After seeing its best features cloned by Facebook for years, Snapchat is turning the tables and introducing features to its app that its competitor had first. In December 2016, Facebook Messenger introduced a group video chat feature (Facebook video chat feature was itself a clone of an up-and-coming … Read More

After a racial slur GIF caused Snapchat to remove its GIPHY sticker feature, Snapchat confirms to TechCrunch it's reinstated its integration. GIPHY has apologized, fixed the bug that let the objectionable GIF slip through, and reviewed its GIF sticker library four times in an effort to guarantee that offensive … Read …

EAST BROOKFIELD — A West Brookfield woman faces several charges, including drunken driving, in the death of a 78-year-old man who died in a motor vehicle crash in West Brookfield Monday morning. Cindy J. Bliss, 54, was arraigned Tuesday in Western Worcester District Court in the death of … Read More

Tapping into the Gram cryptocurrency offered by the instant messaging app Telegram by Iranians is considered a “redline” in the eyes of the High Council of Cyberspace, the country's watchdog and regulator of online activities. This was announced by HCC Secretary Abolhassan Firouzabadi who … Read More

HOLDEN – About 35 firefighters from six towns battled a blaze in a barn at Lilac Hedge Farm on Bond Road Tuesday afternoon. Several animals were inside the barn when the fire broke out but were being removed by their owners when firefighters arrive. Among those animals is Joshua, a …

On 12 March 2018, the Pinsk court equated live streams on Facebook and YouTube to foreign media. The unprecedented court decision marks the latest step in the Belarusian authorities' crackdown against popular YouTubers. Prior to this, Belarus's Investigative Committee pressured two well-known … Read More

Ariana Grande is being called the "rudest celebrity" by YouTube star James Charles, who was CoverGirl's first-ever male spokesperson. The outspoken makeup enthusiast has famously met a ton of A-list stars since becoming an internet celebrity, and in a recent YouTube video, one of his friends asked … Read More

Gunshots have been reported near the YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, northern California. Ambulances are at the scene and police have warned the public to stay out of the area. Google, which owns YouTube, has said it is investigating a possible "gunfire incident". Some YouTube staff have … Read More

All of us have a digital footprint and a digital shadow—being cognizant of what these are helps you curate what kind of persona your potential employer sees when they Google you, look you up on LinkedIn, or find you on Twitter. Social branding is when you make a decision about …

“LinkedIn is table stakes,” says Mark McKenna, head of global marketing at Putnam, referring to the minimum bet required to play a hand of poker. “But if you want to move beyond a professional business relationship you need to move into other channels.” That includes Facebook, the primary social … Read …