LinkedIn, the social network for the working world with over 500 million members that is now owned by Microsoft, is today taking its next step in its bid to court more users in emerging markets. The company has released an Android app for LinkedI... LinkedIn Lite launches as an Android app in India, coming ...This entry was posted in Apps Asia india LinkedIn Social TC on July 19, 2017 by Ingrid Lunden
According to British anti-bullying organization Ditch The Label’s new annual survey, Instagram is the network of choice for cyberbullies in 2017 with Facebook close behind. This year’s survey collected results from 10,020 people between the ages of 12 and 20, making for a respectably robust data set that sheds some light into the damaging phenomenon endemic to internet communities.… Read More A huge new survey shows that teens are bullied most ...This entry was posted in Diversity Social TC and tagged facebook instagram on July 19, 2017 by Taylor Hatmaker
With Facebook’s newest feature, a musician could run an on-site fan club, a brand could organize its ambassadors, and a newspaper could discuss articles with just its top readers. Today Facebook globally launched Groups For Pages, allowing the 70 million Pages on Facebook to create their own distinct communities and feeds. Facebook first quietly tested the feature in March, but today… Read More Facebook ‘Groups for Pages’ unlocks fan clubsThis entry was posted in Apps Mobile Social TC and tagged facebook on July 19, 2017 by Josh Constine
One-third of all link clicks on Facebook already go to its self-hosted Instant Articles. Facebook claims they drive more referral traffic click for click because people don’t abaondon them mid-click as they do with slow-loading mobile websites. Now Facebook is teaming up with Nielsen to prove that individual publishers benefit when they post with the Instant Articles format. Today… Read More Facebook launches comparison tool to prove Instant Articles beat mobile ...This entry was posted in Apps Media Mobile Social TC and tagged facebook on July 19, 2017 by Josh Constine
It’s like Facebook without all those annoying “friends”. Instead of having to look at what weird things other people are interested in, like their babies, Google shows me the weird things I’m interested in, like Legend Of Zelda and Elon Musk. It’s a fundamental shift in content consumption from curation based on our explicit choices to curation based on our… Read More Google’s brave new friendless feedThis entry was posted in Apps Mobile Opinion Social Startups and tagged google on July 19, 2017 by Josh Constine
With these accessories in your luggage, you can take your Opsec program everywhere you go. All the Gear You Need to Stay Secure While You ...This entry was posted in Gear on July 19, 2017 by David Pierce
Facebook could begin testing a paywall for subscription news stories as early as October, according to a top company executive. Campbell Brown, who heads up the social network’s new partnerships business, made the reveal at the Digital Publishing Innovation Summit on Tuesday, The Street reported. We have independently confirmed that, too. Read More Facebook may begin testing a paywall for selected media stories ...This entry was posted in e-commerce Media News Social software TC world wide web and tagged facebook on July 19, 2017 by Jon Russell
We review ready-to-cook meal kits like the Amazon Meal Kit from Amazon Fresh. Meal Kits Reviewed: Amazon Fresh, Blue Apron, Purple Carrot, Home ...This entry was posted in Gear on July 19, 2017 by Joe Ray
Think of Google's new feeds as something like a recommendations list for the entire web. Google’s New Feeds Show You the Internet You Want to ...This entry was posted in Gear on July 19, 2017 by David Pierce
After much delay, Samsung has begun rolling out it Bixby smart assistant to users in the U.S.. The company said today that an update will allow owners of the Galaxy S8 and S8+ to gain voice capabilities for the service. Bixby is the Korean phone-maker’s take on Apple’s Siri, Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, but it didn’t ship with Samsung’s Galaxy S8 and S8+ when… Read More Samsung’s Bixby assistant finally comes to the Galaxy S8 and ...This entry was posted in Apps artificial intelligence google now Mobile Samsung Electronics smartphones TC and tagged samsung on July 19, 2017 by Jon Russell