This week in social media, Twitter got pretty bruised by Wall Street, Facebook bought a fitness app and got rid of a couple of its less popular mobile offerings, and Whisper's CEO Michael Heyward duked it out with TechCrunch's Michael Arrington. Meanwhile, Tumblr added a huge swath of customization options to its mobile app and the Federal Trade Commission officially chided Snapchat. It's time for Social Media Saturday!
Kik, an app that allows smartphone users to message their friends, has launched a new beta program that offers customers the chance to earn virtual currency.
Do you remember the day the internet went on strike against a bad piece of legislation? It may happen again. The internet dream team behind 2011's SOPA protests has sent what may be the opening salvo in another pressure campaign, this time to stop the Federal Communications Commission's reportedly proposed "Open Internet" rules.
Kim Kardashian decided to go on a Twitter rant on Wednesday to address what she calls ‘false’ rumors about her that she found while searching up her name on the Internet.
The HTC One (M8) mini won't be released until later this year, but already, much like its larger, regular version the M8, the rumor mill is in full swing.
This week in social media, Foursquare split its app in two; Twitter tested a mute button for annoying followers; Snapchat added video calling; and Facebook announced a new direction for its social media business. It's time for Social Media Saturday!
Nothing stops Miley Cyrus from being her usual self of skin-exposing and tongue-wagging, not even when she is recovering from her recent health illness. The pop star released an extremely raunchy bondage-themed concert video.
To what lengths would you go to protect your family? Would you sacrifice your life to protect your family? For one 8-year-old Virginia boy, the answer to that question was crystal clear.
Twitter released its earnings report for the second quarter that it has been a publically traded company late Tuesday. The results beat expectations in several fiscal categories, but the outlook for the social media company remains grim.
Production is only a few months into the filming of "Avengers: Age of Ultron," and while comic book fan boys are salivating for more information and photos from the set, Robert Downey Jr. has been quenching some of those thirsts with photos he's been posting online.
Important takeaways from the "Game Changer" workshop and the entire Voto Latino Power Summit event were as vast and broad as the varying interests, concerns, and needs of the Latino community; yet there were some standout impressions: the importance of Spanish-speakers and Spanish-speaking experts at events looking to target Latinos is paramount; recognizing that younger generations are the door to the older generations -- this is important when trying to attract older generations to causes and offers that are only present online; and vice versa: as older generations are identified as the number one factor in pushing Latino millennials to get healthcare.
The new social media app, Yik Yak, which acts a "virtual bulletin board" has been growing in popularity among college students but for high schools, it often times is used to bully and issue threats to other students.
Watch out, folks: Ronald McDonald is getting a whole new makeover and plans to take over Twitter. Watch out, folks: Ronald McDonald is getting a whole new makeover and plans to take over Twitter.
The Carolina Panthers have just lost one of their best team players. The Jacksonville Jaguars have lost one of their best team players. Former Linebacker Russell Allen was cut by the team last week and subsequently retired after a freak in-game stroke.
MetroPCS, has opted to ease the communication process by offering new and existing customers (with select phones) unlimited talk and text nationwide, plus unlimited calling from the U.S. to landlines in Mexico, and unlimited texting from the U.S. to Mexico, for only $30 a month.
During the last few months, 4J Studios has gotten asked many times the when Minecraft will come out with versions for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 as well as when the software 1.06 patch would be released for the PS3.
This week in social media, Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg showed how serious he is about the company's "multi-app strategy," Twitter continued its evolution toward profitability with more ad products, and LinkedIn reached a milestone, thanks to expanding mobile. It's time for Social Media Saturday!
