Social Media

Social media are interactive computer-mediated technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information, ideas, career interests and other forms of expression via virtual communities and networks.

LinkedIn Cuts 5% of Staff in Reorganization

LinkedIn Cuts 5% of Staff in Reorganization
LinkedIn Cuts 5% of Staff in Reorganization
May 13, 2026  |  Social Commerce

LinkedIn is laying off 5% of its staff Wednesday (May 13), Reuters reported Wednesday, citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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AI Fakes the Founder and Keeps the Money
AI Fakes the Founder and Keeps the Money
May 08, 2026  |  Social Commerce

A video appeared on Instagram a few weeks ago: a granddaughter describing how her grandfather spent decades hand-stitching leather bags in a small workshop, his...

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Snap and Perplexity Cancel AI Integration Plans
Snap and Perplexity Cancel AI Integration Plans
May 06, 2026  |  Social Commerce

Snap and Perplexity said Wednesday (May 6) that they amicably ended a partnership that would have integrated Perplexity’s artificial intelligence-powered answer engine into Snap’s Snapchat...

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Pinterest’s AI Bet on Visual Search Begins Paying Off in Revenue
Pinterest’s AI Bet on Visual Search Begins Paying Off in Revenue
May 04, 2026  |  Social Commerce

A decade of visual search data. A taste graph trained on hundreds of billions of interactions. Eighty billion monthly searches every month, half of them...

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FTC Records 8-Fold Jump in Losses From Social Media Scams
FTC Records 8-Fold Jump in Losses From Social Media Scams
April 27, 2026  |  Fraud Attack

New government data shows a significant increase in losses from social media scams. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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UK Calls on Social Platforms to Crack Down on Finfluencers
UK Calls on Social Platforms to Crack Down on Finfluencers
April 26, 2026  |  Regulation

England’s financial watchdog said social media platforms are not properly policing illegal financial promotions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Visa Teams With TikTok on Creator-Focused Debit Card
Visa Teams With TikTok on Creator-Focused Debit Card
April 21, 2026  |  VISA

Visa has teamed with TikTok to launch a debit card geared toward U.K.-based content creators. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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TikTok and Meta Eye a Bigger Role in Financial Services
TikTok and Meta Eye a Bigger Role in Financial Services
April 03, 2026  |  Loans

The front door to financial services is widening to include social media platforms, marked by payments integrations and new movements into lending. Get the Full...

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