Facebook letting advertisers take a deeper look at users' posts
Next time you start a conversation on Facebook about that new shirt or watch you bought, you might be unwittingly delivering juicy feedback to the retailer.
View ArticleFacebook 'riffs' on Snapchat with new group video app
Facebook has released a new app for making videos that it thinks can win over the competition by allowing collaboration among friends.
View ArticleFacebook launches standalone Messenger Web app
Facebook has launched a standalone Messenger app for chatting on the Web outside of Facebook.com.
View ArticleMobile ads now generate almost 75 percent of Facebook's revenue
Facebook continued growing its business with ads placed on small screens last quarter, when it generated 73 percent of its sales from mobile ads.
View ArticleTwitter eyeing Apple to help distribute its tweets
Soon, when you do a search on your iPhone for someone's contact info, a recent tweet from them might also pop up.
View ArticleBing joins Google in favoring mobile-friendly sites
Microsoft is adjusting how it ranks Bing search results for mobile users, prioritizing sites that display better on smaller screens to accommodate the increased use of mobile search.
View ArticleGoogle looks set to join the 'buy' button trend
Google will include a "buy" button in its search results on mobile devices in the coming weeks, said a report on Friday in the Wall Street Journal, a move that could give online shoppers an easier way...
View ArticleTweets now appear in Google search results
Performing a search on Google now also displays relevant tweets from Twitter. The integration will widely distribute Twitter content beyond its own site and is also aimed at adding a new real-time...
View ArticleJudge classifies as class action an email scanning lawsuit against Yahoo
A lawsuit that alleges Yahoo's email scanning practices are illegal can proceed as a class action complaint, a development that will shine the spotlight on the Yahoo Mail use of messages' content for...
View ArticlePinterest turns its feed into a store with 'buyable pins'
Pinterest, whose site is used by many to bookmark desired retail items, will now let its users buy those items directly from its site.
View ArticleNew Airbnb tool helps hosts figure out how much to charge
Roughly half a million people now stay in AirBnB accommodations worldwide each night, double the number from a year ago. But a big question AirBnB hosts wrestle with is how much they should charge...
View ArticleGet ready for more buy buttons on Facebook
When you're not liking your friends' photos on Facebook, you're likely to soon have more opportunities to buy stuff.
View ArticleFacebook tests a new way to show video - and make money from it
Facebook is preparing a new way to show videos on the social network and opening the door to a new source of advertising revenue at the same time.
View ArticleYahoo picks up fashion commerce site Polyvore
Marissa Mayer knows fashion, and she's bringing more of it to Yahoo with her latest acquisition announced Friday.
View ArticleFacebook gives businesses more ways to privately message users
Facebook is giving businesses more reasons to use Facebook Messenger to reach customers.
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