Social Media

The micro-blogging site upped its planned IPO price to a range of $23 to $25, according to a regulatory filing. 

LinkedIn logged a stronger-than-expected adjusted-profit and a 56% surge in revenue on Tuesday on increased membership and user engagement.

The test run featured hundreds of thousands of orders and was aimed at helping NYSE avoid the glitches that plagued Facebook's IPO. 

Pinterest won a $225 million round of equity funding that values the virtual scrapbooking website at $3.8 billion. 

Yahoo posted adjusted 3Q profits of 34 cents a share, beating expectations by a penny. Shares jumped 3% in extended trading.      

The smartphone maker is reportedly weighing a spinoff of its BlackBerry Messenger service into a standalone entity.

More than 40% of Americans are signing on to the world’s largest social network every day from their desktop, while 32% access it from their mobile devices.

The social networking leader's acquisition highlights recent efforts to improve on the mobile front.

LinkedIn posted adjusted 2Q profits of 38 cents a share, beating estimates by seven cents, but the 3Q sales forecast came in shy of estimates.  

Facebook experienced its largest-ever rally on the heels of stronger-than-expected earnings and is climbing toward its May 2012 IPO price on volume not seen since its market debut.

Zynga gave a sneak peak of what the future of real-money gambling on social networks will look like at a small gaming summit in Barcelona on Wednesday.

The activist investor, after abandoning his blogging career in 2009, has joined Twitter.

Google and Facebook make up the largest chunk of worldwide digital ad share, while Twitter continues to make great strides.

The online game-maker said it will shed roughly 18% of its workforce, and shutter various locations, as it looks to save up to $80 million a year. 

A pair of analysts believe recent negative sentiment on the social network has created a buying opportunity.

Twitter announced two-step password verification, an effort it hopes will add an extra layer of support and bring down the number of account takeovers.

The Internet giant is reportedly nearing a deal to acquire social blogging site Tumblr for up to $1 billion.

The Financial Times reported Friday that several of its blogs and social media accounts were 'compromised by hackers.'

ESPN plans to post sports video highlights on Twitter in near real-time, as the sports network and micro-blogging service expand their partnership to create new opportunities for advertising revenue.

The microblogging service is rolling out its standalone music application, called Twitter #music, on the web and made the app available for Apple's iOS.