SOCIAL MEDIA

Every hotel brand has a Twitter, Facebook, YouTube or Instagram account, but these five companies have upped the stakes.

The Syrian Electronic Army hacked the Thompson Reuters Twitter account last night to disseminate political cartoons that criticize Syrian rebels and the U.S.

By offering the option of an ad-free experience and focusing on foreign markets.

French Publicis Groupe SA and American Omnicom Group Inc. will form a group worth $35.1 billion.

China is known for its restrictions online. Now, a private social media site is self-enforcing a restriction on political conversations.

Facebook reported better-than-expected earnings in the second quarter of 2013 on Wednesday.

Daniel Loeb expressed satisfaction with Yahoo’s performance and will now hold a less than 2 percent stake in the company.

Despite information from Edward Snowden, FISA renewed secret NSA surveillance programs for three more months.

In response to backlash against new NSFW policies, Tumblr CEO David Karp clarified the site's stance on porn and LBGT searches.

The Pew Research Center and Crimson Hexagon have analyzed 4.9 million tweets centered on the verdict in the George Zimmerman-Trayvon Martin court case.

A Twitter employee has created an interactive graphic that shows the connections between verified users on the social media network. The colorful visualization maps the interactions between Twitter's five largest categories of verified users.

Sgt. Sean Murphy has been "relieved" from duty after releasing photos from the manhunt for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Sgt. Sean Murphy's goal is to let people see "the real Boston bomber, not someone fluffed and buffed for the cover of Rolling Stone.”

The singer is facing a backlash from Toronto, Canada, residents who don't want him performing at two upcoming concerts in the city.

According to her family, a 23-year-old Chinese woman died when she was electrocuted by her iPhone 5 while it was charging.

The social networking service will provide French prosecutors with data including geo-coordinates where alleged hate speech was posted.

Lady Gaga has announced the details of her upcoming album "ARTPOP." The project with be released on Nov. 11, with the star dropping the first single from the project in August.

Snowden, who has spent about three weeks in the airport's transit zone, is still seeking asylum.

Like to share all the details of your vacation on Facebook and Twitter? A burglar can easily use that information against you.

To keep up with current events, 55 percent of U.S. residents turn to television.

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg switched from Asiana Airlines to United, avoiding the Boeing 777 crash in San Francisco.

TSA has a new Instagram account and it's guaranteed to shock you with guns, knives and the odd grenade.

Sheryl Sandberg’s ill-advised comment about not being on the Asiana flight should serve as a reminder to all of us.

Rapper 50 Cent has been charged with domestic violence and vandalism by the Los Angeles Police Department following an incident involving the mother of his child.

A petition is calling on LinkedIn Corp. to strengthen its blocking features and allow users to better protect themselves from stalkers.

Justin Bieber has spoken out against media scrutiny, telling fans that he will remain positive through it all.

Facebook expects to remove ads from pages and groups that are determined to fall into a “more expansive restricted list.”

One of the first Google Glass "Explorers" sat down with IBTimes to share his experience with the new wearable computer. Watch the interview here.

Former secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton tweeted well wishes to the seriously ill former South African president Nelson Mandela.