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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.

On paper, Twitter 's earnings report was just fine.

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A report claiming that Twitter Inc received an offer to be acquired for $31 billion attributed to Bloomberg LP is fake, Twitter and a spokesman for the news and financial data provider said on Tuesday.

So much for that brief Twitter Inc. rally. The micro-blogging site dropped below its initial public offering price for the first time ever Thursday.

Instagram now has more than 400 million users, the company announced Tuesday, making it far larger than rival Twitter Inc with 100 million more users.

LinkedIn Corp. reported a wider third-quarter loss reflecting higher expenses as the professional network retools its business—but shares climbed after hours as revenue and adjusted profit topped Wall Street's expectations.

The 4Q revenue forecast of $695 to $710 million, which is below the Thomson Reuters estimate of $739.73, pushed shares down over 10% after hours.

Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) is planning company-wide layoffs next week, technology news website Re/code reported on Friday, citing sources.

LinkedIn Corp. agreed to pay $13 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over sending email solicitations to its members contacts without permission. Social networking manners apply even to social networking companies, it seems.

The social media giant's EPS of 57 cents topped estimates for 52 cents. Revenue of $4.5 billion beat Wall Street views for $4.37 billion.