Social Media Bubble: Investors See More Signs That It's Popping
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Social media companies, once hailed by their Silicon Valley boosters as world-changing businesses with limitless potential, are instead proving a sobering reminder of how investors can be seduced by Internet hype.

Hate on Social Media Against President Obama Soars
The legion of websites, bloggers, talk show jocks, and the occasional GOP official that has teed off on President Obama and at times Michelle Obama with assorted borderline racist digs, taunts, and depictions have been relentless. The offensive

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Olympic viewing: NBC critics loud on social media
NEW YORK (AP) — In the age of social media, NBC now has millions of television critics who make their opinions known about every aspect of Olympics coverage instantly. They've even set up their own hashtag on Twitter: (hash)nbcfail. The online complaints

Liking or hating social media
(Reuters) - Shares of social media giant Facebook Inc, which bungled its initial public offering in May, have been under the gun ever since, hitting a nadir on Friday after dismal inaugural results. While the earnings have cast a chill over

Social Media Posts Organizer Favs Comes in Handy
Every day, I like posts on Facebook, bookmark articles in Instapaper, favorite tweets on Twitter, and save videos on YouTube. But sometimes I forget where I first saw an interesting story or link. Favs (Mac App Store link) is a Mac app that integrates into

Social Media Power a Novel
Last Monday, David Mitchell's eight-year-old novel "Cloud Atlas" was ranked 2,509 on Amazon.com Inc.'s best seller list. On Friday, it was No. 7. The surge of sales was thanks to a trailer for a film version of the novel that debuted on Apple Inc's website

Jackson family squabble highlights social media virtues and drawbacks
From behind the highly secretive Jackson dynasty's once-impenetrable wall, Prince and Paris Jackson appeared to be airing their family's dirty laundry this week in a typical way for a teen — on their Twitter feeds. Their tweets about the

For social media entry, Apple eyes stake in Twitter
NEW YORK: Looking to create a space in social media, technology giant Apple has held talks in recent months with micro-blogging site Twitter on the possibility of undertaking multi-million dollar investments in the network, a media report has said.

Social media blamed for poor data flow
Widespread use of Twitter and other forms of social media by thousands of spectators lining the men’s cycling road race was to blame for poor transmission of race data, Olympic officials said. The interference meant race officials could not

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