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Jan 31, 2017

Lego Launches Instagram-Like Social Network For Kids To Show Off Their Creations

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Aiming to stay engaged with its core customers even after they put down theor Lego pieces, Lego has created an Instagram-style social network for kids to show off their Lego…

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Sep 26, 2014

Meet Ello, The Anti-Facebook That’s Blowing Up Right Now

Facebook has done a lot to aggravate its users this year, so it’s not surprising to see that someone has finally come up with another anti-Facebook social network. Ello promises a business model opposite of Facebook, i.e. ad-free…

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Jul 22, 2014

Emoji-Only Messaging App Set To Launch

Yep, you read that right. Someone is making a messaging platform where its users are only allowed to communicate through those playful little icons known as emojis. The network, aptly named Emoj.li, has not officially launched, but it is currently accepting…

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Jul 11, 2014

Twitter Effective For Driving App Downloads

Twitter may not have a wider reach than Facebook, more U.S mobile users than Instagram, or more social TV activity than Tumblr. But the blue bird reportedly excels in driving app downloads through its ad platform, especially lifestyle apps. Its ability…

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Jun 13, 2014

Marriott & MIT Look At Hotels As Social Hub

As the emphasis of social networks continues to solidify, Marriott and MIT have begun to reinvent the hotel lobby as a social network. Called Six Degrees, the network matches up strangers in the hotel lobby, when business travelers would otherwise be…

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Oct 29, 2013

Twitter Launches Visuals In Feed

Twitter’s feed has been living in the past in regard to visual content for years, but now it integrates previews of photos and Vines to bring something other than text and links to its primary means of presenting content. No longer will users have to click through blind…

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Aug 26, 2013

Facebook Shuts Down Physical Gifts

The social network’s gifting service, Facebook Gifts, is officially pivoting away from physical gifts in the interest of providing entirely digital offerings. The service was initially introduced as a method of physically connecting people beyond the digital network…

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Aug 19, 2013

LinkedIn Announces Student Service

The business-oriented social network today announced a new effort to recruit younger students with its new program, LinkedIn for Students. Starting on September 12, the company will let anyone older than 13 sign up. It’s also allowing universities and colleges to…

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Aug 16, 2013

Facebook Still #1 Social Network Among Teens

According to a new study by the Pew Research Center, Facebook remains the post popular social network among teens, and its use increased from 93% to 94% over the last year. The second most popular social network was Twitter, used by 26% of teens…

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Jun 19, 2013

1/4 Of The World On Social Networks

By 2014, the ranking of regions by social network users will reflect regional shares of the global population. According to a new eMarketer report, one in four people worldwide use social networks currently. The numer of social network users around the world will…