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Snapchat’s New Ad Agency Could Totally Own Millennials

Could this be how to reach younger consumers?

By Ben Geier/Fortune June 23, 2015

Magnum Photos' CEO Pledges New Era for Celebrated Agency

The photo agency plans to connect its photographers with their fans

By Olivier Laurent May 29, 2015

You Really Can Blame Your Parents for Everything

How your parents treated you as a child has long-lasting effects on what kind of adult you turn into, finds a new study in the journal Child Development. The researchers looked at 243 kids in...

By Alexandra Sifferlin December 18, 2014

Tinder CEO Sean Rad Is Stepping Down

IAC plans to replace Rad with “an Eric Schmidt-like person"

By Fortune / Laura Lorenzetti November 4, 2014

How Facebook Uses Ad Feedback to Alter Your Timeline

A few years ago, Facebook rolled out functionality to all users that lets us hide advertisements we find objectionable. Many ignore this “I don’t want to see this” feature, hiding in the down arrow at...

By Techlicious September 16, 2014

Facebook Is Testing Disappearing Status Updates

Wish that the status updates you want to share on Facebook weren’t so permanent? Soon, you may be able to make your posts on the social network vanish without a trace – after a set...

By Techlicious September 12, 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

U.S. Soccer Captain Clint Dempsey Posts Adorable Father's Day Instagram

U.S. soccer wins Instragram

By Denver Nicks June 16, 2014

30-Second Tech Trick: Get Fewer Friend Requests on Facebook

Are you popular? Must be nice! Here's how to cut down on Facebook friend requests.

By Doug Aamoth June 4, 2014

Peer Pressure Lasts Only Three Days, Study Says

Wait a few days before you decide whether to follow the pack

By Eliana Dockterman May 28, 2014

7 Ways to Shop Online with Friends

Shopping with friends used to be an event. You'd meet a girlfriend or two for lunch, then amble through the mall or down the street together perusing items and sharing opinions about what might look...

By Techlicious May 8, 2014

#AmazonCart Lets You Shop On Amazon Right from Twitter

Just in case you needed an excuse to a) never leave Twitter and b) buy more stuff from Amazon

By Doug Aamoth 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

Facebook Messenger Is Looking More and More like Snapchat

Since Facebook couldn’t have Snapchat, the social network now wants to make it obsolete. On Monday the company rolled out an update to the iOS version of its Messenger app that makes it a speedier...

By Victor Luckerson April 29, 2014

The Words Most Likely to Find You Online Dating Success

Is your online dating profile failing to attract “the one?” It may be because of the words you’re using, a new analysis from dating site PlentyOfFish reveals. In the study, a team of PhD scientists...

By Techlicious April 22, 2014

Reddit Demotes Tech Section Over Censorship Claims

The r/technology subreddit that's typically promoted on the homepage of the site, which is committed to unfettered dialogue, has been downgraded amid claims its moderators were using automatic filters to censor topics ranging from "Comcast" to "NSA" to "Snowden"

By Matt Peckham April 22, 2014

Boston Marathon Bombings: Making Sense of the Social Media Blitz

Scribbled notes for the first rough draft of history

By Jonathan D. Fitzgerald April 21, 2014

Creep on Facebook Friends With Location-Based Alerts

The social networking site has announced a new feature for its iPhone and Android apps called "Friends Nearby." The feature will notify users when they have friends in their vicinity — but it only works if users turn it on

By Harry McCracken April 17, 2014

Hooray? Twitter to Add Chat-like Popup Notifications

In the coming weeks, you may begin to see real-time notifications while you're using Twitter. As you can see in Twitter's example graphic here, Christina is DM-ing Ducker: "Hey Ducker!" Ducker gets to watch –...

By Doug Aamoth April 11, 2014

30-Second Tech Trick: Stop People from Tagging You in Twitter Photos

Twitter users can now tag you in photos by default. Here's how to opt out.

By Doug Aamoth April 8, 2014

Twitter's New Design Looks, Well, a Bit Familiar

The company says an updated look for profile pages is already rolling out but, as some users say, the top third of the page resembles Facebook since both have a big, wide background photo with a small headshot

By Doug Aamoth April 8, 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

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 Value of Facebook and WhatsApp: Connecting the Unconnected

Or what Facebook and WhatsApp have in common with AOL.

By Ben Bajarin 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

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

Super Bowl Ads: Esurance Won Twitter Without Even Airing During Game

Auto insurance company is giving $1.5 million to someone who tweeted with #EsuranceSave30

By Andrew Katz February 4, 2014

Google Chrome Launches Virtual LEGO Land

Yes, it's addictive

By Dan Kedmey January 29, 2014

Bots Are About to Take Over Facebook Messenger

Here's the Big Facebook News We Expect This Week

LinkedIn to Pay $13 Million in Spam Settlement

You'll Soon Be Able To Buy Stuff Directly From Twitter