MS NOW to launch new app as it moves towards a social network-style future

MS NOW, formerly MSNBC, is launching a mobile app this summer as it moves away from a being traditional news network toward ...

Could SocialFi Finally Fix the Incentive Problem in Social Media?

But a new category of technology platforms – known as SocialFi – aims to change that dynamic by integrating financial tools ...
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Choose the Social-Media Networks That Fit Your Charity’s Mission

With 1.4 million followers, Charity: Water is one of the most popular nonprofit groups on Twitter. The organization’s Twitter feed reflects its youthful energy, with vibrant photos of children ...
AOL

20 Forgotten Social Media Platforms That Once Ruled the Internet

Before Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok became the giants of our digital lives, there was a vast ecosystem of social media platforms that once defined how people connected online. From odd niche ...
AOL

A crypto social media network’s failure raises an awkward question: Is blockchain good for anything beside finance?

Build it and they will come—or so goes the old saying. In reality, if you build a blockchain-based social media network, then almost no one will come. The crypto world got another reminder of this ...
Ars Technica

Study: Social media probably can’t be fixed

It’s no secret that much of social media has become profoundly dysfunctional. Rather than bringing us together into one utopian public square and fostering a healthy exchange of ideas, these platforms ...
U.S. News & World Report

OpenAI Is Working on X-Like Social Media Network, the Verge Reports

(Reuters) -OpenAI is working on its own X-like social media network, the Verge reported on Tuesday, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter. There is an internal prototype focused on ...