Snapchat isn’t the social media powerhouse it used to be. The tech firm said Thursday that 186 million users logged into the ephemeral messaging app daily in the third quarter, down from 188 million users in the previous quarter. It’s the second quarter in a row that Snapchat has seen a drop in the number …
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From bullying to harassment, Twitter isn’t always the most friendly place to hang out online. Now the social media company is experimenting with ways to make it easier to start more positive conversations. One of the features that company is testing includes conversation starters with questions such as “Who is the most inspirational person in your life and why?” or …
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Facebook’s messaging app is getting a new look, and the tech firm wants to keep it simple. On Tuesday, the social media giant unveiled a new version of Messenger that the company said is easier for users to browse. Instead of nine tabs along the bottom, users will now have only three tabs: Chats, People and Discover. The Chats tab displays …
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Instagram. WhatsApp. And now Oculus. Top executives at companies Facebook has acquired keep heading for the exits. Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe, who co-founded the virtual reality startup Facebook bought for more than $2 billion in 2014, on Monday became the latest high-profile leader to depart the world’s largest social network. That list reads like a who’s who of the tech …
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Silicon Valley tech moguls might disagree about the best way to help the area’s homeless population, but Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff doesn’t think now is the time for debate. “There is no ultimate solution and it’s going to be a lot of things,” Benioff said at the WIRED25 conference in San Francisco on Monday. Last week, Benioff clashed with Twitter …
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Social media sites such as Twitter can reinforce certain political viewpoints or biases by surfacing posts they think its users want to see. It’s a problem that Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey admits the company is trying to solve, but he’s not blaming it on the algorithms. “I think Twitter does contribute to filter bubbles, and I think that’s …
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When Instagram co-founder and former CEO Kevin Systrom thinks back to the start of his social media company, he compares the process to launching a rocket. “Instagram didn’t feel done by any stretch of the imagination, but it felt like it was in orbit. And if we let go and let others take it, it would continue to go on,” …
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