Thanks for Helping Us Hit a Vine Milesone

It seems like only yesterday that we were posting about a new looping video app that dropped in the App Store Now, almost three hundred videos, millions of loops and one Shorty Award later, Mashable's main account on Vine has hit 100,000 followers, and we couldn't be more grateful for each and every one of [...]

By |2017-08-07T17:28:03+00:00July 25th, 2014|Social Media News|Comments Off on Thanks for Helping Us Hit a Vine Milesone

Like Its Peers, Pinterest Releases Mostly Male Employee Demographics

Silicon Valley's most promising tech companies are proving what everyone already suspected — that tech has a diversity problem Pinterest is the latest tech company to unveil its employee demographics, which look similar to other companies in the area: mostly white, mostly male. See also: 'You're Not A Princess' Ad Campaign Pushes Female Empowerment Pinterest [...]

By |2017-08-07T17:28:05+00:00July 24th, 2014|Social Media News|Comments Off on Like Its Peers, Pinterest Releases Mostly Male Employee Demographics

New App or New Ad? Instagram Teases Us With Bolt

What exactly does Facebook have up its sleeve? An ad for a new app called Bolt mysteriously appeared on Instagram on Wednesday. Android users reported seeing a new banner-style app-install ad on on the service, according to TechCrunch, which featured a "one tap photo messaging" app called Bolt. See also: 11 Creepiest Things You Can [...]

By |2017-08-07T17:28:05+00:00July 24th, 2014|Social Media News|Comments Off on New App or New Ad? Instagram Teases Us With Bolt

10 Things You Didn’t Know You Agreed to via Terms of Service

The terms of service, also known as the document you're supposed to read before signing up for a site or platform, is a treasure trove of legal guidelines, rules and permissions that few people really care about. But there are a few things you're agreeing to, hidden within the jargon, that might change the way [...]

By |2017-08-07T17:28:06+00:00July 24th, 2014|Social Media News|Comments Off on 10 Things You Didn’t Know You Agreed to via Terms of Service

Twitter Is Mostly a White Male Company, Diversity Data Reveals

It took a few weeks, but Twitter has finally released diversity data on its company, joining the likes of LinkedIn, Facebook and Google. The results? Twitter's roughly 3,000 employees are predominately white (59%) and overwhelmingly male (70%). The company's gender gap, in particular, becomes even more pronounced when broken down by expertise. Of Twitter's technology [...]

By |2017-08-07T17:28:06+00:00July 23rd, 2014|Social Media News|Comments Off on Twitter Is Mostly a White Male Company, Diversity Data Reveals
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