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TECHi Interaction covers the platforms connecting billions — social media shifts, app ecosystem changes, UX breakthroughs, and digital engagement trends. TikTok regulatory battles, Instagram algorithm changes, WhatsApp feature rollouts, and the evolving relationship between users and platforms.
The growing reach of social media’s election impact
Social media and the internet in general had dramatic effects on the election in 2008. This year is proving to...
Smartphones on pace to near 1 billion by 2015
The mobile-device explosion may be getting fueled in recent months by Kindle Fires and iPads, but smartphones continue to be...
Not Rated Shoes: Taking on the juggernauts through social media
In a great economy, it's hard to start a retail company and get attention in industries where the major players...
The face of mobile? One little girl appears in Apple AND Samsung commercials
One of the most important ongoing stories in tech for 2011 was the incessant legal maneuvering between Apple and Samsung....
Google+ predicts that it will have 400 million users by end of 2012
They just passed 62 million users by adding 625,000 new users per day. Now, Google+ is predicting that they will...
Social Media 2011: The bullseyes and blunders that dominated chatter
In the past, the best way to review the year was to look back through newspaper headlines and pick out...
The social media disruption of advertising (is a good thing)
The internet took us by storm and changed the way we live our lives. Social media came along and had...
Saudi Prince pumps $300 million into Twitter
Twitter's latest major chunk of backing comes from the Arab world as Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal invested $300 million...
Teens and the cruel world of social networking
Social networking really started with teens on MySpace. Since then, it has progressed to the rest of the world. MySpace...
Can Frugalo single-handedly fix the floundering daily deals phenomenon?
The only thing certain about the future of daily deals is that the industry's future is uncertain. It's not a...
If you invested in Groupon’s IPO, the good news is you’ve only lost half of your money
In less than a month, Groupon's highly-lauded stocks have plummeted from their IPO sale price of $28 closing today at...
Google+ television ads are pointing people in the wrong direction
When I heard that Google had put out their first Google+ television commercial, I was both impressed and a little...
Why negative sentiment towards Google+ is asinine and premature
According to the LA Times, Google+ interest is fading. According to logic, history, and common sense, Google+ is exactly where...
The most important $15 million tech deal of 2011: Disney and YouTube
When people talk about mega-deals in the tech industry, it usually involves hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars....
How local search has evolved
There was a time not too long ago when a search on Google for "ice cream parlor" done in Newark,...
Fed to start monitoring social networks for sentiment
In December, the Fed will begin monitoring Facebook, Twitter, and much of the rest of the internet in an effort...
Banners aren’t dead. They just suck
Most people have grown accustomed to ignoring banner ads. There are browser plugins that block them and filters that hide...
How social media has evolved the role of the ad executive
Social media has had a tremendous effect on many aspects of life and work over the last couple of years....
Links on Facebook to be screened for viruses
Phishers and hackers have found that social media is a great place to plant links to malicious websites as unsuspecting...
YouTube founders relaunch Delicious
The founders of YouTube have begun to breathe new life into social-bookmarking site Delicious. Delicious was just relaunched, combining new...