Social Media

The FIFA World Cup is the most talked about event in Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) history with over one billion interactions so far, the social network has announced. Tallying likes, comments, and related posts, 220 million users have helped the global soccer tournament set the record.

Twitter is buying SnappyTV for an undisclosed amount, providing content partners including major TV networks a platform to edit, share and archive live video and TV programming in the cloud.

Generating millions of mentions on social sites like Twitter and Facebook and hundreds of millions of viral video views, the World Cup has surpassed the Super Bowl and Olympics in popularity. 

Instagram fans rejoice, the app now lets users edit photos. Once limited to photo filters, the social media app now has tools to adjust contrast, saturation, warmth and more.

The microblogging site is reportedly in early talks to partner with music-related startups such as SoundCloud and SoundHound. 

The startling landmark ruling by Europe’s highest court takes us down the slippery slope from a free society to a censored one. There is no turning back.  

LinkedIn swung to a loss in the first quarter amid higher expenses, but the professional social network still managed to beat Wall Street estimates.

Twitter shares were set to fall sharply on Wednesday after the micro-blogging site revealed lighter-than-expected user growth.

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg talked to Maria Bartiromo Thursday about the company’s growth in mobile, as well as its recent acquisition spree.

Chinese Twitter clone Weibo closed 19% above its U.S. initial public offering price after slashing the offering size in an attempt to overcome tepid demand for momentum stocks. 

After a roller-coaster market debut last week, “Candy Crush Saga” maker King Digital Entertainment is looking to add another 160 people to its workforce.

Sour Start: King Digital Entertainment closed nearly 16% below its initial public offering price.

Twitter suffered a glitch on Tuesday afternoon in which some users were not able to access the micro-blogging site. 

Facebook's Instagram has scored a one-year ad deal valued around $50 million with global advertising giant Omnicom. 

Smartphones offering the recently deleted "Flappy Bird" app are selling on eBay at extreme premiums. 

LinkedIn logged 4Q earnings and revenue that narrowly topped forecasts, but the professional network unveiled below-consensus guidance that sent shares diving 12%.

In its debut earnings report a as public company, Twitter revealed 4Q adjusted earnings and revenue exceeding views, but modest user growth appeared to spook Wall Street.

Zynga will axe 15% of its workforce as it seeks to cut up to $35 million in costs but will spend $527 million to buy privately-held game maker NaturalMotion and its 260 employees. 

Facebook revealed surging 4Q profits Wednesday that topped forecasts, as revenue soared 63% thanks to strong mobile advertising growth.

Compared to everyone’s utopian online persona, real life is a real downer.