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Mental Health Therapy Through Social Networking Could Soon Be a Reality

While still in the development stage, the peer-to-peer technology had "significant benefits"

By Kevin McSpadden March 31, 2015

5 Networking Mistakes That Keep You From Getting Ahead

Every single roundup of career advice out there talks about the importance of networking. Less talked-about but just as important is doing it correctly. You might think you're doing all the right things by hanging...

By Martha C. White March 30, 2015

Petition Urges Facebook to Remove Feeling 'Fat' Status Update Option

Among more than 100 feelings offered by the social network

By Gabrielle Olya / People March 8, 2015

Facebook Thinks Some Native American Names Are Inauthentic

The social network is barring some Native Americans from logging in

By Josh Sanburn February 14, 2015

You Asked: Can I Delete All My Old, Embarrassing Tweets?

Twitter just made it easier than ever for anyone to find all your tweets

By Victor Luckerson November 18, 2014

Twitter Joins Partnership to Improve Handling of Harassment Claims

Nonprofit Women, Action & the Media will vet reports of abuse based on gender

By Victor Luckerson November 7, 2014

Why Facebook Suddenly Wants to Handle Your Money

It's quickly becoming the biggest battle zone in tech

By Ryan Holmes October 28, 2014

This Is How to Stalk Your Teenage Children Online

One mother comes clean

By Belinda Luscombe October 20, 2014

Twitpic Is Shutting Down, and It’s Blaming Twitter

“We're sad to see Twitpic is shutting down,” a Twitter spokesperson said.

By Victor Luckerson September 4, 2014

5 of the Biggest Facebook Mistakes (and How to Fix Them)

The world's biggest social network turned 10 this year. With 57% of the American population — and 73% of teenagers — among its user base, Facebook has morphed from a way for college undergrads to...

By Techlicious August 25, 2014

Barry Diller Wants to Save Ask.fm

In purchasing Ask.fm, which is used by 120 million people worldwide, the Internet mogul is betting he can clean up a star-crossed site

By Jack Dickey August 14, 2014

Facebook App Gives Free Web Access to Developing World

So far, the app is only available in Zambia.

By Victor Luckerson July 31, 2014

Twitter Sees Big Growth in Earnings, Users

Stock shoots up 25% in after-hours trading

By Victor Luckerson July 29, 2014

Calm Down: Facebook Isn’t Manipulating Your Emotions

Yes, they played with your News Feeds. Yes, that’s creepy. But here’s why you shouldn’t be so shocked and upset

By Alice Park June 30, 2014

Katy Perry's Movie Is Streaming Directly on Facebook Now

Facebook wants to start selling movies to its billion-plus user base. The social network began renting Katy Perry’s 2012 documentary Katy Perry: Part of Me directly on the pop star's Facebook fan page Friday. The...

By Victor Luckerson June 20, 2014

Facebook Watches Your TV

Facebook wants to make it easier for users to share what they’re listening to or watching. The company today announced an update to its mobile app that will allow Facebook to automatically detect what song,...

By Victor Luckerson May 21, 2014

Ad for New Social Network Mocks the Sheer Idiocy of Social Networks

If you have ever had a sincere, real-life conversation about which Instagram filter to select for a photo or how your Twitter followers will receive a specific tweet, you will recognize the self-absorbed characters in...

By Victor Luckerson May 13, 2014

Facebook May Take Another Stab at China

Facebook seems to be once again setting its sights on the People’s Republic. The social network is reportedly planning to open a sales office in China within the next year, according to Bloomberg. Facebook, like...

By Victor Luckerson May 13, 2014

Twitter Provides a Silencer for Trigger-Happy Tweeters

The social network will let users "mute" messages from other users on their timelines without the muted person's knowledge, thereby avoiding the awkward process of having to unfollow, or put up with, your extremely talkative IRL friends

By Victor Luckerson May 12, 2014

Here's Twitter's Next Enormous Headache

Twitter’s quickly falling stock may face even more downward pressure Tuesday when about 470 million shares are eligible to enter the open market for the first time. Today marks the end of the lock-up period...

By Victor Luckerson May 5, 2014

Twitter Reportedly Tests a Mute Button for Politely Ignoring People

An experimental feature would keep excessive tweets from clogging your feed.

By Jared Newman May 2, 2014

Facebook Wants to Dominate Mobile Apps

The most striking thing about the keynote at Facebook's f8 conference in San Francisco was something that only became apparent after it was over: Mark Zuckerberg and other Facebook executives spent an hour on stage...

By Harry McCracken April 30, 2014

Facebook Beefs Up Privacy for App Logins--and Lets You Go Anonymous

I'm at Facebook's f8 developer conference in San Francisco, where the keynote is still underway--but there's already been some significant news. Mark Zuckerberg opened the day by saying that this conference would be all about...

By Harry McCracken April 30, 2014

Twitter's New Profile Design: 8 Points to Consider

Twitter's new profile design is finally available to everyone, and it's brimming with improvements.

By Matt Peckham April 23, 2014

Forget Dating Sites, Try Facebook Instead To Find the One

Not only are more people meeting on social networks, but their relationships were happier than those that began offline in more traditional ways

By Alice Park April 7, 2014

Twitter Just Got a Lot Better for Photos... And Selfies

The social network has added a new feature to let users tag up to 10 friends in photos. It's also launched a feature to let iPhone users upload multiple photos - up to four - in a Tweet and plans to bring the capability to the Android app and to Twitter.com

By Doug Aamoth March 26, 2014

Twitter Investigating a Bug That's Causing Missing Tweets

Rough month for the social network

By David Winograd March 25, 2014

Antisocial Network: Cloak App Uses Location Data to Help You Avoid People

Finally, a worthwhile use for all that location data.

By Doug Aamoth March 17, 2014

The Ultimate Guide to Facebook Privacy Settings

The first thing you have to realize about Facebook: Nothing you put there is truly private. Yes, you can control how users see or don’t see your profile. But every time you like a product...

By Techlicious March 17, 2014

Myspace Is for Sex Workers

Social media helps pimps advertise their business

By Kyle Chayka March 13, 2014

Study: Millennials Lean Left But Reject Labels

Unattached to party and religious labels, millennials are forging a unique identity for themselves in adulthood

By Kharunya Paramaguru March 7, 2014

Vine Bans Users from Sharing Porn

Social network says it doesn’t have a problem with sexy videos, but doesn’t want to be the source of them

By David Winograd March 6, 2014

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