Google+ and Blogger cozy up with new comment system
Google isn't backing down on its social network, Google+. Instead the search giant is ramping up integration with other services. Now, if you write a blog or regularly comment on one using Blogger, you...
View ArticleSpreecast moves to smartphones as social video chat gains ground
Social video site Spreecast is taking its hybrid of live streams and interactive conversations to your smartphone with a pair of apps released Thursday for iOS and Android.
View ArticleFacebook reports a big quarter for mobile ads
Facebook is making money, and a good chunk of it is already coming from advertising on phones.
View ArticleTwitter targets second screen interaction with Amplify advertising partnerships
Twitter has rolled out Twitter Amplify, an official program that lets broadcast companies and their advertisers push out promoted tweets. The move is aimed at tapping into the lucrative second screen...
View Article5 social media deals that make Waze and Tumblr seem like steals
Google buys Waze. Yahoo buys Tumblr. Facebook buys Instagram.
View ArticleQR codes are still a thing, even if no one uses them
Quick Response codes were once as ubiquitous as Twitter hashtags on advertisements, but the emerging technology now seems like an afterthought. Poor QR codes--they never even stood a chance.
View ArticleSay hello to Hi, a more thoughtful social network
Social networks are becoming a dime a dozen. Most are endless variations of the same social sharing theme, and few of them are interesting. But Hi is different. In the social-startup Mad Libs...
View ArticleAds are on the way for Instagram's 150 million users
Instagram is unstoppable. The photo-sharing app added 20 million users over the last two and a half months, growing from 130 million to 150 million monthly active budding photographers since...
View ArticlePinterest's promoted pins preview ads to come
You knew it was coming. Pinterest is testing promoted pins in what is certainly a preview of how the company will make money from all those carefully curated food photo collections.
View ArticleTwitter's new Starbucks e-gifts let you send treats by tweet
Twitter is veering into Facebook territory with a new Starbucks partnership that lets you tweet your followers $5 gift cards--just enough to cover the cost of a pumpkin spice latte.
View ArticleMayer moves Yahoo further away from search with new content push
Forget search. The future of Yahoo is content. Yahoo's loss to Google in the search engine wars was already quite evident before the 2014 International CES, but CEO Marissa Mayer revealed a new focus...
View ArticleCES proved the Internet of Things is more than a catchphrase
You pull into your driveway, put your car in park, and close the garage. At this point, you fumble for your keys, feel along the wall for the light switches, and adjust the thermostat--but what if your...
View ArticleFacebook focuses on conversation quality with Branch buy
If one of your crazy relatives has ever posted an epic political rant on Facebook, you know that conversations on the social networking site can quickly spiral out of control. You can't take a...
View ArticleTED talks take over Facebook's Paper with exclusive content
TED talks have been inspiring people for the last 30 years with big ideas on technology, entertainment, design, and a slew of other topics. Now TED is taking over Facebook's Paper app with exclusive...
View ArticleAmazon teams with Twitter to turn hashtags into shopping shortcuts
Amazon is letting consumers add items to their shopping cart straight from Twitter. All it takes is a hashtag.
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