Social Media News Archives: Page 3

Facebook Shares Briefly Climb Back Above May 2012 IPO Price (July 31, 2013): Facebook's stock briefly climbed above its IPO price of $38 earlier today.

Instagram Adds Video Sharing Feature (June 20, 2013): Instagram has added a video sharing feature. The new tech will help Instagram compete with Twitter and YouTube.

Mark Zuckerberg Calls PRISM Reports Outrageous (June 7, 2013): Mark Zuckerberg has called PRISM outrageous in a new post on his Facebook page.

Twitter Launches Two-Step Account Verification (May 22, 2013): Twitter has launched two-step verification for Twitter accounts. The two-factor authentication sends a six-digit code to the user's mobile phone.

Library of Congress Has Archive of 170 Billion Tweets (January 4, 2013): The Library of Congress announced it has an archive of 170 billion tweets that goes back to 2006.

Zuckerberg Talks Morale, Gray Shirts and One Billion User Milestone With Matt Lauer (October 4, 2012): Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sat down (and walked around) for an interview with Matt Lauer.

Myspace Previews Improved Version (September 24, 2012): A new Myspace is in the works.

Facebook Makes $1.20 Per Virtual Cow Sold (August 12, 2012): CNN tech reporter Laurie Segall explains how Facebook makes it money in this video.

Study Finds Facebook Users Dislike Timeline Format (May 16, 2012): Attensity has announced the results of its study which analyzed public reaction in social media to the new Facebook Timeline format for profile pages.

Pinterest Now Third Most Popular Social Network (April 11, 2012): Socialtimes reports that Pinterest is now the third most popular social network in the U.

Twitter Acquires Posterous (March 12, 2012): Twitter has acquired the Posterous blogging service.

Study Finds People Primarily Use Profile Photos on Facebook to Form Impressions of People (March 8, 2012): Researchers at Ohio State University have found that Facebook users typically rely on profile photographs to form an impression of people.

Report: Facebook Close to Filing IPO Papers, Valuation Could Reach $100 Billion (January 27, 2012): The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Facebook may file papers for an IPO as early as Wednesday of next week.

Sean Parker Joins Twitter (October 3, 2011): TechCrunch reports that Sean Parker, known for his Napster, Facebook and Spotify ventures, has joined Twitter.

Facebook Adds Top Stories to News Feeds, Angers Users (September 21, 2011): Facebook has added top stories to its News Feed.

Myspace Delays Announcing Relaunch Plans (September 19, 2011): The Wall Street Journal reports that Specific Media LLC and Justin Timberlake have delayed their announcement about how they plan to revamp MySpace.

NBC News Twitter Hacked, False Terrorism Reports Posted (September 10, 2011): The NBC News Twitter account, @NBCNews, was hacked yesterday and a series of shocking false tweets about terrorist attacks at Ground Zero in New York were shared.

New Print Magazine Covers Social Media (August 19, 2011): The Social Media Monthly is a new print magazine that covers the online world of social media.

Short Lived CondeElevator Twitter Account Causes a Stir (August 15, 2011): A Twitter account, called CondeElevator, caused a stir last week.

Report: Twitter Now Valued at $7 Billion (July 5, 2011): Twitter's valuation continues to soar despite its lack of profits.