Articles about Social Media – Page 7 of 14

How #ManInTree climbed to the top of Twitter

Update: The man has descended the tree and officials escorted him to the hospital, according to The Seattle Times. Oh… Read More

#JeSuisBruxelles: Social media take leading role after Brussels bombings

Twitter, Facebook and other social media came to the rescue again after today’s terror bombings in Brussels – so much… Read More

White House sets up Twitter feed to promote Supreme Court nominee, push Senate to hold hearings

“I have fulfilled my constitutional duty,” President Barack Obama said on Wednesday. “Now it’s time for the Senate to do… Read More

Instagram to test personalized, algorithmic-based feed

Instagram is following in the footsteps of Facebook and Twitter, announcing plans today to use algorithms that surface photos and… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Trenzi pays social media stars to promote products for businesses

Social media has produced an entirely new class of celebrity. Those who rise to Internet fame have the potential to reach… Read More

Ultimate selfie stick: UW cherry blossoms know they’re beautiful, use Twitter feed to show off

The prettiest selfie shared on Twitter this week wasn’t taken by Kim Kardashian, standing naked in front of a mirror.… Read More

Arnold Schwarzenegger uses Snapchat to pump up John Kasich; Hillary Clinton jumps on Reddit for first time

Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is trying to pump up the presidential hopes of Ohio Gov. John Kasich. The 68-year-old… Read More

Generation App: Twitter and the changing news media landscape

It may be hard to believe, but Twitter is nearly a decade old. The platform has seen its ups and… Read More

The rise of Nextdoor in Seattle: Neighborhood social network sparks community and controversy in modern-day boomtown

On a trip to Seattle a few months ago, a New Orleans photographer’s high-end camera was stolen, along with the… Read More

Startup vet returns to his artistic talent: Amazing pencil drawings of pro athletes become a business

Keegan Hall left his passion for art behind when he was close to graduating from college because he was worried it would never… Read More

Reporter’s Nextdoor account suspended temporarily after she shares user comments from forum involving Seattle Police chief

A story about a town hall-style event featuring Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole on the private social network Nextdoor led to… Read More

Snapchat Shorts will be considered at the Tribeca Film Festival for the first time ever

Snapchat gets a bad rap as a frivolous messaging tool — driven largely by the self-destructing nature of the photos.… Read More

6 degrees of separation is so last century: Facebook says it’s actually 3.57 degrees now

Technology is making the world smaller. Geographic boundaries no longer keep people with similar interests, mutual acquaintances or common causes from… Read More

The big problem with Twitter’s new curation strategy

Is curation the key to solving Twitter’s audience problem? As part of his return to Twitter, Jack Dorsey has capital… Read More

White House joins Snapchat to engage in ‘new and creative ways’

Taking aim at a demographic that may be too young to even vote, the White House on Monday announced that… Read More

I’M confused: Mysterious billboards promote social app with little direction

Billboards around Seattle and other U.S. cities, advertising a website called im.com, are promising to put you here, there and… Read More

Google+ hits the reset button with ‘drastically simplified’ design, more focus on interests

Google is rolling out a complete design overhaul for Google+, its social network that is still searching for traction four years after… Read More

NASA’s OLYMPEX rain-measuring campaign gets off to a good, soggy start

JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. — The weather forecast for the Olympic Peninsula is dark and rainy, and that’s putting the scientists behind NASA’s… Read More

Being wasted on Facebook won’t hurt your credit score — at least not yet

You know I love a good privacy outrage as much as anyone. But a story last week in the Financial… Read More

SimplyMeasured makes its second acquisition, swoops up social intelligence platform DataRank

Simply Measured has acquired its second company in less than two months. The Seattle social media analytics startup today announced… Read More

Facebook milestone: 1 billion people used the social network in one day

Facebook reached an epic milestone on Wednesday: For the first time ever, 1 billion people used its service in one… Read More

NFL inks multi-year partnership with Twitter to show more videos in your feed

The NFL and Twitter are teaming up again to deliver more football-related content to your feed. Starting this season, the… Read More

Eventbrite partners with Tagboard to help event organizers highlight social media chatter

Eventbrite and Tagboard are teaming up to help event organizers find and display social media posts. Eventbrite, which helps people organize… Read More

Startup Spotlight: ActionSprout helps non-profits boost Facebook engagement

Non-profit organizations have a tall order. Getting people to engage, donate, and volunteer their time without concrete compensation is no easy… Read More

Facebook tweaks News Feed to address fears of missing friends’ content

Facebook is rolling out three updates to its News Feed that, combined, could make it easier to see more of what… Read More

Say what? Twitter improves feature that adds commentary to retweets

People who want to add their own thoughts to retweets now have more room to do so thanks to a… Read More

Starbucks concludes first step in ‘Race Together’ campaign after facing social media backlash

Howard Schultz says he is not backing down from his goal of making Starbucks a place where America discusses race, even after… Read More

Updated: TweetDeck suffers brief lunchtime outage

People hoping to spend their lunch hour using TweetDeck are in for a rude surprise this afternoon. Some users are… Read More

Seattle Police Dept.’s new social media policy cracks down on officers’ personal posts

Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole issued a new social media policy today for police officers and other department employees —… Read More

The one way social media is stressing you out — and why you should let it

Of all the ways we think using social media is stressing us out, only one is real, according to a… Read More