Social media News

A new study conducted by UCLA researchers found that Twitter and other "real-time" social media platforms can be used to track HIV outbreaks and drug-related behavior, aiming to detect and potentially prevent outbreaks

The battle between gun rights advocates and gun control advocates continues to rage on with new petitions now emerging to counter a petition that asks Facebook to ban gun related content from their website.

Facebook executives are currently debating a huge policy change that could bring an end to all gun-themed pages on the social media website.

You might think that you only need a social media policy if you are running a larger company, but it's just as important for small businesses. If your business is larger than just you, it's beneficial to put a policy in place.

A lie detector for social media is being built to try to verify, in real time, whether a posting online is true. The device can also identify whether social media accounts have been created just to spread false information.

Facebook's $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp appears to be a defensive move among teen users and the broader mobile environment, but is it really about international and emerging markets?

Facebook is buying mobile messenger WhatsApp and the deal includes $4 billion in cash, $12 billion in Facebook shares and an additional $3 billion in vesting restricted stock units for the WhatsApp team over the next four years.

San Francisco - Just last week, a brand new social media and content marketing platform was born and is designed to make online publishing quicker and more efficient than ever before. BlazeStage has raised $1.6 million in funding.

As a small business owner you're always on the go. Off to meetings, networking events and just keeping your business running. You need the tools to keep up with your social media while you're on the move.

As security issues continue to plague the SnapChat mobile photo sharing application, a rival service appears ready to exploit the weakness.