On the first day of November, Twitter gave to me, Christmas in a rushed delivery. Halloween left in a hurry, and Twitter users quickly turned their attention to December 25, eagerly anticipating a yuletide that’s nearly two months away. Politics, as usual, also placed high on social media — it’s now one week until Election …
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The next time you “direct message” a company on Twitter, the reply could be so instantaneous it doesn’t even seem human. Maybe, that’s because it’s not. On Tuesday, Twitter said it was rolling out the ability for companies to set up automated customer service messages in DMs, like welcome greetings and replies meant to direct you to a quick solution. …
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Remember when Facebook tried and failed to buy Snapchat? Well it seems the company has not given up its pursuit of similar messaging tech. The social network made an unsuccessful bid this summer to acquire Snow, a Snapchat-esque app owned by South Korea-based Naver, TechCrunch reported Monday. The bid was rebuffed in spite of a phone call directly from Facebook …
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It probably seems as though a bunch of your friends on Facebook suddenly picked up and headed out to North Dakota on Monday to join the protest against the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline. Thousands of Facebook users appeared to have checked in at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in Cannon Ball, N.D. But it’s unlikely many were actually near the …
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Facebook has a great costume idea for Halloween, as it makes moves to catch up with ephemeral messaging app Snapchat. In 2013, the social media giant failed to buy Snapchat for $3 billion. On Monday, a report said the company earlier this year tried to buy Snow, a similar social network in Asia, but couldn’t manage to snatch it up …
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Halloween is creeping, oozing and slithering all over social media. Even the 2016 presidential election is taking a backseat to the holiday, despite the October Surprise that’s haunting Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Social Cues is your go-to guide on what’s trending across Facebook and Twitter each morning. Here’s what people on social media are talking about this Monday morning: Happy Halloween: …
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Now that the presidential debates are over, Facebook wants to help you prepare for the last political battleground: the voting booth. The social-media company unveiled a feature this week designed to help users create a voting plan, showing not just presidential candidates but also information on statewide elections. Should you want to dive down to the local level, you can …
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Apple’s new Touch Bar took over social media on Friday morning. The MacBook Pro and Apple’s event that introduced it are trending across Facebook and Twitter, as users argue over whether the new Touch Bar feature should have replaced the function key. Twitter users are also getting into the Halloween spirit — and ruminating on what to do if they’ll …
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Facebook may be getting Snapchattier. The social network on Thursday began testing new camera and messaging features that look and feel similar to staples of Snapchat, the social network’s trendy rival, beloved by teens and young adults. The new features include digital masks, which uses software to superimpose an image onto your face, similar to Snapchat lenses. There are other …
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People on social media are furious at the Philadelphia 76ers — and not because they lost a game. The outrage stems from a decision apparently to pull the national anthem singer because of the shirt she wanted to wear. The Chicago Cubs, meanwhile, are basking in love on social media after their win against the Cleveland Indians that ties the …
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