The battle for users rages on in social media. The big players in the industry all released a number of new products, and some, like Snapchat, unveiled redesigns to draw people in. Did it pay off?
Diply President Dan Lagani takes a look at the winners and losers in 2017. Diply conducted a survey looking at how people are using social media apps and sites. Facebook, unsurprisingly, came out on top as the most popular platform. What is surprising, however, is that millennials are 45 times more likely to use Facebook than Twitter, and that lead is expected to grow.
When asked which platform they would be most likely to delete in 2018, respondents put LinkedIn at the top of their list. Following closely behind were Twitter and Snapchat. After Snap's major revenue miss this year, the company needs a big boost to turn things around in the new year.
Disney and Fortnite-maker Epic Games will collab on making new video games with Disney characters. Hopefully it will be more than Mickey Mouse hitting the Griddy.
Hershey is cautioning on its 2024 profit growth as the company contends with rising cocoa costs, leading to increased prices for chocolate. The company anticipates its full-year earnings per share being relatively flat, partly due to higher cocoa and sugar costs.
Prince Harry has reached an out-of-court settlement with a tabloid newspaper publisher that invaded his privacy with phone hacking and other illegal snooping. Attorney David Sherborne said that Mirror Group Newspapers had agreed to pay Harry’ “substantial” costs and damages.
An attorney representing passengers of an Alaska Airlines flight that lost a door plug in midair says a “whistling sound” was heard on a previous flight of the same Boeing 737 Max 9.
What do Arnold Schwarzenegger, Aubrey Plaza, and Tom Brady all have in common? You'll see them on Super Bowl Sunday, but not on the field. If you only watch the Super Bowl for the ads, here's a sneak peek.
The Federal Communications Commission knows (to loosely quote Drake) "when that [AI robocall] hotline bling, that can only mean one thing" — deception. The agency says bad actors have been using these voices to misinform voters.
