Google ripped a controversial page out of Facebook’s playbook today by announcing a change that will allow it to use actions taken by users in ads, similar to Facebook’s “sponsored […] Original post by Dave Young
Facebook is relaxing its privacy standards for teens to allow them to share information with the general public more easily, the company announced today. Previously, Facebook users who listed […] Original post by Dave Young
Twitter changed its long-standing system for sending and receiving private messages a few days ago and the system appears to be having hiccups. For years, people could only send DMs, […] Original post by Dave Young
Mobile usage for YouTube now accounts for a whopping 40 percent of all traffic to the video-sharing service, its owner, Google, announced in its quarterly earnings call last week. […] Original post by Dave Young
Pinterest has eleased a new version of its mobile app making better use of touchscreens, allowing users to easily swipe through pins with their fingertips. The new feature in Pinterest’s iPhone […] Original post by Dave Young
Vine, the mobile app for shooting short, looping videos, is going all Hollywood on us. Today it announced the addition of editing tools to allow users to act like movie […] Original post by Dave Young
Teens are generally fickle, and when it comes to social media, they’re even more so. That’s one takeaway from the latest market research report on media and teens released by investment […] Original post by Dave Young
Pinterest isn’t just a pretty picture gallery any more, far from it. The site’s serious side is emerging as it works with other companies to enhance its visuals with other kinds […] Original post by Dave Young
Mobile video continues to be one of the hottest areas in apps development, with new features rolling out every week. One app we’re particularly fond of is Magisto, a free video […] Original post by Dave Young
Twitter touched off a furor among users last week by making it easier for mobile users to insert images directly into their followers’ Timelines, just like Facebook does with […] Original post by Dave Young
Google introduced its “Google Helpouts” premium video advice service to the public last week after beta testing it for months. Helpouts is a premium advice service designed to connect people with […] Original post by Dave Young
Twitter introduced a new tool for organizing and presenting Tweets today which it calls “custom Timelines.” It functions as a human curation machine, allowing users to manually select tweets by […] Original post by Dave Young
Are you ready to switch from books on paper to all-you-can-download digital reading? Screenshot of Oyster’s digital reading service Two e-book services want to be your Netflix for reading, creating a vast […] Original post by Dave Young
Facebook Messenger is on the move, getting a hip new design and functional makeover that gives the standalone mobile messaging app a more distinct visual look and wider appeal as […] Original post by Dave Young
Virgin Galactic announced last week it would start accepting Bitcoin as payment for its space travel offerings, yet another sign that this social virtual currency is going mainstream. Well, maybe […] Original post by Dave Young