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Tumblr was an early social media favorite. What happened?

by Jack Stewart
Aug 13, 2019
Verizon is selling Tumblr, the social blogging platform.
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How LinkedIn steered clear of controversy

by Molly Wood and Bennett Purser
Aug 12, 2019
"You're not really yourself, you're your work self," says New York Times reporter John Herrman about the platform's users.
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President Trump to host "Social Media Summit" at the White House

by Jack Stewart
Jul 11, 2019
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Google are reportedly not invited to the event.
Conservative political activist James O'Keefe speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, on March 1, 2019. O'Keefe is one of the many guests invited to President Trump's "social media summit."
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Met Gala red carpet faces challenge from influencers

by Marielle Segarra
May 7, 2019
"Camp" was the theme this year. Some designers are rethinking their participation in the charitable event that's the highlight of the fashion calendar.
Lady Gaga attends the 2019 Met Gala celebrating camp at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6 in New York City.
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Instagram gets commercial

by Meghan McCarty Carino
May 1, 2019
Users will soon be able to make purchases without leaving the app.
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Is your phone listening to you?

by Marketplace Staff
Apr 22, 2019
Marketplace reporter Jack Stewart is trying to find out and needs your help.
Smartphones are a part of everyday life, but do they listen in on our conversations?
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Who knew a space agency could go viral?

by Molly Wood
Apr 10, 2019
By using social media, NASA discovered what the public was looking for.
Employees at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, watch the landing of InSight on Mars on Nov. 26, 2018.
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China's Googleless internet remains vibrant

by Jennifer Pak
Apr 8, 2019
Many U.S. tech firms are blocked, but there are homegrown equivalents inside the "Great Firewall."
The Google logo is reflected in windows of the company's China head office as the Chinese national flag flies in Beijing in 2010.
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Google Plus joins MySpace in the social network graveyard

by Ben Bradford
Apr 2, 2019
Google is pulling the plug on the platform after eight years.
A logo sits illumintated outside the Google booth on day 2 of the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2019 on February 26, 2019 in Barcelona, Spain.
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The IRS is using Instagram to try to humanize the agency

by Barbara Platts
Apr 1, 2019
The Internal Revenue Service is getting creative.
One of the 12 monsters the IRS posted as part of the #IRSdirtydozen campaign, aimed at teaching taxpayers the most common tax scams they may encounter. 
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