Despite China Ban, Twitter (TWTR) Hires Kathy Chen For China Director As It Makes Play For Ad Dollars, Data Licensing
Kathy Chen brings two decades of experience in the Chinese tech industry to her new role as Twitter’s managing director for China.
NBA China Mobile App Launches: Here’s Why Chinese Fans Wanted Basketball On Phones
The league hopes a new mobile app for the Chinese market will help expand its fan base there, David Shoemaker, CEO of NBA China, told IBT.
Gilt Groupe Founder Launches Project September As Social App Dedicated To Fashion E-Commerce
Project September offers shoppers and creators a new destination for browsing and purchasing top brands.
Facebook Social VR Isn’t Just A Meme As Oculus Research Head Shares Road Map
Virtual reality is the “ultimate social platform where physical differences disappear,” said Yaser Sheikh of Facebook’s Oculus Research team.
Snapchat Emoji Come To Video Snaps So You Can Put A Cat Emoji On Your Moving Cat
Users of the mobile storytelling app can now add emoji to their videos.
Facebook's Zuckerberg Releases Messenger Platform With Bot Store And Live Video API
Messenger Platform will allow developers to build chatbots within Facebook’s group communications app.
Facebook Free Basics Simulator Lets Developers Build For Any Bandwidth
Free Basics Simulator, released Tuesday by Mark Zuckerberg at F8, lets developers test how their sites would function in areas with limited bandwidth.
Facebook Log-in, Save Button, Quote Share To Increase Activity On Network And Apps
New sign-up, content sharing, and saving features are now available for developers to add to their apps or websites.
Facebook F8 Attracts Indian Developers As Social Network Ups Advocacy For Emerging Markets
“Our mission is to connect everyone in the world,” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg once said in New Delhi. “You can’t do that without connecting the people in India.”
Facebook Tracking Cancer Sites For Advertising Purposes, Lawsuit Alleges
A class-action lawsuit claims Facebook is illegally informing its ads with data from cancer-related websites.
Facebook Messenger Update With Codes, Usernames And Links Makes Chat App At 900M Users More Like Snapchat
The messaging app added three features Wednesday to make starting conversations easier.
Twitter Data Business Is Growing As Jack Dorsey Courts Developers
Under Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s data business has gotten stronger as he pitches his company’s global, real-time services.
Facebook Live Video Takes Over App As CEO Mark Zuckerberg Tries To Take Over Television And Publishing
The social networking site's app will now have a dedicated tab for watching and recording live video.
Twitter (TWTR) NFL Deal Is A Ticket To Local TV Advertising Dollars
The social media outlet won rights to stream 10 Thursday football games for a reported $10 million, beating out rivals like Yahoo and Amazon, but the big money is still in broadcast.
Snapchat MLB Lenses Let Users Show Team Spirit For Opening Day
The app let users don an animated baseball hat of their local sports team for 36 hours through a partnership with Major League Baseball.
Twitter Inc. (TWTR) Said To Lock NFL Deal To Stream Thursday Night Football Games: Report
The microblogging site will stream Thursday Night Football games, according to a report from Bloomberg.
Univision’s The Onion Will Join Snapchat Discover Later This Month — But Fusion Is Out
No joke: The comedy and satirical site the Onion is expected to join Snapchat Discover this month, and Fusion is on the way out.
Billion-Dollar Marketing Startup Sprinklr Acquires Postano In Deal To Put Your Tweets On Billboards, Jumbotrons
Billion-dollar startup Sprinklr announced Friday its acquisition of Postano, a hub for displaying social media feeds at events like basketball games and fashion shows.
FCC Approves Lifeline Modernization After Republican Pushback Due To Budgetary Concerns
An update of the federal "Lifeline" program will let low-income Americans apply for a $9.25 monthly subsidy for broadband services.
Lifeline Internet: FCC Expected To Offer Subsidized Internet To Millions Of Low-Income Americans
Under a plan facing a vote Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission could help millions of low-income people get online.
Snapchat Update Adds Video, Audio Calls, Stickers And Changes Story Viewing
The popular messaging app now offers users more ways to communicate one-on-one, such as with video and audio calls.
Jack Dorsey Admits To Twitter’s Diversity Problem To Room Of Black Engineers
At the 42nd convention for the National Society of Black Engineers, Jack Dorsey spoke to his company's need to employ more people of color.
Badoo Releases Photo Verification For Online Daters To Avoid 'Catfishing'
“We keep hearing that [online dating is] a chore. It should be fun," Badoo president Alexandra Chong told IBT.
Facebook Inc. (FB) Daily Video Views Get New Metrics For Publishers
The social networking giant will now show a publisher how many times its video is watched on a particular day.
Foursquare Launches Swarm 4.0 In Bid To Make The ‘Check-In’ Fun And Exciting Again
Swarm, the company's location-sharing app, now shows your check-ins by category in a revamped profile page.
YouTube Connect Could Be Google’s Answer To Facebook Live And Twitter's Periscope
YouTube is building a mobile live-streaming app nearly a year after Twitter and Facebook released their own.
#Brussels Hashtag Shows Difficulty In Combating Extremist Messages In Social Media
Following Tuesday's bombings in Brussels, sites like Facebook and Twitter again had to work to halt terror-related messages.
Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) Partners With Cuba On Google Cardboard, Chromebook In Museum
Alphabet Inc. is working on several developments to bring internet access and Google technology to the Communist island.
Jack Dorsey: Trump On Twitter Is About Balance, ‘Always A Counterpoint’
Jack Dorsey said there's balance to Donald Trump, shown by his critics on the service, he told Bloomberg.
Anti-Trump Rally In NYC Leads To Arrests, Some Protesters Pepper-Sprayed
A number of protesters were pepper-sprayed by police officers in Midtown Manhattan as a diverse crowd of approximately 1,000 people opposed to Donald Trump took to the streets on Saturday.