Amid of one of the busiest weeks of earnings season, social media takes center stage as Facebook and Twitter prepare to open their books.

The New York Times is testing blockchain solutions to authenticate news photos in partnership with IBM Garage.

Some key takeaways: - by 2020, businesses in the United States alone will spend an estimated $80 billion in SEO services - 45% of enterprise-level companies invest more than $20,000 a month to optimize search.

Why Facebook's Crypto chief David Marcus thinks Libra could restore the social network's credibility.

Despite the numerous changes, a debate that anyone with interest in marketing has heard over and over again is whether content still king.

Google has never made a successful social network, but you have to give the company some credit for never giving up. After the shutdown of platforms like Orkut, Google Buzz, and Google+ (and the shuttering of messaging services like Allo and Google Wave) it appears that Google is testing out yet another social network, this one called Shoelace. 

[Welcome to Washington, FB] U.S. officials ranging from Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, a Republican, to Rep. Maxine Waters, the Democratic chairwoman of a powerful House committee, came out swinging against Facebook’s Libra project.

The founder of the online classifieds site is a survivor from the era of internet optimism. He has given significant sums to protect the future of news – and rejects the idea his website helped cause journalism’s financial crisis

[This is a Big Deal -- and significant for the Blockchain Industry] Brainsy client, the Blockchain Chamber of Commerce (BCC), launched the Blockchain ECOsystem (ECO), a private social media and rewards platform on the Stellar Blockchain.

Members of Forbes Agency Council share tips to help business leaders and professionals get started on producing thought leadership content.