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Instagram Announces New Tagging Feature

You can change the look of a photo with a filter, you can add a location and a hashtag, and soon Instagram users will be able “tag.”

2013/05/02

The Role Social Media Played In #BostonBombings

As the investigation into the terror attack on the Boston Marathon played out, nearly every development played out on social media sites. Pieces of information were being sent out via Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit with incredible speed.

CBS4–2013/04/19

A new survey reveals teens is barely more important to them than other social media. (Source: Getty Images)

Teens: Facebook’s Becoming Less Important To Me

For a little while, rumors that teens see Facebook in the same way they see their dad’s pale, baggy jeans have been wafting around the social biosphere. A new survey shows it’s true.

CBS4–2013/04/13

Consumers Look To Internet To Solve Complaints

One of the most maddening things you can deal with as a consumer is what to do when you have a complaint. Who do you turn to? It turns out there’s a growing industry that is making it much easier for consumers to finally get some action when they’ve been wronged.

CBS4–2013/04/11

The HTC First will cost $99 from AT&T. (Credit: CNET)

First “Facebook Phone” To Be Released April 12

Facebook just pulled the wraps off of a new and specially branded smartphone today. Crafted in partnership with mobile hardware manufacturer HTC, the HTC First will run the Facebook Home, a custom version of Google’s Android software tied in tightly with the Facebook social networking service.

CBS4–2013/04/04

Hashtag on white background, studio shot (Source: Kristin Lee)

Report: Facebook To Use Hashtags

Facebook is finally jumping on the hashtag bandwagon, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal today.

CBS4–2013/03/14

Teens are abandoning Facebook for photo-based social media like SnapChat. Here, two teens create a Snapchat message, which self-destructs after seven seconds.
(Credit: Snapchat via CNET)

Why Teens Are Getting Tired Of Facebook

To understand where teens like to spend their virtual time nowadways, just watch them on their smartphones. Their world revolves around Instagram, the application adults mistook for an elevated photography service, and other apps decidely less old-fashioned than Mark Zuckerberg’s kingdom.

CBS4–2013/03/02