Instagram fame is a strange concept—self-proclaimed “content creators” or “influencers” produce photo after photo of their lifestyle and gain hundreds of thousands of followers for it. These influencers seem to live a particularly lavish life, flaunting the hottest trends, traveling the globe, and brunching, … Read More

Instagram may be changing the way you see images in your feed once again. The surprising thing is that this new change might actually be for the better. Since the start, most photographers have favored Instagram over any other social media. That is until they were acquired by Facebook. Since …

Haim's latest Instagram post—depicting a reunion with Nicks—proves that, in a way, they still are. Danielle and Alana each wear printed blazers (Danielle's is a subdued patchwork floral, whereas Alana's is black with a golden geometric print); Este dons a sparkly striped sleeveless dress that she … Read More

This piece of uncredited and totally mischievous WhatsApp message is picked up by established media outlets like News X and Jansatta and broadcast through television, newsprint and the internet. Simply by adding lines "Unconfirmed reports suggest" or "If latest reports are to believed" – you cannot … Read More

A three-year deal will provide MLS fans with a broad slate of weekly programming including live matches, highlights and features. Fans nationwide will be able to follow their favorite teams and players via MLS's Twitter handles, @MLS and @FutbolMLS, and can expect Twitter and MLS to collaborate on … Read More

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey hinted that anyone might be able to become verified on Twitter during a Periscope livestream on Thursday night. “The intention is to open verification to everyone, and to do it in a way that's scalable, where [Twitter] is not in the way and people can verify …

NEW YORK (AP) Twitter will stream a Major League Soccer match each weekend as part of a three-year contract announced Friday. The 24 live telecasts will take the video from Univision's national Spanish-language telecast and use English-language commentary via SAP. The streams will be … Read More

Facebook on Friday published two new standards for 360 video, designed to resolve the quality assessment challenges presented by 360 content. Specifically, the new standards, called SSIM360 and 360QVM, address the warping and field-of-view (FOV) problems that arise when trying to assess 360 … Read More

Social networking giant Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) has been hard at work making licensing deals with the three major record labels. Universal Music was the first to sign on the dotted line in December, followed shortly by Sony/ATV Music Publishing in January. The third and final label to get onboard is … …

It's been a rocky year in Facebook and publisher relations, but the social network has a new — very blunt — message for struggling publishers: it's probably your fault. Speaking at a panel at South by Southwest, Facebook's head of news products, Alex Hardiman, had some strong words for critics …