Facebook Stories Now Available To Users In Chile, Greece And Vietnam
Facebook Stories, which allows users to post photos that disappear after 24 hours through the site’s mobile app, is now available to users in Chile, Greece and Vietnam. The feature, which is part of an...
View ArticleFacebook Tracker: Story Wars
Facebook (FB) stock has continued its growth trend well into March, hitting new highs just above $140 during Friday (March 17) morning trading. At the time of writing, one share of FB was worth...
View ArticleInstagram Rolls Out Two-Factor Authentication
Just recently, Instagram joined the ranks of other social networks that allow their users to enable two-factor authentication. Security experts recommend that all users activate two-factor...
View ArticleFacebook Tracker: And The Kitchen Sink
April showers bring May flowers, but April trading has brought Facebook (FB) prices down a bit. FB got a little boost to new heights at the end of March following a track of steady growth in the first...
View ArticleMikMak’s New Feature Allows Retailers To Monetize Their Stories
MikMak, the New York–based startup that is trying to make short infomercials (“minimercials”) the future of commerce, is launching a new feature to help retailers monetize their stories on Instagram...
View ArticleWhat Post-Millennials Like
Just as marketers started to get the hang of this newfangled “millennial” crowd, the next generation comes along to shake things up with different values, preferences and spending patterns. C’est la...
View ArticleFacebook Tracker: Anticipation
Facebook (FB) shares have hit record highs amid investor optimism on the social media giant’s upcoming Q1 earnings report. Facebook is slated to release the results on Wednesday of this week. On Monday...
View ArticleNetsertive Survey Finds Small Businesses Falling Short On Social Media Marketing
A survey by Netsertive, a digital marketing technology company, has found that many small businesses in the United States have not come up with a solid social media marketing strategy. According to a...
View ArticleFacebook Wants To Focus More On Community
Facebook announced Q1 numbers that beat analysts’ estimates for revenue, ads, monthly and daily users and engagement. But after-hours trading saw Facebook shares fall 1.92 percent, even after the tech...
View ArticleSpearmint LOVE On Why Social Media Matters (Especially For Growing Businesses)
When it comes to growing a business, social media matters. Leveraged to a business’ advantage, social media can be a key to success in consumer adoption, conversion and retention. For SMBs, social...
View ArticleGlossier And Outdoor Voices Make Fashion More Accessible
As more technology has given businesses the capability to more directly reach out to consumers, it appears that the fashion and beauty industry are taking note. At TechCrunch’s NYC Disrupt event this...
View ArticleFacebook Tests X-App Notifications
Facebook has confirmed that it’s testing out a feature that would show notifications from Facebook, Messenger and Instagram and allow users to instantly switch between them. “We are conducting a very...
View ArticleAmerican Express Survey: As Diners Change, So Do Restaurants
A recent survey by American Express shows that, unsurprisingly, millennials have the biggest appetite for digital dining experiences, from ordering take-out through a mobile app to ordering and paying...
View ArticleProfit Is Icing On The #Cake For Instagrammers
Chelsey White gets to ‘Gram her cake and have it, too. The 26-year-old Instagram celebrity has monetized her baking hobby to the point where she doesn’t even have to accept cake orders; she just has to...
View ArticleThe Buyers: Millennials Love-Hate Chain Restaurants
Imagine going on a road trip with friends or family and stopping for a bite to eat. Typically, stopping at a chain restaurant like Olive Garden or McDonald’s is a safe bet because the same food...
View ArticleSNAP Stocks Drop To IPO Price Of $17 After Lackluster Quarter
Fame is a fickle friend, and it seems that Snapchat may have reached the end of its run, if investor confidence is any measuring stick. Parent company Snap, Inc. saw shares dip back down to an IPO...
View ArticleFacebook’s New Revenue Strategy: Messenger Ads
Even an infinite scroll only generates a finite number of ad clicks. Facebook has just about maximized the amount of money it can make from people scrolling their newsfeeds, so the social media giant...
View ArticleAmazon Interjects Social Through Amazon Spark
Amazon recently announced the launch of Amazon Spark, a service designed to improve customers’ ability to find new products. According to a report in TechCrunch, the new service seems to take a page...
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The Missing ‘M’ In Facebook Messenger
Some of our most important innovations have happened by accident. In 1928, Sir Alexander Fleming left his lab for vacation without cleaning up. He returned to find a lab filled with gross petri dishes...
View ArticleMillennials Still Prefer Snapping Over Instagramming
A new report shows that Snapchat is the third-most popular app among 18- to 24-year-olds in the U.S., two spots ahead of Instagram. YouTube and Facebook were ranked first and second, respectively....
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