Developers have long tried (and mostly failed) to give users a social media platform that centers…
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Facebook replaces its old inbox with the web version of Messenger
Just under two years ago, Facebook introduced a web interface for its private chat application, Messenger.…
Google acquires Fabric developer platform and team from Twitter
Google is taking over Twitter’s mobile app developer platform Fabric, as well as its Crashlytics crash…
Slack launches threaded messaging to take conversations off to the side
Slack has spent most of its life as a dead-simple workplace communications tool, with small changes…
DataSift connects with LinkedIn as its latest social marketing partner
DataSift, which taps and structures data from social networks to provide more insights into it, has…
Vine shuts off sharing, launches Vine Camera
Vine as we know it is dead. Today Twitter turned off sharing, Liking, commenting, and Revining…
Twitter loops all videos under 6.5 seconds as Vine shrivels into a camera
Twitter itself will take Vine’s place as a social network for short videos. To prep for…
An NFL player went on Facebook Live from the locker room and nothing good happened
Yesterday after the Steelers upset the Chiefs in an AFC playoff game, Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown…