Social Media Sunday

Facebook's Safety Check in Nepal Earthquake & Impressive Growth in Mobile, Twitter's Highlights, and Pinterest Is 10 Percent Smarter Now

All your social media news and updates, every Sunday! This week in social media, Facebook's Safety Check came in handy after the Nepal earthquake, and the company introduced a new social-powered Caller ID app called Hello after posting impressive mobile growth in its first-quarter.

Facebook's Internet.org Criticized by Net Neutrality Advocates, Twitter's Periscope Helped Pirates Stream Game of Thrones, and Tumblr Gets an Update

Nov 14, 2024 12:10 PM EST By Paola Hernández

This week in social media, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's global connectivity project "Internet.org" came under fire by Net Neutrality advocates, Twitter's Periscope app got in trouble with HBO after users were streaming the first episode of "Game of Thrones," and Tumblr released the fourth generation of its iOS app.

Facebook Tests New Trending News Features, Twitter Goes It Alone on Data Sales, and Snapchat Takes Coachella

Nov 14, 2024 12:10 PM EST By Paola Hernández

This week in social media, Twitter effectively fired its data-selling partners while Snapchat got as Coachella-specific as possible.

Facebook's Under EU Scrutiny, WhatsApp Launches Calling on Android, Twitter's Periscope Dominated Meerkat, & Pinterest's Fifth Birthday

Nov 14, 2024 12:10 PM EST By Paola Hernández

This week in social media, Facebook faced increased scrutiny in Europe while subsidiary WhatsApp finally launched its calling feature on Android. Meanwhile, Twitter's Periscope dominated Meerkat right out of the gate and Pinterest reached its fifth anniversary stronger than ever.

Facebook's New Platform Messenger Outpaced Facebook's Growth, Twitter Unveils Meerkat Competitor Periscope, and Snapchat Really, Really Owns the Youth Demographic

Nov 14, 2024 12:10 PM EST By Paola Hernández

This week in social media, Facebook announced Facebook Messenger as its own platform, as the company's future now looks to rival Google. Meanwhile, Twitter unveiled its Meerkat live-streaming competitor, Periscope, and Snapchat's definitely, definitely the leader in the youth demographic.

Facebook Expanding Messenger with Third-Party Apps, Meerkat Blows Up at SxSW Like Twitter Did, Nine Years Ago

Nov 14, 2024 12:10 PM EST By Paola Hernández

Facebook is looking to make Messenger more than an annoying extraneous download, turning it into a multi-app platform soon. Meanwhile, Twitter celebrates nine years since its debut took South by Southwest (SxSW) by storm by ironically doing all it can to stop Twitter network-exploiting video streaming app Meerkat from doing the same at this year's SxSW -- with the opposite effect.