Snapchat Parent Buys Data Firm Placed for $135 Million
Snap Inc – which is the parent company of photo-sharing platform Snapchat – has acquired the ‘Placed’ data firm for $135.2 million (roughly Rs. 865 crores) in [Read More…]
Social Media
Facebook Authorises Chinese Firm’s Launch of Moments-Like App: Report
Facebook, whose social media platform is blocked in China, authorised a local company to launch a photo-sharing application in the country in May, the New [Read More…]
Musical.ly Social Media App Is Coming to India
Musical.ly, a social media app that lets people create their own music and comic videos, is coming to India, the company told Gadgets 360. The [Read More…]
MIT Researchers Make AI System That Detects Sarcasm on Twitter Better Than Humans
MIT scientists have developed a new artificial intelligence system that can detect sarcasm in tweets better than humans, an advance that may help computers automatically spot and [Read More…]
Facebook Groups App to Be Discontinued on September 1
Facebook’s standalone Groups app, meant for heavy users of its Groups feature, is not a very popular app and this is why it wouldn’t come as a [Read More…]
Facebook to Feature Local Politicians’ Posts in News Feed to Aid Civic Engagement
Amid allegations of fake news on Facebook affecting election results, social networking giant Facebook is testing a feature that slips “top posts” from local politician’s into your News Feed. [Read More…]
How To Write Social Media Headlines That Stand Out
Social media plays an important role in any online business. While your pages don’t usually translate to immediate sales, social media boosts brand awareness among [Read More…]
Facebook to Feature Local Politicians’ Posts in News Feed to Aid Civic Engagement
Amid allegations of fake news on Facebook affecting election results, social networking giant Facebook is testing a feature that slips “top posts” from local politician’s into your News Feed. [Read More…]
Facebook Reportedly Surpasses Google, Microsoft in Terms of Profit Per Employee
Facebook has leapfrogged Microsoft and Google’s parent company Alphabet in securing maximum profit per employee in the second quarter of 2017 while Twitter suffered a hefty loss, a media [Read More…]
Over 650 Social Media URLs Already Blocked in 2017, Compared to Just 10 in 2014: Ahir
The number of social media URLs blocked by the government on the recommendation of an official panel has shown a rising trend with 652 web [Read More…]