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It won't be long before Facebook's 1.6 billion users have more ways to quickly express their feelings on the world's largest social network.

Facebook shares hovered around 1% in after-hours trading following comments by a company executive during an earnings call. Still, it posted much better-than-expected 3Q financial results, earning 25 cents an adjusted share on revenue of $2.02 billion.

Facebook revealed adjusted 2Q profits of 19 cents a share, beating expectations. Sales of $1.81 billion also topped estimates of $1.62 billion.

Four senior Twitter executives are leaving the media company, CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted late Sunday night, the biggest leadership changes since Dorsey returned as chief executive as he struggles to revive the company's growth

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Regarding Twitter acquisition rumors, Shots CEO John Shahidi tells FOX Business, “we are focused on building out the product and not focused on selling it.” The Justin Bieber-backed startup is especially popular with teens.

Yik Yak, the anonymous messaging app, is raising $62 million at a valuation north of $300 million, reports the Wall Street Journal.

Pando founder and editor Sarah Lacy weighs in on BuzzFeed’s report that Uber executive Emil Michael suggested discrediting her and other critical journalists with opposition research.

In its first analyst day since becoming a public company a year ago, the social giant will have to make an effort to assure investors there's progress in its strategy for growth.

The World Series MVP presentation didn’t go exactly as planned, but Chevrolet is running with it -- all the way to home plate.

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba kicked off its IPO roadshow on Monday in New York, drawing in hundreds of investors to the the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Midtown Manhattan.

Foursquare, the app which popularized location sharing, is going in an entirely new direction. Users can no longer “check-in” on Foursquare’s main app, but can do so on a separate app, Swarm.

It's Black and White, But not Read All Over: The jettisoning of lagging newspaper units doesn't foreshadow the end of the once-dominant media. 

Users who attempted to access Facebook on Friday were met not with their usual homescreen or login page, but an error message instead.

Twitter plans to release its second-quarter earnings today and investors will be paying close attention to user growth.   

The microblogging service surged past Wall Street’s 2Q estimates as it logged a two-cent EPS gain while analysts were looking for a one-cent loss. Shares jumped more than 30% in after-hours action. Twitter Posts 2Q Beat | Better Buy: Twitter vs. Facebook

Whether it’s business or personal, you should treat people with respect. Since that seems to be a challenge in our gadget-crazed world, here are some tips to keep you from blowing your relationships.

Facebook manipulated users' newsfeeds as part of a social experiment on the emotional power of status updates.