Judge rules Snapchat immune from distracted-driver car crash lawsuit
Snapchat cannot be held responsible for causing a high-speed highway accident that left multiple people injured, a judge has ruled.
Twitter to live-stream more awards shows red-carpet events
On the back of its successful Golden Globes red carpet live-stream, Twitter is upping its awards show broadcasts.
Twitter’s small diversity gains result in cautious outlook for 2017
Twitter mostly met its diversity goals for 2016, but the company is still lacking in terms of overall inclusiveness.
Don’t you forget about meme: Relive Vine’s glory days on its web archive
Twitter's Vine preservation efforts are well and truly underway with its updated web archive of the video-looping app's best content.
President Trump shares first tweet from the official @POTUS Twitter account
Find out how to follow President Donald J. Trump's administration on social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
Snapchat will soon use ‘creepy’ ad targeting on you, but here’s how to opt out
Despite previously denouncing ads as “creepy,” Snapchat is now embracing ad-targeting in the vein of Google, Facebook, and Twitter.
Facebook messaging is getting a web makeover to match Messenger
Facebook is rolling out a messaging update on the web version of its platform by officially adopting its Messenger web interface.
Twitter is finally ditching its neglected ‘Buy’ button once and for all
Twitter is killing off its “buy” button, a feature it has gradually been phasing out since May 2016.
Facebook’s first startup incubator to open inside massive Station F in Paris
Facebook is putting its stamp on the world’s biggest startup space. Station F in Paris will be home to the company's first startup incubator.
Facebook may shift its focus away from live video and onto original shows
Facebook is reportedly not planning on renewing its Live Video deals with publishers. Instead, the company is chasing premium video content.
Vine is officially dead and gone, but there’s still time to save your old uploads
Vine is no more, but you can still salvage your old creations by downloading them from the app (before updating) or from the Vine website.
Twitter to live-stream Trump's inauguration in partnership with PBS
Twitter is live-streaming President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20 in partnership with PBS NewsHour.
Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau just became the first politician to host a Snapchat Live Story
Canada's PM Justin Trudeau is the first politician to take part in a Snapchat Live Story (a curated set of snaps from a specific event).
Snapchat is making it easier to find content with new universal search tool
Snapchat is ditching its baffling search mechanism for a new universal search bar, which could make the app's discovery process much easier.
Pinterest is now using artificial intelligence to help you discover more pins
Pinterest is overhauling its related pins feature using artificial intelligence in a bid to make its recommendations more relevant.
Facebook now lets select publishers curate multiple Instant Articles in one post
Facebook is expanding upon its Instant Articles publishing tool by allowing select publishers to package multiple articles into one post.
Facebook now lets Pages go Live from desktop, adds more Live Video tools
Facebook is giving Pages the option to live-stream from the web. The feature, which the platform began testing last year, is now rolling out.
Twitter's Dashboard app will soon be no more, but its best features may live on
Twitter Dashboard, the app aimed at business users, is shutting down just over 7 months since it was launched.
Obama’s farewell address to get the 360 live video treatment
President Barack Obama’s farewell address will be live-streamed in 360 video on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube courtesy of VRScout.
Welcome to London: Airbnb is using Twitter live 360 video to showcase travel spots
Airbnb is one of the first brands to jump on Twitter’s recently launched live 360 video feature in order to showcase its global experiences.
Wikileaks whips up furor after proposing a database of verified Twitter users’ info
Wikileaks tweeted it plans to build an online database populated with the information of verified Twitter users.
Twitter strikes deal to live-stream 70 hours of action from the PGA Tour
Twitter is bringing professional golf live-streams back to its platform courtesy of its latest partnership with the PGA Tour.
White House preserves Obama administration’s social media in digital archive
The White House is teaming up with Giphy, MIT, and the Internet Archive to preserve the Obama administration’s social media history.
Facebook now offers auto-subtitling for Page videos
Facebook has quietly rolled out its auto-subtitling function for videos to Pages. The AI-assisted feature was previously only available for video ads.
Lawsuit alleges Snapchat released false growth numbers to court investors
A lawsuit filed against Snap by a former employee claims the company reported false growth numbers to investors in an effort to inflate its valuation.
Mark Zuckerberg’s political ambitions under the spotlight after recent activity
Mark Zuckerberg's political ambitions have come to light via a SEC filing by his firm and his own statesman-like Facebook posts.
Twitter ‘accidentally’ killed usernames in replies, and users weren’t happy
On Thursday, Twitter “accidentally” made an upcoming feature available to everyone on iOS, and the reaction from users was hostile, to say the least.
Mark Zuckerberg plans to travel to every state for his new year’s resolution
Mark Zuckerberg will be hitting the road to visit every state with his wife Priscilla Chan in tow as part of his latest “personal challenge.”
NFL to live-stream Super Bowl, additional games in China on Sina Weibo
The NFL is partnering with Chinese social media giant Sina Weibo to live-stream games on the site, including the Super Bowl.