Social Media

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.

Google is giving its users the option to control what happens to their data after they die—delete it from the internet or share with friends and family members.

When wine enthusiasts spend more time with their eyes glued to a tiny screen than drinking wine, something’s very wrong.

Disappearing-messaging app Snapchat is now trying to act more like Apple. 

This week saw more quarterly report cards from tech companies and Lenovo's celebrity product engineer launched its new tablet.

Zynga was upgraded to 'equal-weight' by brokerage Evercore Partners, which expressed optimism the games maker could experience the same kind of success as rival Candy Crush. 

Hasbro is speeding up its move into the mobile gaming market through strategic partnerships and acquisitions. 

Facebook may unveil a new video feature for Instagram at a highly-anticipated press event this week, sources tell TechCrunch. 

Apple announced that it surpassed more than 50 billion apps downloaded on its App Store on Thursday, however the number of apps offered is only half the battle.

Baby Boomers are 'liking' Facebook, but younger generations are beginning to leave the world's biggest social network in search of new havens.

Facebook inked a deal late Wednesday to buy mobile messaging company WhatsApp for about $19 billion in cash and stock.