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Facebook hopes to catch clickbait in the algorithm net it is using to clean up its News Feed. Research scientist Alex Peysakhovich and user experience researcher Kristin Hendrix detailed the latest change to the social network’s ...

Twitter is hoping the allure of exclusive content might help brands better engage with consumers and drive conversation. The company is unveiling an “Instant Unlock Card” that encourages people to tweet about a brand i ...

You know how you can send giant thumb-ups on Messenger by holding down the like button? Facebook just announced you can do the same with any other emoji now. (The Next Web)

Not wanting to be left out of the video frenzy, Pinterest announced Thursday that it is developing a fully integrated native video player. Product manager Steve Davis revealed the news in a blog post, saying that the new video pla ...

LinkedIn announced its second quarter earnings as it nears the end of being an independent company. It revealed that it generated $933 million in revenue with an earnings per share (EPS) of $1.13. And while it counts more than 45 ...

It wasn’t that long ago that if you wanted to watch video content on the internet, you were pretty much stuck with YouTube. However with nearly every major social network  offering some kind of video content, YouTube is no long ...

Donald Trump has fueled his candidacy for U.S. president with his nearly constant and often controversial stream of tweets, but now some hashtaggers are turning against him. “Trump 32%” is a trending topic and nascent ...

The bleeding continues at Twitter, particularly on the communications side, as head of corporate and policy communications Jim Prosser is the latest to leave the company. Prosser announced in a tweet that he will become vice presi ...

Michael Phelps, the Olympic Refugee team and other athletes are recounting their Rio experiences in real time on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Here’s a look. (The Wall Street Journal)

Facebook added two new sections to its pages: a shop section (in Southeast Asia and other high-growth and emerging markets) and a services section. The social network said in an email to SocialTimes that the shop section is aimed ...