Feb 24 You can now react to Facebook posts with ‘love,’ ‘wow’ and ‘angry’ By Corinne Segal Today, Facebook rolled out "Reaction," a set of new buttons that include Like, Love, Haha, Wow, Sad and Angry. Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 1:41 Watch a 106-year-old woman bust a move with the president By PBS News Hour 106-year-old Virginia McLaurin has lived through 18 different presidents, though she never thought she’d live to see an African-American in the White House, let alone meet him. But thanks to an online campaign, McLaurin was able to fulfill her dream… Continue watching
Feb 12 Love or hate being single, have your say with #SingleLifeIn3Words By News Desk With Valentine’s Day coming up on Sunday, the hashtag #SingleLifeIn3Words has zoomed on Twitter. Here are some that caught our eye. Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch 2:30 Here’s what’s on the minds of New Hampshire voters By PBS News Hour How does New Hampshire, home to the nation's first primary vote, compare to the rest of the country? Hari Sreenivasan and the NewsHour data team take a look at the Granite State by the numbers, and what voters there are… Continue watching
Feb 05 Twitter suspends 125,000 accounts for promoting terrorist acts By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press Twitter says it's now using spam-fighting technology to seek out and automatically flag accounts that might be promoting terrorist activity. Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch 2:23 How good is Iowa at picking White House winners? By PBS News Hour How well do the Iowa caucuses predict success for a presidential candidate? Hari Sreenivasan and the NewsHour data team take a look at that state’s track record, what Iowans are posting on social media and how well these voters match… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch A look at social media reaction to the 2016 State of the Union By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch Shields and Brooks on social responses to State of the Union By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 07 Monitoring how teens behave online is new normal for parents By Laura Santhanam Just as moms and dads tell their children how to behave in real life, parents today also keep tabs on how their kids conduct themselves online. Continue reading
Jan 05 Twitter considers 10,000-character limit By Joshua Barajas A new Twitter feature could let users exceed its current 140-character limit. Continue reading