WhatsApp recently launched its business app for India – WhatsApp For Business. This WhatsApp Business app is meant for small businesses and is launched for Android. Businesses like Netflix, BookMyShow amongst others will have a 'green badge' next to its name which certifies that the account is … Read More

The government of Sri Lanka has shut down Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Viber in an attempt to quell ethnic strife in the country. Authorities say people were using the social media platforms to stoke violence against Sri Lanka's Muslim minority. The country is embroiled in a conflict that follows … Read …

Earlier today, The Sun created a monster by posting a story about how university students today feel increasingly sympathetic towards the creature in Mary Shelley's classic novel, Frankenstein. The Sun story picked up an earlier article in The Times about how the treatment of Frankenstein's murderous … Read More

Last month, a Twitter account posing as Elon Musk targeted fans of the Silicon Valley billionaire, claiming to give away cryptocurrency. On Wednesday, the account appeared to be suspended. Facebook (FB.O) is also banning ads promoting financial products and services tied to cryptocurrencies and … Read More

It started innocuously enough. I noticed that Kyle Torpey, a prominent writer on cryptocurrency topics, had followed me on Twitter. That was odd, because I thought we already followed one another. I clicked on his profile and saw that his follower count had dropped to zero, quite a fall compared …

With 2.13 billion monthly users, Facebook has more reach than any other social network, but it's not the best option for consumers to get ideas and enjoy visually pleasing experiences. In recent years, Pinterest and Instagram have filled that void. The visual nature of Pinterest and Instagram puts more … Read …

Blackberry revealed this week it was suing Facebook over several common pieces of message tech, several of which you use every day. Reuters reported the smartphone company is taking Facebook to court, claiming it holds the patent to specific pieces of common message tech, which Facebook … Read More

Facebook just made it a little easier to video chat with your friends. The social-networking titan on Wednesday unveiled a video chat feature for its Messenger Lite app. The Lite version of Messenger is slimmed down to run better on older Android devices and in areas where there are slower …

A massive water main break shut down traffic, caused a boil water advisory and led DeKalb County and Decatur schools to alter their schedules Wednesday morning. While the main break was in Doraville, near Buford Highway, it affected residents and workers across DeKalb. Read More

The Obama campaign was the first time that there was a lot of use of data analytics and social media in campaigning. It is a good thing, but it needs to be made more transparent, and we need to control and regulate how political campaigning is happening on social media, …