An interactive map created by Twitter’s head of data science shows the speed with which news about the unrest in Ferguson, Mo. spread across the world via the real-time social network Read more »
Some argue that social networks like Twitter are the worst possible place after a celebrity like Robin Williams dies, because they cheapen the experience of mourning by making it public –… Read more »
A hotel told wedding couples that it will deduct $500 from their deposit for every negative review left by a guest. The ill-advised policy produced a backlash, and also reveals how… Read more »
Social media analytics numbers show that in the second quarter, Instagram users engaged with brands’ posts at twice the rate that Facebook users did. Read more »
The authorities are angry that the BBC Russia site is carrying an audio interview with an artist who supports a planned — but likely illegal — march for Siberian autonomy. The… Read more »
Apple’s latest splashy hire, Musa Tariq, comes from Nike, where he worked on marketing for the Fuelband. Previous to that, he worked alongside current Apple retail chief Angela Ahrendts at Burberry. Read more »
Less than two months after launching and Facebook’s buzzed-about Slingshot messaging app has already dropped off the downloads chart. Its trajectory mirrors that of another high profile, failed Facebook effort to… Read more »
New app Beehive goes where many tech companies have gone — and failed — before. It tries to clean up the “noisy” social media space by offering a single app feed… Read more »