social media

CEO of Foursquare, an app which lets users check in to physical locations and tell their social media friends about it, reflects on where the company has been and where it's headed.

Founder and CEO of Buzzfeed, Jonah Peretti, shares his take on finding the right balance of silliness and seriousness on the social web.

According to new research from the Pew Research Center, Twitter is a bad way to predict public opinion.

What online activity actually leads to sales? An digital data cruncher breaks down the value of Facebook 'likes', Instragram photos, and online posts.

The company that owns Maker's Mark, the brand known for bottles that are hand-sealed with wax, is backing down from a decision to water down its whiskey.

A startup called Thirst has just launched an app for iPhone-iPads that is trying to re-invent the way we get news online.

Commentator Julia Angwin says erosion of privacy on Facebook left her little choice.

To celebrate this day of wine and roses, Marketplace Tech wants to know the most romantic — or least romantic — text, tweet or social media message you've ever received.

Starting Wednesday, American Express customers who link their cards to their Twitter accounts will be able to make purchases with a tweet.

Twitter's purchase of the research company Bluefin is about gathering the sort of social media info that can be used to extract more money from advertisers.