Facebook loses in latest social networking survey Facebook use here is on the decline, according to new research. Business • 30 Jan 19
Facebook loses in latest social networking survey Facebook use here is on the decline, according to new research. Business • 30 Jan 19
Snapchat parent to move closer to IPO this week The parent company of hit mobile-messaging service Snapchat is expected to make its debut as a public company on the New York Stock Exchange, according to reports. Business • 31 Jan 17
Snapchat parent to move closer to IPO this week The parent company of hit mobile-messaging service Snapchat is expected to make its debut as a public company on the New York Stock Exchange, according to reports. Business • 31 Jan 17
EU to tighten rules on messaging services The European Union will in September propose subjecting internet services like WhatsApp and Skype to similar rules as traditional telecommunications companies, a spokesman has said. Business • 16 Aug 16
EU to tighten rules on messaging services The European Union will in September propose subjecting internet services like WhatsApp and Skype to similar rules as traditional telecommunications companies, a spokesman has said. Business • 16 Aug 16
Continued fall in SMS usage - ComReg The number of traditional text messages being sent in Ireland has continued to fall, according to ComReg, as customers turn increasingly to data-based messaging apps instead. Business • 11 Jun 15
Continued fall in SMS usage - ComReg The number of traditional text messages being sent in Ireland has continued to fall, according to ComReg, as customers turn increasingly to data-based messaging apps instead. Business • 11 Jun 15
$100m Secret app shut down by founders Secret, a smartphone app that gained notoriety for allowing users to make anonymous comments to friends and nearby people, is shutting down after just 16 months. Business • 30 Apr 15
$100m Secret app shut down by founders Secret, a smartphone app that gained notoriety for allowing users to make anonymous comments to friends and nearby people, is shutting down after just 16 months. Business • 30 Apr 15
Alibaba to invest $200m in Snapchat - report Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba will invest $200 million in Snapchat, the vanishing-image service, Bloomberg News has reported. Business • 12 Mar 15
Alibaba to invest $200m in Snapchat - report Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba will invest $200 million in Snapchat, the vanishing-image service, Bloomberg News has reported. Business • 12 Mar 15
Twitter adds video and group messaging features Twitter just got more social thanks to two big new features - group direct messaging, and the ability to capture, edit and share videos from within the app. Business • 27 Jan 15
Twitter adds video and group messaging features Twitter just got more social thanks to two big new features - group direct messaging, and the ability to capture, edit and share videos from within the app. Business • 27 Jan 15
Hackers claim to have acquired Snapchat photos Hackers claim to have acquired a database containing hundreds of thousands of photos that were sent using the popular photo and video sharing service Snapchat, and are threatening to release them on the internet. Business • 10 Oct 14
Hackers claim to have acquired Snapchat photos Hackers claim to have acquired a database containing hundreds of thousands of photos that were sent using the popular photo and video sharing service Snapchat, and are threatening to release them on the internet. Business • 10 Oct 14
