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Facebook May Introduce Hashtags

People find it odd seeing their friends post hashtags on Facebook. Although hashtags (keywords preceded with a pound sign, like #hashtag) do not work in Facebook, they actually work if their FB account...

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Yahoo! Acquires Tumblr, Allegedly

Rumors have been swirling that Yahoo has acquired social blogging service Tumblr, but a breaking news alert from the Wall Street Journal’s website may have given it a little more credibility. The...

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Yahoo CEO Confirms Tumblr Acquisition

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has confirmed that her company has acquired blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion. The announcement comes in a very Tumblr manner: she posted it on her own Tumblr blog. “We...

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Should Facebook Add Hashtags?

If you have not noticed by now, almost all major social networking sites have something in common: hashtags. Twitter started it, Tumblr adapted it, Instagram flooded it, Pinterest and Google+ supported...

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Facebook Verified Accounts Introduced

Facebook took notes from Twitter as it recently provides important personalities on the popular social networking service with a “blue check” logo. Profiles and official fan pages of prominent...

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Twitter to Roll Out Location-Based Ads

Notable publication Advertising Age has reported that Twitter is planning to display promoted tweets to users depending on their location. For instance, if you open your Twitter mobile app within close...

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Front-Faced Camera Support Available on Vine for Android

Some Android apps take forever to come up with features similar to its iOS counterparts, and Vine is no exception. The Vine for Android app is no different, as its latest update finally has front-faced...

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Latest Vine Update Introduces “Revine” Function

The latest Vine update for iOS, introduced last Wednesday, unveils a number of new features. Included among the new stuff are the 15 additional channels ranging from comedy to cats. Vine users have an...

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Tumblr Porn Filter Enforced, Users React

When web pioneer Yahoo announced its acquisition of social networking service Tumblr, Yahoo’s CEO Marissa Meyer said that the popular blogging platform will remain the same. However, users worry that...

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Coming Soon: Facebook Video Ads

Facebook is set to roll out 15-second video advertisements on its Web site starting later this year. Bloomberg reported that these Facebook video ads will not come cheap, with some sources claiming...

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