Social Media

Hackers from the Syrian Electronic Army have claimed responsibility for a breach of CNN's social media sites.

Zynga unveiled plans to begin testing Bitcoins for its online games.

Shares of Groupon traded in the red on Friday after it announced that rival LivingSocial will sell all 13.8 million of the Groupon shares it owns.

Twitter is expected to benefit from a sharp rise in online video advertising over the next few years,. 

Facing a slew of downgrades, Twitter might be an alluring short. But borrowing the shares to make the trade is becoming challenging. 

Amid ongoing management changes and a rocky stock performance, Twitter is finding itself at a crossroads.  Does Twitter have what it takes to remain a public company or is time to sell itself?

One of Twitter’s earliest investors, Chris Sacca, did not hold back in his 8,500 word explanation of what he thinks the company needs to do in order to maximize its potential.

Facebook rolled out is new publishing partnership on Wednesday, allowing sites like New York Times and Buzzfeed to post content directly to the social media site. The move has proven to be controversial. 

A year and a half after its public debut, Wall Street is telling Twitter it expects more after the social-media giant revealed a top-line disappointment and lowered full-year outlook, sending shares sharply lower.

Twitter reports first quarter earnings after the bell on Tuesday and investors will be looking to see if the company can maintain its momentum. The company has seen its shares soar 43% this year and better-than-expected earnings could send the stock even higher.

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.