Instagram's latest update features curated photo collections and trending tags. Instagram hide caption
Social Web : All Tech Considered Sites like Facebook and Twitter have revolutionized the Web, altered how we interact with each other and even changed the way news is gathered and delivered. Read about the impact of social media and its continuing evolution.
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Twitter is one of the most popular social media sites, but it's going through major changes. Jonathan Alcorn/Getty Images hide caption
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By clicking "Like" and commenting on Facebook posts, users signal the social network's algorithm that they care about something. That in turn helps influence what they see later. Algorithms like that happen all over the web — and the programs can reflect human biases. iStockphoto hide caption
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Traffic stands still in Nairobi. People in Kenya's capital don't like getting into cabs driven by strangers. They prefer to call drivers they know or who their friends recommend. Goran Tomasevic/Reuters/Landov hide caption
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Pinterest will soon allow users to buy products they find directly through the app. The company says users have been asking for that feature for a while. Pinterest hide caption
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Nine media organizations, including The New York Times and National Geographic, have signed a deal to distribute their content through a new Facebook feature called "Instant Articles." Facebook hide caption
Facebook Courts News Giants Into A Deal To Share Viewers, And Revenues
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Comedian Aziz Ansari became a pioneer of emoji language use in 2011, when he transcribed the hit Jay-Z and Kanye West song, "Ni**as In Paris." azizisbored.tumblr.com hide caption
As Emojis Spread Beyond Texts, Many Remain [Confounded Face] [Interrobang]
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A Nepalese man checks his cellphone as people stay on open ground from fears of earthquake tremors in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday. Niranjan Shrestha/AP hide caption
Our modern relationship to property — namely that it's burdensome to own, and therefore less valuable — has allowed the sharing economy to expand. Gustav Dejert/Ikon Images/Corbis hide caption
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Hillary Hartley gets a lot of mistaken Twitter mentions, most of which are meant for Hillary Clinton. Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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The Noun Project uses crowdsourcing to gather an army of people to define words using icons. This is just a small selection of the huge icon dictionary. Creative Stall/via Noun Project hide caption
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About one-third of black and Hispanic teens say they're online just about all the time, compared with about 1 in 5 whites, a new study says. 27 Studios/Getty Images hide caption
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Front Porch Forum co-founders Michael and Valerie Wood-Lewis run the company from their home office in Burlington, Vt. Angela Evancie/Vermont Public Radio hide caption
In Vermont, A Hyper-Local Online Forum Brings Neighbors Together
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Facebook is adding a "legacy contact" feature to allow selected relatives or friends to manage the account of the user after they die. Facebook hide caption