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Virtual reality unleashed: Early impressions of Oculus Go from a bunch of us at GeekWire

It wasn’t the most social happy hour, at least not for those of us back in the real world. But… Read More

Classmates turns 20: How the social network missed an opportunity to be Facebook

The 20-year mark for most class reunions is usually a biggie for most people — and this year, the site… Read More

Twitter tries taking after Facebook with new Highlights feature for Android

Since its inception, one thing has remained constant on Twitter: the default method of interacting with tweets has been in… Read More

Twitter updates Direct Messaging service to allow easier private conversations

Twitter has updated its mobile apps today to better support the company’s direct messaging service with a new setting that… Read More

Meet the new Twitter homepage that’s supposed to draw in logged out users

Twitter wants to draw in more readers to its social network without requiring them to make an account in order… Read More

Twitter

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

Twitter launches Periscope, jumping into live mobile streaming market

Twitter has launched its own foray into the mobile live video streaming market with Periscope, an app that allows people… Read More

Facebook gives users a glimpse into their past with ‘On This Day’ feature

Facebook is giving users a new way to look back at their history on the social network with a new… Read More

Twitter teams with Foursquare to add place names to tweets

Twitter and Foursquare have revealed a partnership today that will allow people to tag their exact location in a tweet.… Read More

Twitter makes reporting threats to law enforcement easier with new system

Twitter has made it easier to report threats made on the social network to law enforcement agencies with a new… Read More

Facebook offers free-form gender option for people who don’t fit a binary

Facebook has tweaked the gender options available on the social network so that people who don’t conform to a traditional… Read More

Twitter allows password-free account sharing with new TweetDeck Teams feature

Twitter is trying to make it easier for people to share Twitter accounts with a new feature for TweetDeck. Called… Read More

Facebook adds support for ‘Legacy Contacts’ to manage your page when you die

In this age of social networking, there’s one looming question: what happens when you die? It’s an especially important one… Read More

Twitter reportedly working with Google to embed tweets in search results

People who search for something on Google may soon start seeing relevant tweets pop up with their results. According to… Read More

Twitter rolls out new feature to show people what happened when they were away

Keeping up with Twitter can be quite a challenge. The 140-character social network moves at a rapid pace, especially during… Read More

Update: Twitter has recovered from its second outage in two weeks

Update: Twitter has said that its service has been fully restored, after an outage that lasted more than an hour and… Read More

Facebook takes its ‘trending’ feature mobile, challenging Twitter for attention of news junkies

People looking for the latest breaking news on their mobile devices may be more inclined to use Facebook after an… Read More

Abusive Tweets? Twitter rolls out better way to report them on mobile

Twitter announced today that it has streamlined the abuse reporting process for users of its mobile app. Now, people who… Read More

Twitter launches Groupon-esque deals, just in time for Black Friday

Want $15 off a $75 massage? Try checking Twitter. Seriously. The company rolled out a new Offers feature today that… Read More

Twitter shows growth over fall quarter, but guidance disappoints

Twitter brought in $361 million in revenue this past quarter, the company announced today. That’s an increase of 114 percent… Read More

Twitter users go berserk over possible timeline changes

There’s a brand new scandal in Twitter-land: the company might be shaking up users’ feeds in the near future to… Read More

LinkedIn overhauls paid service with new features and lower-priced premium tier

LinkedIn is making a new push for paid members with a slate of new features for its LinkedIn Premium service, and… Read More

Enough with the over-sharing: Facebook now makes posts friends-only by default

Facebook announced today that new users of the popular social networking service will find that status updates only post to… Read More

Facebook launches new Shazam-like feature for mobile status updates

Facebook users are going to see a more music- and TV-filled News Feed soon. The company announced today that it… Read More

Amazon shopping hashtags won’t be a boon for Twitter

Amazon will not be sharing revenue with Twitter when a person adds an item to his or her shopping cart… Read More

Facebook Messenger update brings support for Groups, forwarding messages

Facebook’s Messenger app for iPhone and Android was updated to version 4.0 today, and while users won’t notice much of… Read More

Deloitte Digital takes root in Seattle, buys social media agency Banyan Branch

Deloitte Digital is taking a deeper interest in Seattle, buying social media consultancy Banyan Branch for an undisclosed sum. The… Read More

Social logins: Facebook, Google struggle to grow as passports for broader web

Now, more than ever, social media accounts can be the passports for users to connect to different services we use… Read More

Android vs. iOS: Why do iPhone users spend 26 more minutes on their phones?

If the smartphone wars get decided by time spent using the phone, Apple is winning handily. According to a new… Read More

Show your quirky side: Vizify unveils new bite-sized infographics just about you

Whether looking for a job or a spouse, it’s more important than ever to be able to differentiate yourself and… Read More

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