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Twitter Now Tracks User Downloaded Applications
NewsSocial Media December 1, 2014
Twitter has been rather lacklustre on the advertising front, compared to rivals Facebook and Google. The microblogging company simply has less information to pull from the user, since it doesnât track search and hasnât got the wealth of information Facebook acquires. However, Twitter will now track what applications the... Read more
Creed Singer Cries Out For Help Using Facebook
NewsSocial Media December 1, 2014
As someone who was a teenager/young adult within the past couple of decades, I spent my fair share of time listening to Creed’s music. In fact, songs like Higher and With Arms Wide Open were some of the biggest songs on the radio during my high school tenure. I owned every CD... Read more
Facebook Preparing a Social Network For Business in 2015
BusinessInternetSocial Media November 30, 2014
Facebook has over 1.3 billion people on the social network, but the amount of time spent on Facebook is less than ideal â at only 40 minutes per day â it drags behind other social services. One of the reasons for the low average user time may be the... Read more
Snapchat Update Lets Users Send Money to Friends
MobileSocial Media November 25, 2014
It might not seem wise to let a bunch of young kids send money to each other, but Snapchat is in desperate need to show investors it can generate revenue. In partnership with Square – a finance and merchant supplier – Snapchat will now offer a simple way to... Read more
Facebook Helps Police Catch Murder Suspect
NewsSocial Media November 19, 2014
Facebook is good for all kinds of things – catching up with long-lost family members, old classmates, coworkers, etc. It’s also known for helping police officers catch the occasional criminal. I’ve read several accounts regarding how some of the “not-so-smart” criminals have actually incriminated themselves using the popular social... Read more
The Worst Corporate Twitter Fails
NewsSocial Media November 7, 2014
Twitter is arguably one of the most powerful tools for companies to interact with customers and fans, however at the same time it can also be one of the most dangerous, with humorous hashtags often backfiring. In worst case scenarios some tweets have majorly offended, insulted or just downright... Read more
Twitter Acquires TwitPic Before Shut-Down
NewsSocial Media October 31, 2014
Twitpic has had a confusing month, with creator Noah Everett announcing the death of the service, then the revival, then the death again, and now the final acquisition from Twitter. Just over a month ago, Twitpic announced they would be going offline. Everett cited legal battles with Twitter over... Read more
Stephen Hawking Is Now On Facebook
NewsSocial Media October 27, 2014
In case you were looking for a new face to friend or “like” on Facebook over the weekend, you can now follow Stephen Hawking, as he has officially joined the Facebook world. It seems he thinks Facebook will allow him to have more of an impact than he already... Read more
Leave it up to Facebook to develop something useful. As of yesterday (Wednesday), a new feature known simply as Safety Check has been unveiled. And, it’s exactly what it sounds like: a tool that lets your friends and family members know you’re safe in the event of a local... Read more
The Weirdest People You’ll Find on the Internet!
InternetSocial Media September 18, 2014
Modern technology has given us the power to be able to edit and embellish pretty much any photo or video before anyone has the chance to see it, however thankfully the Internet has a way of making sure we get to see life in all its forms. Take a... Read more
Pinterest Accidentally Sends Marriage Congratulations to Singles
InternetNewsSocial Media September 16, 2014
We all do embarrassing things – some people more than others. I’m speaking of the really embarrassing things, though, like asking a woman how far along she is in her pregnancy only to find out she’s not pregnant at all (not that I’ve done that). Pinterest has recently found themselves in... Read more
Facebook Tests Out Self-Destructing Posts
NewsSocial Media September 15, 2014
Posting on Facebook is great and all, but sometimes, you don’t want to leave your posts out there forever in cyberspace. Sure, you can go and individually delete them all, but that could very well take forever, and who has that much time to mess with it all? It’s... Read more
Social networks have created ways to connect with people all around the world, to reconnect with people that you havenât spoken to in years and to find new people on the Internet, but most people use social networks, like Facebook, to keep in contact with close friends, who only... Read more
Sometimes, a lot of times, this world really depresses me. I’ve covered some pretty weird and unbelievable stories while writing for Techbeat, but this one has to be one of the worst. In fact, it’s one of the worst things I’ve ever had the misfortune of reading, but it’s... Read more
Is Twitter Moving Into E-Commerce?
InternetSocial Media August 10, 2014
There has been an interesting turn of events this week in the social media sphere. Twitter may possibly be planning a move into the e-commerce field.  A number of different users noticed a new, and apparently inactive, setting for âpayment and shippingâ inside the Twitter Android app. This setting was first... Read more
Pretty soon, Facebook will be known for all of the criminals it helps catch and not just friends and news feeds. When Facebook was first created years ago, who would’ve thought it would be used to capture criminals? And who would’ve thought that it would be the said criminals... Read more
Finally, you can save those newsfeed bits and pieces you havenât had the time to look at. Facebook has recently revealed their latest âSaveâ feature. It allows users to bookmark items on newsfeed theyâd like to view at a later time. Software engineer from Facebook, Daniel Giambalvo, states: âEvery... Read more
Whisper App Reveals Most Outrageous Excuses For Being Late For Work
MobileSocial Media June 16, 2014
Whisper, the social networking app, is an outlet for people to anonymously express their secrets, views and strange preferences. Â Thanks to the anonymity people have felt at liberty to share there ridiculous excuses for either turning up to work late or not at all. Of course just telling your... Read more