack down on hate speech, Snapchat began shopping for ad tech startups, and Foursquare's co-founder and CEO announced he would be stepping down.
Facebook recently released information about the price and release date of its Oculus Rift VR, coming this spring 2015. Now, HTC has made a similar announcement for its own VR headset in collaboration with gaming company Valve Software, the Vive VR.
Oculus told eager buyers last year that the headset would cost about $350 The Oculus Rift virtual reality headset finally has a price and a release date, but many potential buyers are upset about the $599 cost.
Minority users are more prone to watching videos on Facebook than the general population, and that surprising statistic has helped the social network expand its video features over the past two years.
Leaked screenshots reveal the highly anticipated WhatsApp video calling feature. If you haven't been updated with the latest WhatsApp news, this might come as a bit of a surprise because according to a report from Blorge, a German website called Macerkopf recently revealed that WhatsApp will soon have the video calling feature.
