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Facebook could grab TV water-cooler crown from Twitter

One area where Twitter (TWTR) dominates in social media today is discussion of what’s happening on television. But Facebook (FB) could overtake Twitter over the next few years in social TV, research firm TDG says. Twitter is now the place where people go to comment on and critique what they see on TV. Whether it’s to react to a live sports play or an OMG moment on a favorite drama, connected people turn to Twitter first. In a new report, TDG

Apple Pay, Google Pay Will Surge In 2016: Report

Good news for Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google Android Pay and Apple (AAPL) Pay — the number of smartphone owners using mobile payment systems is on the rise and soon the companies’ mobile pay fortunes could take off, too. The news comes as microblog Twitter (TWTR) and leading social network Facebook (FB) have launched “buy now” buttons on their websites. The year 2016 will be one of significant acceleration in the use of mobile phones to pay for goods

Twitter User Growth In The Spotlight In Q3

A trimmed-down Twitter (TWTR) is heading into Q3 earnings on Tuesday after the close with a new management team at the helm and new products for the microblog as it struggles to attract users and attain profitability. User growth and engagement — keeping those users coming back and spending more time on the microblog — is a key item to focus on, said RBC Capital Markets analyst Mark Mahaney in an earnings preview note on Friday. “Twitter grew