social media

If you go to Facebook today, you’ll find more content with no ads next to it. Why? It’s deemed controversial by the site, and advertisers don’t want any part of it.

The brand just relaunched with a fancy party and a promise to return to its roots. And Justin Timberlake, who co-owns the social network with digital ad company Specific Media, wants it to be cool again.

Wall Street bankers are catching on to Snapchat, an app which allows user to send photos and other messages that self-destruct in a seconds.

Google has confirmed it will acquire the social mapping startup Waze. The news comes after intense reported interest from Apple and Facebook.

Google is reportedly acquiring the navigation company Waze for more than a billion dollars. The acquisition will further swell Google's pile of personal data — it also keeps Waze out of the hands of Google's competitors.

Turkey has now joined the list of countries where questions about government, religion, and yes, social media have made for large scale protests.

Social media gaming company Zynga laid off around 500 employees, but recruiters are already on the prowl. What's the afterlife of a Zynga employee?

Zynga, the company best known for social media games like Facebook's Farmville, is laying off nearly 20 percent of its current workforce.

Employers often search social media sites to learn more about job applicants. But some companies prefer to avert their eyes.

A growing Web industry creates fake Twitter identities and sells them to people looking to pad their list of followers.