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Oops -- YouTube's new commenting system actually increased spam
Call it a work in progress. YouTube is now trying to stanch the increased flow of spam on its site, just weeks after a new system was employed to...
EU one step closer to simplifying music licensing for streaming services
Online music service providers are a step closer to finding it easier to operate legally in the European Union thanks to a vote by politicians on...
Can a celebrity news team help revive Yahoo?
Yahoo has been hiring hotshot journalists to boost its news cred, and Monday's addition of Katie Couric could help with the company's efforts...
14 Ways to Use Twitter to Market Your Business
Twitter experts, marketing pros and business leaders share their top tips on how to turn 140 characters into online marketing gold.
Twitter tightens security against NSA snooping
Twitter has implemented new security measures that should make it much more difficult for anyone to eavesdrop on communications between its servers...
Facebook's Sandberg says teen decline exaggerated
Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg said rumors that the social media company is falling out of favor with teenagers have been greatly exaggerated.
One out of seven people use social networks, study shows
About one in seven people around the globe use a social networking site at least once a month, and that number is expected to see grow significantly...
Facebook Open Sources Its Embedded Database Code
Hot on the heels of Facebook's release of its Presto distributed SQL query engine to the open source community earlier this month, the social...
Royal baby, Boston bombing and twerking top 2013 Ask.com searches
The year 2013 may go down as the year that Americans were curious about a royal baby, horrified by the Boston Marathon bombing and concerned about...
By the numbers: Twitter vs. Facebook IPOs
Facebook's IPO was considered an early bust while Twitter's has been deemed a success. In terms of orderly market activity, that's...
Pinterest tackles mapping with new Place Pins product
Pinterest is tweaking its service on the Web and mobile to make it easier for users to plan trips and locate their content with a new mapping product.
Study: Slurs still litter social websites, but such language is increasingly unacceptable
Discriminatory language is as pervasive on sites like Facebook and Twitter as it was a couple of years ago, but fewer teens and young adults seem to...
Instagram, finally, debuts on Windows phones
Instagram is now available for Windows phones, some three years after the photo-sharing app's launch, the company announced Wednesday.
11 Tips for Creating a Buzz-Worthy LinkedIn Company Page
Social media experts explain how to create a LinkedIn Company page that will attract followers, engage readers and generate business as well as buzz.
Twitter brings new filters to search on mobile
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LinkedIn gives businesses more ways to publish content with 'showcase' pages
LinkedIn users will soon have access to a wider range of professionally curated content on the site through a new publishing tool available to...
Snap! 'Selfie' becomes International Word of the Year
If you posted selfies on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter this past year, you helped make "selfie" the Oxford Dictionaries' international...
China to tighten hold on Internet, citing worries about nation's stability
China is moving to tighten its grip over social networking services even more, citing possible threats to stability.
Sidecar and Lyft switch from donations to minimum fares in California
People using the transportation apps Lyft and Sidecar in California will no longer be able to skimp on their fares, now that both apps have ditched...
When it comes to driving, Google may not be OK with Glass
Google has acknowledged that the best time to be on your computer might not be while you're driving.
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