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Instagram's 'Uncanny Ability': Tech Analyst Talks Reels, TikTok And Snapchat
Thursday, August 6, 2020 - 12:55pm | 372Read More...Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) and its Instagram property launched a new service to rival TikTok called Reels and one tech pro says it will see success even if TikTok isn't banned in the future. Reels Is 'Front And Center': Instagram is pushing Reels to ensure it's "front and...
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CEOs Of Amazon, Apple, Facebook And Google Defend Companies During Congressional Antitrust Testimony
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 - 5:05pm | 620Read More...CEOs from major U.S. tech companies, including Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) and Alphabet, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) testified in Washington, D.C. -- albeit from remote locations -- in front of the House Antitrust...
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Facebook Offering Substantial Financial Incentives To Bring TikTok Talent On Its 'Instagram Reels' Platform: WSJ
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 - 1:45am | 417Read More...Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) subsidiary Instagram has attempted to draw popular TikTok creators to its own competing short-form video service Reels by offering financial incentives, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. What Happened The social media platform has offered...
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Says He Has No Secret Pact With Trump Administration
Monday, July 20, 2020 - 10:15pm | 462Read More...Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, who is facing a growing backlash over his stance on moderating hate content on the social media platform, in an interview with Axios Monday denied he had any secret pact with President Donald Trump. What Happened “...
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Why Pompeo Says The US Could Ban TikTok
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 - 3:12pm | 354Read More...The U.S. is “looking at” banning the short-form mobile video TikTok and other Chinese social media apps, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News in a Monday interview. What Happened: TikTok, a short-form video app owned by China-based ByteDance, has generated privacy...
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Facebook Expands 'Instagram Reels' To India After Country Bans TikTok
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 - 2:57am | 314Read More...Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has started testing the "Reels" feature on its subsidiary Instagram platform in India, according to a report from Business Insider. What Happened Instagram Reels lets users post 15-second videos with audio clips as stories, similar to those on China-based...
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Microsoft Paused Advertisement On Facebook, Instagram Globally, Expressing Concerns Over Inappropriate Content
Tuesday, June 30, 2020 - 5:33am | 404Read More...Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) in May paused all advertisements on Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) and subsidiary Instagram's social media platforms in the United States, Axios reported Monday. What Happened The veteran technology company recently further paused all advertisements on Facebook...
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Starbucks Pauses All Social Media Advertising In Tandem With Growing Boycott
Monday, June 29, 2020 - 1:23am | 525Read More...Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) is putting all social media advertising on hold as the Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) advertising boycott supported by the #StopHateForProfit campaign picks up pace. What Happened Starbucks said on Sunday that it stands against hate speech, adding,...
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Verizon Hits The Pause Button On Facebook Advertisements In Support Of Civil Rights Campaign
Friday, June 26, 2020 - 1:57am | 479Read More...Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is suspending advertising on Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and Instagram in support of a campaign to curtail hate speech on the social media platform. What Happened Verizon became the latest entity to come out in support of the “Stop Hate for Profit”...
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How Cameo, Facebook And Peloton Are Embracing Coronavirus Disruption
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 - 1:01pm | 703Read More...For most companies, the 2020 COVID-19 economic shutdown has been nothing short of disastrous for business. But for a handful of disruptive tech companies, the shutdown has provided an unprecedented opportunity to shine. In DataTrek Research’s Tuesday newsletter, co-founder Jessica Rabe...
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Trump, Instagram Influencers Use Protests Against Police Brutality As Photo Ops
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 - 11:09am | 687Read More...Some Americans are taking to the streets to protest police brutality or board up broken windows. Some are flocking to the same streets because they make appealing Instagram backdrops. Trump's Photo Op On Monday, President Donald Trump used D.C. police to disperse peaceful protestors with...
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Facebook's New Shopping Feature Lifts Stock To All-Time Highs
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - 1:10pm | 653Read More...Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) launched a new e-commerce featured called "Shops" that could better position the company to compete against more established third-party e-commerce platforms. Facebook said it's working closely with partners like Shopify Inc (NYSE: SHOP) to better give...
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What We Know About Facebook Shops
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 - 3:04pm | 392Read More...Social media giant Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) introduced Facebook Shops on Tuesday, a platform meant to help companies sell their products on Facebook and Instagram. Facebook Shops: What You Need To Know Facebook Shops is a free service where businesses can list their products for sale...
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Here's How Long It Took Facebook To Reach A $100B Market Cap
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 - 12:37pm | 421Read More...Nearly a decade. Facebook, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: FB) origin story is well known. In February 2004, Mark Zuckerburg and a group of fellow Harvard students transformed Facemash, a website for students to compare the attractiveness of their peers, into a school-wide social network. The site...
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Why Facebook Is More Important Than Ever During COVID-19 Pandemic
Tuesday, March 31, 2020 - 10:45am | 415Read More...It’s hard to imagine that anyone benefits from forced, mass isolation more than Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) does. The Facebook Anlayst Tigress Financial Research Director Ivan Feinseth reiterated a Strong Buy rating on the stock. The Facebook Thesis Balance sheet and cash flow strengths are...
