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Twitter disappointed investors yet again with first-quarter results that showed stagnant revenue growth as the microblogging service struggles to grab new users amid efforts to improve its complicated interface with several new features.

On Thursday, LinkedIn will report first-quarter results.

The 2008 presidential election was dubbed by many as the first YouTube (NASDAQ:GOOG) election.

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The knocks on Twitter are certainly nothing new.

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Twitter just put its first-quarter earnings release on the calendar.

While boxer Floyd Mayweather is gearing up for the "fight of the century," one of his business investments is also packing a punch. Shots, the selfie app, is gaining traction amongst teens and growing fast.

IPhone users in Russia and New Zealand may have come across Facebook’s new app on Monday. The social media giant’s answer to Snapchat, called Slingshot, was released in select markets by mistake.

While Hinge doesn’t claim to find soul mates, it does vow to increase first dates and broaden social circles. So far, 30,000 users in Washington, D.C. and New York find that attractive.

The Internet will attract 21% more ad spending each year on its way to gobbling 22.1% of the total market by 2014, according to latest ZenithOptimedia projections.

Want prominent visibility on your Facebook friends' newsfeeds? The social network's latest efforts look to users over advertisers for revenue. 

Facebook marketing executive Mike Hoefflinger said on Wednesday that Facebook Pages will be available on smartphones later in 2012.

True Ventures, an early-stage  venture firm, has closed a $290 million fund. This is the fourth fund for the firm, having raised almost $900 million since 2005.