Facebook cleared a major regulatory hurdle in its acquisition of WhatsApp on Thursday when the Federal Trade Commission approved the deal with a warning on privacy obligations. The $19 billion deal will still need to gain approval from international regulators, but the OK from the FTC is an important step in the process

  Twitter is gradually rolling out a major redesign of user profiles, starting on Tuesday. The new look, which Twitter was testing in February, adds a lot more user information and several new features — and it looks quite similar to Facebook’s user profiles. The new profile features a larger user photo and customizable header image. Twitter highlights

How effective are certain channels are when it comes to driving traffic to publisher sites? The answer is a bit complicated. Good thing for you, VigLink recently gathered some excellent data to share on that specific topic. Allow me to break it down by focusing on three social media insights you really need to know. Last month, VigLink announced the launch of Publisher Roundtable,

Instagram photos that include faces are far more likely to get likes from followers than those without, a new study suggests. According to a report conducted at Georgia Tech, people are more drawn to photos that feature the face. In fact, of 1.1 million randomly-selected Instagram photos analyzed with face detection software, those with faces were

Social Media is a Utensil that businesses can use to communicate with customers. It consists of actions such as Blogging, Sharing Photos, Videos, Internet Memes and other forms of material. This communication is usually executed using Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google+, LinkedIn and numerous other Social Networks. Using Social Media as a form of Marketing can

Your business is for your customers. Build relationships with them, reach new people and drive sales using Facebook. Over one billion people like and comment an average of 3.2 billion times every day. When you have a strong presence on Facebook, your business is part of these conversations and has access to the most powerful