Singer David Draiman of heavy metal’s Disturbed had enough of trolls, quits Twitter
David Draiman, singer for the metal band Disturbed, announced that he's permanently leaving Twitter because of trolls.
With more effective blocked lists, Twitter is ramping up fight against trolls
Twitter is letting users join up with their buddies to block trolls more efficiently on the social media site.
Facebook experiments with ‘buy button’ for Shopify merchants
Facebook has started experimenting with "buy buttons" that lets users buy directly from Shopify merchants, without leaving the site.
Flickr research finds filtered photos increase viewership and engagement
A new study by Yahoo Labs shows that photographs that have been filtered seem to do better with people in both viewership and engagement.
Instagram developing smarter search for finding relevant photos
Instagram is looking at incorporating an intelligent search that lets users find relevant pictures.
Columba Bush using Twitter, Instagram to appeal to young Hispanics
Columba Bush, Jeb's wife, has just started Twitter and Instagram accounts to introduce herself to the public, as a way to appeal to Hispanic millennials.
Former MySpace CEO explains why MySpace lost out to Facebook so badly
Mike Jones, the former head of MySpace, says he knows the reason why Facebook crushed MySpace in social networking popularity.
Man wrongly labeled a pedophile on Facebook gets death threats
An Australian man who innocently took a selfie next to some kids was wrongly branded a pedophile on Facebook by the kids' mom.
Violent news on social media could trigger post-traumatic symptoms, study says
A new study says that some people are continually traumatizing themselves by repeatedly looking at distressing, news-related images on social media.
Parents can privately share pictures of kids with new Sherish app
An app called Sherish claims to let parents share pictures of their kids without any privacy concerns.
Miley Cyrus shows her support for Bruce Jenner on Instagram with a giant blunt
Miley Cyrus celebrates Bruce Jenner's announcement that he is transgender by smoking a giant blunt on Instagram.
Citing threats, F.B.I. tells cops to be careful on social media
After the death of Freddie Gray while in police custody, the F.B.I. issues a warning to police of possible cyber attacks by "hacktivists."
Droppie social photo app lets you leave images for others to discover
Droppie is a new social networking app that lets users share pictures with new people, simply by "dropping" their pictures in any location.