Google+ APIs will be shut down within the next 90 days, and the consumer platform will be disabled in April 2019 instead of August 2019 as originally planned.

These trends should keep marketers, customer experience leaders, social media professionals and executives awake at night.

Harking back to the days of MySpace’s music playlists, Facebook will soon launch the ability to add songs to a new music section on user profiles... but that's not all.

Much of the information accessed in the Facebook breach is perfect for cyber criminals planning their next phishing attack.

“Continuous change can be made into an asset if an organisation sharpens its vision in order to see the future coming.”

Social media breaches, including the Cambridge Analytica-Facebook incident, accounted for approximately 56% of total records compromised in the first half of 2018.

Google’s management was aware of the bug but chose not to share it with the public to avoid scrutiny by regulators.

“This is an exciting research opportunity to harness the power of social media analysis and artificial intelligence techniques to gain valuable insights into visitor perception, which can in turn inform industry practices and policy-making."

Social media is not an afterthought for businesses that know how to use it – in fact, it can bring benefits including community engagement, client support, and market insights.

Social Mapper takes an automated approach to searching popular social media sites for names and pictures of individuals.

Australian businesses and organisations’ widespread use of social media puts them at high risk of being hacked.

Effectively, participants of a Watch Party can watch videos from anywhere (live or recorded) and interact with each other at the same time.

Starting from the end of July, New Zealand will have its own new prototype ‘social media’ café designed specifically for social media lovers.

Email is not going away, if anything, businesses are becoming more reliant on email.

A new research report further supports the stark reality of just how many scammers are trying their luck on New Zealanders.

What measures are you taking to secure your social media accounts?

Fraudsters are targeting legitimate social media platforms to create a new type of fraud market – one that has a global reach.

A survey has found the majority believe social media data collection needs to be regulated, despite having little faith in their governments.

“If SEO growth slows, then Google product listing advertisements and paid search advertisements will still have the business covered."

The Data Abuse Bounty is inspired by the existing bug bounty program.

Dawson will be joining the Gather Online’s board of directors as chairman, working at the company’s Sydney-based headquarters.

Vodafone and Youthline are among the first organisations to partner with the platform for launch.

"There’s a real need to open a conversation here in New Zealand about these issues.”

“We were thrilled to see how these groups were able to bring their supporters together to vote for their cause in 13 days.”