Social Media Code suggests Facebook is working on a comment keyword mute tool Nov 30, 2018 Facebook could soon allow users to remain blissfully unaware of comments that contain certain keywords or phrases. Reverse engineering guru Jane…
Social Media Facebook’s local news tool just went live in 400 cities, alerts could be next Nov 30, 2018 A map of the cities that now have access to Today In Facebook After testing a local news section called Today In, Facebook is bringing the tool to…
Social Media Restaurant chain offers families free meals if they hand over their phones Nov 30, 2018 Tim Robberts/Getty Images We’ve all seen it. Families sitting in restaurants, each and every member lost in their own smartphone as they wait for…
Social Media Billionaire early Facebook investor calls for ‘radical change,’ but still stands by Zuckerberg Nov 30, 2018 Facebook has seen its shares fall 26.24 percent during the past year amid scrutiny over its Cambridge Analytica scandal and disclosures of data…
Social Media Twitter’s cute, heart-shaped ‘like’ button Nov 28, 2018 The number of ‘likes’ on a post can generate feelings of envy. Credit: 13_Phunkod Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s founder and CEO, was recently reported to…
Social Media Ex-Facebook manager: black staffers face discrimination and exclusion Nov 28, 2018 A former Facebook manager has accused the company of “failing” its black employees, saying they face widespread discrimination and exclusion and that…
Social Media Google Maps makes reviews more useful with hashtag support Nov 27, 2018 Hardly a day seems to go by without Google rolling out yet another feature for its Maps app, some more useful than others. The latest one to land is…
Social Media Facebook employees blame Sheryl Sandberg for company’s downfall Nov 27, 2018 Facebook’s crises this year has put immense pressure on Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, undermining her authority and tainting an image…
Social Media Zuckerberg or Sandberg: Who should Facebook unfollow first? Nov 27, 2018 There had always been suspicions that Facebook was a peculiar company, run by peculiar people in peculiar ways. A New York Times investigation…
Social Media LinkedIn used 18 million non-user e-mails to target Facebook ads Nov 26, 2018 Ireland’s Data Protection Commission issued a report last week (via TechCrunch) that covered its activities during the first six months of 2018,…