The Abu Dhabi Police has warned the public about fraud messages on social media applications, such as WhatsApp, which imitate trademarks and trusted websites, with the aim of stealing personal information, such as usernames, passwords, credit card numbers and other information that may lead to … Read More

The new software includes an important change to the way WhatsApp handles sound when playing recipient's voice messages. The Facebook-owned chat app will no longer pause voice messages when the user leaves the app. Before this latest update, those listening to a pre-recorded voice message … Read More

April Fools' Day has become a favorite among brands which enjoy pranking the internet with fake products and “breaking news.” Elon Musk laughed off Tesla Inc.'s worst month in seven years on Sunday, posting a series of April Fools' Day tweets saying the electric-car company had gone bust. Read More

The first thing that Jon Rothstein does on Twitter every morning happens at precisely 7am. Beginning in late June of 2012 and continuing until this very morning, Rothstein tweets the words “Stay hungry, stay humble.” It's one of a stable of rotating catchphrases that Rothstein uses on Twitter, and is … …

Analysis of social data suggests that the user revolt against Facebook appears to be merely a flash in the trillion-dollar pan. A new report from LikeFolio about Facebook utilizes social data to show the initial reaction that Facebook users are having to revelations related to the Cambridge Analytica “data … Read …

Last week, Select All reported that Facebook had quietly been storing videos users never posted and believe they had deleted. The issue involved videos that users filmed back in the days when Facebook let users film videos directly on the platform to post on their friends' walls. Turns out, when …

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hit back Apple CEO Tim Cook, calling Cook's comments about Facebook “extremely glib.” Cook told Recode last week that he would never be in the situation that Zuckerberg has found himself in, facing backlash for the massive Cambridge Analytica data breach. Read More

And emotion triggers engagement on social media, which leads to lifts in brand awareness, perception and purchase intent. In particular, branded content published by media companies on behalf of marketing partners has emerged as a viable and growing strategy, capturing 29 percent year-over-year … Read More

And just like that, a child's social media presence is born. Likely to follow over the years are photos of faces dripping with ice cream, potty mishaps and triathlon triumphs. Many parents revel in sharing aspects of their children's lives on their own social media accounts, and dive in personally …

What's your take on social media now, and how vocal audiences can be about the process? People can interact with talent and immediately comment. Do you pay attention? No. That's a limitation of mine. I'm not comfortable with it. I think I'm too old. I'm not too old to participate …