A study by the University of Cambridge identifies high social media use in an area as a predictor of future gentrification.
We round up trends from across the globe that had us scratching our heads.
The tech giant will open its Messenger app to developers to create chatbots for businesses to interact with consumers.
Facebook's Messenger will now let users share photos, videos and other files on the platform from Dropbox.
The social network reminded eligible South African users to register to vote over the weekend.
The world's largest social network adds new video features, placing it in direct competition with YouTube.
A new online calculator tool allows Twitter influencers to calculate the monetary value of their tweets.
Facebook's messaging service implements end-to-end encryption on all communications for its more than one?billion users.
The social network will use artificial intelligence to detect what is in photographs and read it out to the visually impaired.
Research by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine links high social media usage to poor sleep quality in young adults.
The messaging service now offers video and voice calling, competing with the likes of WhatsApp and Skype.