Social Media

Just weeks after Central Command's Twitter was hacked, Newsweek’s Twitter account has been compromised, by what appears to be the same group.

Facebook topped Wall Street expectations for the fourth quarter, as the social media company lifted mobile ad revenue and added more users.

While Twitter's second quarter results beat analyst expectations, company executives delivered a more cautious outlook.  

Ever wonder who is to blame for a shrinking friend list? Now, there's an app for that.

IBM security researchers said they discovered a way to exploit an Android flaw that puts more than 55% of Android phones at risk of being taken over and remotely controlled by cyber hackers. The IBM discovery comes after FireEye warned hackers have launched a new way to break into Apple and Google mobile devices.  

Stocks traded mostly lower on Friday after two days of record gains, capping off one of the most volatile weeks in stock market history. Late-stage startups, like Uber and Snapchat, which are valued based on their predicted values as public companies, could also be impacted by this turmoil.

Twitter shares tumbled 5.8% Thursday and closed at $26, a record low for the social media company. It’s also the same level that it priced its November 2013 IPO.

After two rough post-IPO years, Twitter finally has two new products that will engage mainstream users and reinvigorate the social media company.

Twitter is hard to use, it’s not particularly engaging to a mass audience, and its benefit is unclear. Tough hurdles for returning CEO Jack Dorsey to overcome.

The question of the day: Can you be bullish but not yet a bull? Recent action says yes.

Nasdaq has confirmed to FOXBusiness.com that it was behind the Twitter earnings leak, before the closing bell. Nasdaq-owned Shareholder.com was to blame.

Tired of that friend or relative who won't stop posting or tweeting political opinions? Online loudmouths may be annoying, but a new survey suggests they are in the minority.

Google on Wednesday announced the acquisition of Emu, a smart messaging service that comes with a built-in assistant. The service will promptly be shut down as of Aug. 25, Emu announced. The company didn’t say how its technology will integrate...

The Internet is filled with rich information on how brands should engage in social media. But there’s another side to social that rarely, if ever, gets the same visibility: the fail.

Not only did Facebook handily beat the Street consensus estimates for revenues and earnings (by four cents, or a whopping 15% above expectations), but the company showed it continues to perform on just about every important metric that hints at future, continued double-digit growth. 

Facebook Inc's $19 billion bid for fast-growing mobile-messaging startup WhatsApp sent shares of BlackBerry Ltd higher before the opening bell on Thursday as investors placed bets that the smartphone maker's own messaging platform has been undervalued.

Administration officials and executives from Apple, Twitter, Facebook and Microsoft will meet on how to stop recruitment of terrorists via social media platforms.

Snapchat Inc. disclosed it has offered to sell $650 million of stock in a private placement, an opportunity for the company and insiders to profit from the messaging company's popularity.

Hootsuite, a provider of software to manage social media on a global scale and one of Canada's most valuable tech startups, hinted on Thursday it may move up its timeline on a initial public offering in light of the success of fellow Canadian startup Shopify.

Microsoft Corp.'s former chief executive, Steve Ballmer, said on Friday that he owns 4% of Twitter Inc., a surprise revelation that makes him one of the social media company's top investors.