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Snapchat Loses $1.7 Billion After a Single Kylie Jenner Tweet

February 23, 2018

The cost of a single tweet about Snap by Kylie Jenner? $1.7 billion... and counting. “So, does anyone else not open up Snapchat anymore?” That’s the question Kylie Jenner asked her 24.5 million followers... Read More...

Facebook Inks Another Music Licensing Deal — This Time With Europe’s ICE

Marsha Silva

February 22, 2018

Another feather in the cap for Facebook Music? Facebook has been on a dealmaking frenzy over the past few months — but there are still more rights to secure. Accordingly, the social network has inked a deal... Read More...

Twitter Turns a Profit for the First Time Ever — Thank You Donald Trump?

February 8, 2018

Two years ago, Twitter was shrinking. This year, Twitter actually gained users and reached profitability for the first time in its history. Is Donald Trump the difference? It's a big fat wart on an increas... Read More...

Major Facebook Algorithm Update Will Dramatically Reduce Band Posts

January 12, 2018

Artists and bands will now have to find inventive ways to reach out to their fans on Facebook. Last week, Facebook signed a significant music licensing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group. The move w... Read More...

Facebook Finalizes Licensing Deals With GMR, Kobalt & SESAC

January 11, 2018

Facebook has just concluded licensing agreements with a string of major rights owners. Get ready for Facebook Music! Facebook is obviously serious about licensing music with major rights owners. The only q... Read More...

Facebook Just Signed a Deal With the Largest Music Publisher In the World

January 8, 2018

Universal Music Group inked the first deal with Facebook. Now, it's Sony/ATV's turn. Facebook's music ambitions are rapidly taking shape, thanks to a pair of momentous deals. Late last year, the social net... Read More...

Musical.ly's Userbase Is Crashing - Just Like Vine, Dubsmash & Snapchat

Uh-Oh: Musical.ly’s Numbers Are Crashing — Just Like Vine, Dubsmash & Snapchat Before It

November 10, 2017

Is Musical.ly truly worth $1 billion? Earlier this morning, Beijing-based ByteDance Technology Co. acquired popular lip synching app, Musical.ly. According to the Wall Street Journal, the final sales pric... Read More...

13% of Your Facebook Followers Are Fake, Duped, or Dead

November 3, 2017

Your followers on Facebook may not even exist. Now, Facebook is admitting it. During a recent earnings call over Facebook’s third-quarter financial results, executives delivered some very good news for inve... Read More...

Taylor Swift Makes an Artist Famous — With Two Clicks

October 17, 2017

If Taylor Swift likes you, you're famous. Any questions? This is a story about an artist who was doing pretty well. Then, completely blew up because of two clicks from Taylor Swift. Who's the artist? A... Read More...

You Won’t Understand The Potential of Snapchat Until You See This

Ari Herstand

February 19, 2015

I finally get it. It took getting over the 'Snapchat is for sexting' learning curve misnomer, hovering around the 'Snapchat is exclusively for friends sending triple chin selfies' misconception to finally la... Read More...

Editorial Content from Vice and Warner Music, Now on Snapchat

Nina Ulloa

January 27, 2015

We knew Snapchat was working on a music strategy... for now, music fits in as part of a wider media integration. Snapchat has added a Discover section that features daily content from CNN, Vice, Warner Mus... Read More...

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