Social Media

True Ventures Closes $290 Million Fund

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.  

Yelp is Now Profitable

Yelp reported a 61% increase from the same period last year with $89 million in revenue for the 2Q, beating analysts' estimates of $86 million.

Why Twitter's NFL Streaming Deal Is So Cheap

Under the deal’s terms, Twitter gains the right to exclusively stream 10 of the NFL’s 16 “Thursday Night Football” games this season to its base of 800 million registered and unregistered users.

Google Has Also Been Ordered to Help Unlock Phones

Google has been repeatedly ordered to help federal agents open cellphones, according to court records in seven states that show Apple Inc. isn't the only company facing government demands at the center of a fierce debate over privacy and security.

U.S. Presidential Race No.1 Social-Media Topic of 2015

It comes as no surprise the No. 1 topic on social media was the 2016 presidential election. Seventy-six million people posted, commented, liked or shared content related to the election on Facebook more than 1.5 billion times.