Social Media

If you didn’t post it on social media, did it even happen? Social media is an umbrella term for platforms that enable users to post media (images, text, videos) to the platform and interact with other users. While specific motivations may vary, the general purpose of social media is to publicly share an aspect of your life. On Facebook that may be a misinformed political rant, on Twitter a witty remark about a viral topic, on Instagram a #humblebrag snapshot of your recent vacation, on TikTok a lip-sync video or cringe-y attempt at a new dance trend. Social media is also a major way to get news (accuracy varies wildly) learn about new trends, stay in touch with friends, and read/view apologies by influencers and celebrities who did something stupid on said platform.

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With the emoji slider, Instagram just took story polls to a whole new level

How dope is this? Now you can ask your friends on Instagram.

05/10/2018

By Rachel Kraus

Burger King stunt could spell the beginning of the end for Instagram Stories

Free stuff vs. an ad-free story feed: Which would you prefer?

05/09/2018

By Rachel Kraus

Kylie Jenner's Instagram posts are worth millions

She's taking care of business.

05/09/2018

By Ryan Sedmak

Kylie Jenner's Instagram posts are worth millions

Kylie Jenner's Instagram posts are worth millions

And now, a toast to the #CeleBreadies hashtag

Bread Pitt, baby!

05/09/2018

By Chloe Bryan

And now, a toast to the #CeleBreadies hashtag

And now, a toast to the #CeleBreadies hashtag

Facebook is being proactive about election advertising

The social network has banned all foreign ads related to Ireland’s upcoming referendum.

05/09/2018

By Shannon Connellan

Facebook get serious about blockchain, shakes up its executive team

Facebook switches things up at the top.

05/08/2018

By Sasha Lekach

Facebook get serious about blockchain, shakes up its executive team

Facebook get serious about blockchain, shakes up its executive team

At long last, we know the 4 words every girl wants to hear

Finally!

05/08/2018

By Chloe Bryan

Tom Holland, purest boy in world, found a stray dog and took it to the vet

With great power comes great responsibility.

05/08/2018

By Nicole Gallucci

Tom Holland, purest boy in world, found a stray dog and took it to the vet

Tom Holland, purest boy in world, found a stray dog and took it to the vet

YouTubers used a booming speaker, colorful paint, and super slow motion to make a beautiful video

It's oddly satisfying.

05/08/2018

By Chelsea Candelario

YouTubers used a booming speaker, colorful paint, and super slow motion to make a beautiful video

YouTubers used a booming speaker, colorful paint, and super slow motion to make a beautiful video

Facebook's developing 'avatars' that totally aren't Bitmoji at all

Nope, totally original idea.

05/08/2018

By Monica Chin

Twitter is testing secret, encrypted direct messaging

Heads up, Signal and Wickr.

05/08/2018

By Johnny Lieu

Facebook's new 'high-quality' News Feed looks a lot like its old, low-quality News Feed

Fox News is once again number one and fake news still has a place.

05/07/2018

By Jack Morse

Facebook's new 'high-quality' News Feed looks a lot like its old, low-quality News Feed

Facebook's new 'high-quality' News Feed looks a lot like its old, low-quality News Feed

Now you can buy clothes or make reservations without ever leaving Instagram

The impulse shopper's dream — or nightmare.

05/04/2018

By Rachel Kraus

Development of Vine successor, V2, postponed indefinitely

A looping six-second sigh was heard around the internet.

05/04/2018

By Jack Morse

Michael Phelps tells us how he runs his Instagram account

Like the rest of us, he puts a lot of thought into it.

05/04/2018

By Seoul Jeong

Michael Phelps tells us how he runs his Instagram account

Michael Phelps tells us how he runs his Instagram account

Facebook's assistant could be different from the competition in one important way

M is short for what?!

05/04/2018

By Karissa Bell

Facebook's assistant could be different from the competition in one important way

Facebook's assistant could be different from the competition in one important way

Twitter thinks you should really change your password, like, now

Yes, that goes for *all* Twitter users. Even you.

05/03/2018

By Jack Morse

Twitter thinks you should really change your password, like, now

Twitter thinks you should really change your password, like, now

While you weren't looking, Facebook hit Snap where it hurts most

Facebook is dominating the feature Snap invented.

05/03/2018

By Karissa Bell

While you weren't looking, Facebook hit Snap where it hurts most

While you weren't looking, Facebook hit Snap where it hurts most

Mark Zuckerberg wants to move past Cambridge Analytica, but the world won’t let him

The CEO is all about putting Facebook's troubled year behind him, but that's not a sentiment shared by many.

05/02/2018

By Jack Morse

Mark Zuckerberg wants to move past Cambridge Analytica, but the world won’t let him

Mark Zuckerberg wants to move past Cambridge Analytica, but the world won’t let him

Three big questions we still have about Facebook's new dating service

Zuck, please give us a call.

05/02/2018

By Monica Chin

Ar'mon and Trey gave us pointers about ways to be successful

Being Insta famous isn't easy.

05/02/2018

By Dymond Green

Ar'mon and Trey gave us pointers about ways to be successful

Ar'mon and Trey gave us pointers about ways to be successful

Facebook's working on photorealistic VR avatars and they're kinda creepy

VR's going to be scary realistic in the future.

05/02/2018

By Raymond Wong

Facebook desperately tries to convince us that it's good for the world

Reality, according to Zuck.

05/02/2018

By Karissa Bell

Facebook desperately tries to convince us that it's good for the world

Facebook desperately tries to convince us that it's good for the world

Facebook is really proud of its 300,000 business bots, despite claiming it will put ’people first’

Bots for businesses on Facebook Messenger are going strong.

05/01/2018

By Rachel Kraus

Facebook's dating service hasn't even launched yet, and we already know it's for old people

Everyone deserves to find love.

05/01/2018

By Jack Morse