The creators of WhatsApp say they’re staying true to their formula of simply letting people connect with each other and now with businesses, all with privacy in mind. Co-founders Jan Koum and Brian Acton explained Tuesday during the Wall Street Journal’s WSJ.D Live global technology conference in Laguna Beach, California, that the instant messaging app’s …
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Here’s what social media tells us about the final presidential debate: We’re sick of politics. Analysis of social media data pulled before, during and after Wednesday night’s showdown between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton in Las Vegas yielded dismal, if predictable, results. Neither candidate inspires the electorate, at least in the social media landscape. But Trump inspired voters …
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LinkedIn is updating a key feature that could make the difference in someone getting that new job or big promotion. The professional network relaunched on Wednesday its popular “Skills & Endorsements” feature that allows people to verify the strengths and abilities of fellow members. Now, viewers can see key endorsements from important people such as co-workers, colleagues and others closely …
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Donald Trump has gone on a tweet storm again. His target: House Speaker Paul Ryan. The GOP presidential nominee on Tuesday took to Twitter to lash out at Ryan, a fellow Republican, just a month before Election Day. The blast of tweets, which labeled Ryan “weak and ineffective, further fractures a party that already appears to be divided. Trump complained …
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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton sparred Sunday night in one of the most contentious debates in modern political history. Followers of each presidential candidate, unsurprisingly, took the contest online. The 90-minute duel between the real-estate mogul and seasoned Washington veteran, with just a month to go before Election Day 2016, was the most-tweeted political debate in the 10 years of …
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Ahh, fall. It’s the most wonderful time of the year for sports fans. The four major North American pro sports leagues, Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League, are all in action. With so much to follow, many fans now keep an eye on their favorite teams, track stats and watch …
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Psst, looking for a new job? LinkedIn says its new feature, Open Candidates, will let its members discreetly notify recruiters they’re searching for a new position without their employer knowing. “Who among us hasn’t, at some point, tried to find work without our boss finding out?” Dan Shapero, a LinkedIn careers product manager, said in a blog post Thursday. “Now, …
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Perhaps the Republicans are playing Jedi mind tricks. The Republican National Committee (RNC) on Tuesday apparently (or by accident) declared on its website that Mike Pence was the winner of the vice presidential debate, about two hours before it was slated to begin. “Americans from all across the country tuned in to watch the one and only Vice Presidential debate,” …
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Though not as splashy as Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, Republican Mike Pence and Democrat Tim Kaine faced off Tuesday in the only vice presidential debate of the election season, and within 10 minutes they prompted campaign watchers to tweet out more than 56,000 comments using the hashtag #VPDebate. The hashtag was eventually mentioned more than 2.1 million times, according …
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Donald Trump is back at it on Twitter, this time taking aim at a former Miss Universe and urging his 12 million followers to check out her alleged “sex tape and past.” The only thing is, there’s no evidence a sex tape even exists. Enlarge Image Trump shows a police officer his photo on the cover of Playboy magazine during …
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