Social Media

Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) as been accused of double standards when it comes to advertising after it repeatedly refused one small business’ attempts to launch an online ad campaign because the company sold Airsoft guns. Facebook’s advertising policy clearly states that paid posts cannot promote items such as “weapons, ammunition, or explosives.” And according to a member of the social media network’s Help ... Read More »

What brands do you trust the most to provide you with key services and products to grow your business? Helping you in this quest, Alignable, an online networking site for small and local business owners, regularly offers a list of the best websites for small business growth. Small Businesses’ Most Trusted Brands of 2016 In its latest SMB Trust Index released ... Read More »

Instagram quickly outgrew its first impression as a fun app for kids and has become a serious content marketing, networking and audience building tool for individuals and brands. It’s one of the most popular social networking sites on the planet, with over 200 million active monthly members sharing 60 million images and 1.6 billion likes per day. Just how awesome is it? ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS Facebook At Work will also offer Groups as well as Messenger The exact pricing for Facebook At Work have not been announced The product has been in the making since 2014 Facebook is set to launch its enterprise communication and collaboration network ‘Facebook At Work’ globally in a few weeks on a per seat pricing model for businesses to ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS Twitter may be considering sale; Google, Salesforce are among suitors Walt Disney may also bid for the company Twitter is reported to be seeking about $30 billion for its sale The Walt Disney Company is evaluating a potential bid for Twitter, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Unconfirmed reports that Twitter is interested in selling ... Read More »

Facebook’s Messenger Day Is an Attempt to Take on Snapchat Stories In an another attempt to take on photo sharing mobile service Snapchat, Facebook has rolled out a new feature called Messenger Day which lets users post illustrated photos and videos that disappear after a day. TechCrunch reported Messenger Day – which reportedly tries to clone Snapchat’s Stories feature – ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS The new service is available in limited countries It’s currently only available on the iPhone and Android app A desktop version will be launched soon Facebook on Monday launched a new online Marketplace allowing members of the huge social network to buy and sell with each other. The new feature puts Facebook squarely in competition with local online selling ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS Encryption needs to be enabled for each new conversation Old conversations cannot be encrypted Secret Conversations were first introduced in August After the popular mobile messaging platform WhatsApp, parent company Facebook has rolled out end-to-end encryption for Messenger users. People can toggle the Secret Conversations feature on in settings to enable end-to-end encryption on Facebook Messenger. To recall, the ... Read More »

Twitter has told potential acquirers it is seeking to conclude negotiations about selling itself by the time it reports third-quarter earnings on October 27, according to people familiar with the matter. The timeline is hugely ambitious in the context of most mergers and acquisitions, given that Twitter began mulling a sale only last month. It is the clearest sign yet ... Read More »

German prosecutors are investigating Mark Zuckerberg and other Facebook executives, a spokesman for the Munich prosecutor’s office said on Friday, following a complaint alleging the company broke national laws against hate speech and sedition by failing to remove racist postings. The spokesman declined to provide further details. German attorney Chan-jo Jun had filed a complaint with prosecutors in the Bavarian ... Read More »