Social spume

• No, Instagram Isn't Randomly Deleting Accounts
  A glitch Thursday night prompted rumors that Instagram was randomly deleting accounts. However, the company says although some people lost access to their accounts for a short time, there was no mass purge. Nevertheless, during the height of the rumors Thursday night, the hashtag #Dontdeletemyaccount made the rounds on Instagram (where more than 500,000 phot […]
  Todd Wasserman
• ‘Fast & Furious 6’ Premieres In Theaters; New Features Premiere On Facebook Game Car Town
  Universal Studios’ Fast & Furious 6 opens in theaters Friday, and content related to the feature film also makes its debut on Cie Games’ social automotive title, Car Town, as part of a partnership between the game developer and Universal Partnerships & Licensing. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.
  David Cohen
• Tinder App Update Helps You Find That Summer Fling
  The trend in dating apps is to mimic real life. While websites like OKCupid and Match.com made online dating feel like ecommerce, with many search functions and profile specifications to fill in, the mobile-first versions of digital dating often cut out this customization completely, instead allowing you to pull a few photos and basic information from Facebo […]
  Dani Fankhauser
• Facebook Global Head Of Brand Design Paul Adams Joins Startup Intercom
  Facebook Global Head of Brand Design Paul Adams is leaving the social network to become head of product design at startup customer-interaction-tracking tool provider Intercom, where he will work out of the Dublin office, TechCrunch reported. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.
  David Cohen
• Apple Rumored to Go Black, White and Flat for iOS 7
  Rumors that Apple is preparing major design changes with iOS 7 continue to heat up, with new reports suggesting a more muted and flat design aesthetic. Last October, Jonathan Ive became responsible not only for the look and feel of Apple hardware, but also its software. By most accounts, Ive is not a fan of the skeuomorphic heavy design cues that currently d […]
  Christina Warren
• Post-Level Insights Return To Facebook’s Pages Manager App For IOS
  When Facebook released version 2.0 of its Pages Manager for iOS application earlier this month, it temporarily removed access to post insights such as clicks and people talking about this. Those features have been brought back in an update for the app released by the social network this week, sister blog Inside Facebook reported. continued… New Career Opport […]
  David Cohen
• One Upped: Kate Upton Loses Prom Date to Another Supermodel
  Don't feel too bad for high school student Jake Davidson, whose viral prom proposal to Kate Upton was ultimately turned down. Instead, he walked into the dance last weekend with supermodel Nina Agdal on his arm. In March, Davidson posted a YouTube video called "Kate Upton, Will You Go To Prom With Me?", which attracted nationwide attention. Up […]
  Samantha Murphy