Snap opens second Spectacles pop-up shop in Venice, LA

 Snap today took another step on its quest to truly become the “camera company” it says…

At least Facebook’s unfair Instant Articles now let sites show more ads

 Facebook’s Instant Articles were always a bad deal for news outlets. While quick to load so they…

Facebook Messenger Day launches as a Snapchat Stories clone for making plans

 Today Facebook is globally launching Messenger Day to put a utilitarian spin on the slideshow format.…

How Facebook Messenger evolved into a chat camera

 A picture is worth a thousand words…that no one wants to type on a tiny screen.…

Instagram Stories launches Geostickers as its Snap attack continues

 Instagram is steadily closing its feature gap with Snapchat. Today Instagram launched its first Geostickers, which let…

MeetMe acquires Tagged and Hi5 social networks for $60M

 Like bizzaro Facebooks, Tagged and Hi5 launched in 2004 to help you meet new people instead…

Facebook tests reaction and Dislike button (!) on messages

 Facebook finally has a Dislike button, but it’s not where you’d expect. How do you reply…

Snap’s high-priced IPO rakes in cash for big acquisitions

 Most of Snap’s top products came from acquisitions, and now it will have the war chest…