Snapchat plans to double the amount of Snapchat video shows it releases this year to roughly 80 shows, including what could be its first serialized, scripted shows. In doing so, the company has also widened its sources for shows to include digital and legacy publishers, in addition to existing TV …

Students, parents and teachers pleaded with President Trump to act. "I turned 18 the day after" the shooting, said a tearful Samuel Zeif, a student at the Florida high school where a former student's assault left 17 dead last week. "Woke up to the news that my best friend was …

A 51-year-old Minneapolis man is accused of beating his mentally disabled twin daughters, raping them and chaining them to a bedroom door in a case described as torture. The man was charged this week with several felonies, including first-degree criminal sexual conduct, first- and second-assault … Read More

The Rev. Billy Graham, the magnetic, movie-star-handsome preacher who became a singular force in postwar American religious life, a confidant of presidents and the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history, died Wednesday at 99. "America's Pastor," as he was dubbed, had suffered from … Read More

The video, called “DAVID HOGG THE ACTOR,” was removed Wednesday after it became the top trending video on YouTube. It showed a local TV news report of an altercation between a lifeguard and a surfer in Southern California. Hogg, who was a friend of the surfer, spoke in the report …

Facing pressure from Congress, the normally egalitarian YouTube recently announced it will label content from Voice of America, Radio Free Europe and PBS as government-sponsored content. When a viewer clicks on content from these outlets, they will see those words on the screen. Thus, people … Read More

YouTube has since taken down the video. "This video should never have appeared in Trending," a spokesperson said in a written statement to The Washington Post. "Because the video contained footage from an authoritative news source, our system misclassified it. As soon as we became aware of the … Read More

Then, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other social networks decided to release new tweaks and features regularly. These social media updates hit small businesses the most. An update can render their marketing strategy useless in a few days. And they have a limited budget and a small margin for … Read More

Social media has changed the landscape for local restaurants looking to connect with their customers. Being able to reach out to hundreds of Facebook and Instagram followers has been a game changer, local restauranteurs said. “It's everything,” said Jessica Shoemaker, owner of Beaver Bagel in … Read More

Spotted: Blake Lively having a Serena van der Woodsen moment passing the Brooklyn Bridge in Manhattan today. The actress, who 10 years ago starred on Gossip Girl, was feeling nostalgic during her car ride. So she took a selfie, captioned it "Spotted" as Gossip Girl started so many of her …