It seemed like only a matter of time until Facebook figured out how to kill Yelp and Foursquare. The company's been experimenting around the edges for years: It's offered food ordering within Facebook ...

Facebook relaunched and renamed its Events app — potentially creating a more potent competitor to local event and business listing services such as Yelp. The social networking giant on Friday unveiled ...

A number of Facebook users recently reported seeing a new feature called “Local Market” appearing briefly in their Facebook iPhone app, sometimes in place of the “Messenger” button at the bottom ...

The decline of local newspapers isn’t just a problem in the U.S.: A new report looks at how residents of communities in the U.K. get their local news and finds that social media — mainly Facebook ...

Facebook says it's investing $300 million over the next three years in local news programs, partnerships and other initiatives. The money will go toward reporting grants for local newsrooms, expanding ...

Facebook is once again touting its attempt to solve a problem it helped create. The company announced Monday that it would provide select researchers access to information about news deserts, which ...

As the main search engine of choice for most people, Google dominates with more than 63% market share and holds 95% of mobile searches. But that’s quickly changing as Facebook continues to expand its ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) — Facebook may still be the number one social media platform in the world — by a long shot — but the number of people using Facebook groups is declining. The slide started last ...

Google stands as the key player for any business looking to get started on search, as it maintains a 68% share of the market, but Facebook has also made some inroads and experts say it could give ...

Facebook announced on Wednesday that is expanding its feature that spreads local news and community information from governments to users based on their geographic location. "Today In," which Facebook ...