Pinterest makes smarter pins and hints at a way to monetize

The powerhouse social site has improved its enviable good looks and upped the IQ of its pins so that everyone, including businesses, can get more out of pinning.

Yammer rival Tibbr goes all in on mobile with new iOS, Android, & BlackBerry apps

Enterprise social network Tibbr has had a strong emphasis on mobile access for some time but today it has taken another step forward with newly designed apps for iPhone, iPad, Android, and BlackBerry 10.

Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley: ‘We’re not the shiny new thing anymore’

Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley took on Foursquare critics who doubt that the company can grow into a profitable business.

Jive adds virtual ‘rooms’ to get workers using email less, integrates with Box

Enterprise social networking business Jive Software has launched its spring 2013 update with new features including "rooms" for collaborating on specific projects, and integration with cloud storage service Box.

At seven years old, how has Twitter affected your life?

It's been seven years since Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey sent his first tweet (back when it was called Twttr).

Salesforce revamps Chatter for iOS & Android to let you edit customer data, create polls, & more

Salesforce has updated its iOS and Android versions of Chatter — the company’s business social networking and collaboration service — with critical new features to match their browser counterpart.

The Vatican just deleted all of Pope Benedict XVI’s tweets

In a strange social media move, the Vatican has deleted all of the tweets sent from Pope Benedict XVI's @Pontifex account.

Facebook for iOS now lets you make free calls to friends

Facebook’s mobile app for iOS has been updated with several new features today, including placing free calls over data.

This astronaut’s Facebook photos are better than yours will ever be

Oh, you thought your trip photos from Cancun were great for Facebook? Sorry, next to astronaut Chris Hadfield, you've got nothing.

This startup is charging $3,000 for its database of the world’s most influential people

Imagine having access to a rolodex of two million of the wealthiest people in the world: bankers, private equity folk, and venture capitalists.

Facebook suffers morning outage for many users

Facebook was down for a large number of users Monday morning, leaving those affected people less than thrilled but still willing to make a few jokes.

Social media management startup Sprinklr grabs $15M from Intel & Battery to outclass Radian6

Social media management startup Sprinklr has raised $15 million in second-round funding to help it continue to dominate in the social management space and keep an edge over services like Radian6, Wildfire, and Involver.

Wow: Twitter mentioned in 50% of Super Bowl ads, Facebook 8%, & Google+ 0%

Twitter destroyed Facebook and Google+ during the Super Bowl in social media mentions.

Facebook finally adds video & voice recording to its iOS app

Facebook has updated its popular iOS application with the ability to record and share videos and voice messages, a big improvement to the already well-featured app.

Google+ adds a slew of new features, updates iOS & Android apps

Google has added 24 new features to its Google+ service and updated its beautiful Android and iOS apps in yet another show of commitment to the social network.

Change your Twitter photos! New profiles rolling out to all users Wednesday

Twitter will roll out its bigger and bolder profiles to all users on Dec. 12.

Facebook testing new notification sounds — we hate it already

Social networking titan Facebook has started testing a new sound for whenever a user receives a notification. It's pretty annoying, honestly.

Google makes it simple to share files from Drive to Google+

Google has taken its integrations one step further and made it incredibly easy to share files from Google Drive to Google+.