SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook announced that it acquired Onavo, a software developer focused on compressing mobile data, Sunday night for an undisclosed sum.

Google’s new ad feature will use your face and name to sell products to anyone in its ad network. Here’s how to opt out of it.

Roughly 15 percent of Twitter’s revenue is generated by a quiet side business of selling its data stream and user information.

Facebook is making all profiles searchable by all users: Does that represent more information than you wanted distributed to the public?

The trucking industry has fiercely condemned “Truckers Ride for the Constitution,” which is less about civil disobedience than a deep hatred of President Obama.

Noah Glass was an essential component to the creation of Twitter before he was betrayed and ousted by Dorsey and Williams.

Ever wish you could see a city through someone else’s eyes before you book a trip? That's the idea behind Melbourne's Remote Control Tourists.

A report shows the predominance of mobile over broadband Internet connection worldwide, and the importance of young, tech-savvy consumers.

The Pew Research Center found these 20 poll results were their most popular products on social media.

Twipping, a new Twitter trend that has people posting pictures of themselves after falling down or up stairs, is growing in popularity on the social-media network.

Facebook revealed plans to build a $120 million, 394-unit housing complex for its employees in Menlo Park, Calif.

Twitter’s S-1 form for an IPO revealed some startling details about its finances. Will those tweets be a good investment?

Holiday travel in any country can be pretty hectic. With 1.3 billion people on vacation for National Day, China's is probably the worst.

The record was set after thousands of youth took to the site to discuss the “Castle in the Sky” anime.

While authorities chased down the car of suspect Miriam Carey, eyewitnesses took to Twitter to share dramatic images.

Instagram, the popular mobile photo-sharing app that has been completely ad-free since it launched in 2010, announced Thursday on its blog that the gravy train is ending.

Just after 5 p.m. EDT, Twitter announced that it was ready to publicly file its S-1 for its IPO with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

China is becoming more sophisticated in controlling the growing Internet population, as people become more social-media friendly.

Social media spam grew by 355 percent for the first half of 2013, according to a new report from the security-tech company Nexgate.

The world's first "Instagram hotel," Sydney's 1888 Hotel, offers a free night stay to anyone with more than 10,000 followers.

Citi analysts predicted Facebook’s mobile ad revenues per user this year could top its desktop ad revenues for the first time.

Hours into the launch of the online healthcare exchanges, widespread glitches are being reported. Is this the result of government ineptitude or overwhelming demand?

Twitter may submit files for an IPO this week, but it could be delayed due to the threat of a shutdown of the U.S. government.

As Sen. Cruz filibuster continued, thousands of Twitter supporters beseeched their senators telling them to defund the Affordable Care Act.

A new California law will give minors a clean slate as adults by letting them erase their embarrassing online history.

A fake ad claiming that Apple's recent iOS7 update makes users' iPhones waterproof has apparently led a few to test the new feature, destroying their handsets.

In a blog post, the senior director of litigation at LinkedIn says accusations directed at the network are completely false.

As House Republicans voted to slash the food-stamp program, Twitter searches for “food stamps” brought promoted tweets from SpaghettiOs, Campbell’s Soup and major restaurant chains.

A recent study of 600 adults found that 48% cited privacy concerns as their motivation.