Singer David Draiman of heavy metal’s Disturbed had enough of trolls, quits Twitter
David Draiman, singer for the metal band Disturbed, announced that he's permanently leaving Twitter because of trolls.
With more effective blocked lists, Twitter is ramping up fight against trolls
Twitter is letting users join up with their buddies to block trolls more efficiently on the social media site.
Facebook experiments with ‘buy button’ for Shopify merchants
Facebook has started experimenting with "buy buttons" that lets users buy directly from Shopify merchants, without leaving the site.
Snapchat now lets you use front and rear cameras for your videos
At last, Snapchat is letting its users take advantage of front and rear cameras that they can switch back and forth to during video recordings. This small update makes video recording more shareworthy.
Facebook removes baby-dunking video after criticism
Facebook is responding to various child welfare organizations after it initially defended a baby-dunking video as "baby yoga." It has pulled down videos from its site that encourage this behavior, but with a caveat.
Twitter boots nonprofit that exposed politicians’ deleted tweets
Twitter has taken action against the Sunlight Foundation, a government-transparency nonprofit, for violation its developer's agreement. Posting deleted tweets of politicians raises privacy concerns, from Twitter's standpoint.
Yelp reveals personal info of users to businesses, and many are unaware
Yelp, the business-reviews site, has a little-known feature that lets businesses find out personal information about users who are searching for said businesses on the site. This could privacy concerns.
Instagram opens feed to businesses of all sizes to increase revenues
Instagram is taking a further step toward monetization by making it possible for all types of businesses to advertise on the site. It'll use Facebook's own ad infrastructure to accommodate this goal.
Man crochets food-related head wear, becomes Instagram sensation
A 22-year-old Australian man has become something of an Instagram sensation after several months of posting photographs of food-based headgear that he's crocheted. Talk about ridiculous, but creative.
Pinterest implements ‘visual search’ tech to intelligently locate similar images
Pinterest is debuting a new feature called visual search that allows similar images to be discovered and displayed. This could have positive implications for its users and its own bottom line.
Flickr research finds filtered photos increase viewership and engagement
A new study by Yahoo Labs shows that photographs that have been filtered seem to do better with people in both viewership and engagement.
Instagram developing smarter search for finding relevant photos
Instagram is looking at incorporating an intelligent search that lets users find relevant pictures.
Columba Bush using Twitter, Instagram to appeal to young Hispanics
Columba Bush, Jeb's wife, has just started Twitter and Instagram accounts to introduce herself to the public, as a way to appeal to Hispanic millennials.
Chicago minors investigated after sending nude Snapchat photos
A Chicago-area, underage teen girl and her boyfriend may have violated Illinois' anti-sexting law after sending nude Snapchat photos. Officials worry that the popular social network presents a "new crisis."
LinkedIn getting less friendly to developers
LinkedIn is limiting developer access to its Connections API because of problems with spamming members' contact lists in the past. LinkedIn is instead interested in working with developers who can also give it something in return.
Former MySpace CEO explains why MySpace lost out to Facebook so badly
Mike Jones, the former head of MySpace, says he knows the reason why Facebook crushed MySpace in social networking popularity.
Man wrongly labeled a pedophile on Facebook gets death threats
An Australian man who innocently took a selfie next to some kids was wrongly branded a pedophile on Facebook by the kids' mom.
Violent news on social media could trigger post-traumatic symptoms, study says
A new study says that some people are continually traumatizing themselves by repeatedly looking at distressing, news-related images on social media.
Parents can privately share pictures of kids with new Sherish app
An app called Sherish claims to let parents share pictures of their kids without any privacy concerns.
Joss Whedon quits Twitter: A tale of shame, feminism, and angry trolls
Angry feminists, trolls and over-zealous comic book fans have united to attack Avengers: Age of Ultron director Joss Whedon on Twitter. This has led to the director quitting Twitter in disgust.
Kim Kardashian posts underwear selfie on Instagram (to promote a book, of course)
Kim Kardashian took to Instagram this past weekend to show off her body in racy images that were meant to help promote the launch of her new book, Selfish. The starlet has a huge Instagram following.
Survey says social media could lead to more divorces
A new survey has determined that a spouse's social media behavior makes a big impact on the likelihood of an eventual divorce. The survey looked at 2000 married people from Britain.
Miley Cyrus shows her support for Bruce Jenner on Instagram with a giant blunt
Miley Cyrus celebrates Bruce Jenner's announcement that he is transgender by smoking a giant blunt on Instagram.
Citing threats, F.B.I. tells cops to be careful on social media
After the death of Freddie Gray while in police custody, the F.B.I. issues a warning to police of possible cyber attacks by "hacktivists."
Twitter plays around again with new design for search results
Twitter, in an ongoing effort to provide a cleaner user experience, continues to change its page design for search results. Recently, the company briefly experimented with a new look.
New study suggests Google Plus’ active usage may be much lower
Google won't come out and say it, but its Google Plus social site is not doing too well. A new study reveals that not even 1 percent of all Google users is actually using Google Plus.
Want to know more about your Instagram followers? SocialRank provides the info
SocialRank is an app that lets people track and find out info about who's following them on Twitter, and now it's extended its service to Instagram. This helps brands better segment their followers and customers.
Droppie social photo app lets you leave images for others to discover
Droppie is a new social networking app that lets users share pictures with new people, simply by "dropping" their pictures in any location.