How Instagram's Algorithm Tweak Could Help Small Businesses

This could be a big boost for companies that rely on social media to reach customers--it may be time to adjust your ... Instagram marketing strategies, and it's why creators and influencers are so ... Read More

How to boost social media engagement without upping your screen time

In Ask an Influencer, Business of Home explores the creator economy. This week, we spoke with content creator @kivabrent. Growing up in the home of her ... Read More

Your Instagram video feed is going to be better soon — here's how

In an Instagram post, Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, stated, “We need to do more to drive reach to creators who make original content.” As much as aggregators clogging our feeds annoy us, it ... Read More

Using Swipe up on Instagram to Engage Your Audience

Users can swipe up within an Instagram ... more work on your side, but you can use it while you build up your audience to meet the required 10,000 followers. Alternatively, you could pray to the ... Read More

Move over New York Times, now LinkedIn is adding brain-busting games

Rolling out to users globally Wednesday are three games designed to be solved in under five minutes and are refreshed daily. Users will see a new games module in the “LinkedIn News” box in the upper ... Read More

LinkedIn launches gaming: 3 logic puzzles aimed at extending time spent on its networking platform

Those social levers, as well as the number of games, are still up for discussion ... provide a way to build these network ties,” said Dan Roth, the VP and editor in chief of LinkedIn News, in an ... Read More

How Does Your Social Security Benefit Compare to the Average Retiree? Here's How to Find Out.

Here's how to see your estimate, how that benefit stacks up ... more time you have to plan. If you find that you're on track to receive less than you expected from Social Security, the good news ... Read More

12 lawn games to help your family get outside more

This summer, move your ... get scorecards, dice and a bucket to carry the game in. Find other versions of Yardzee on Wayfair. Bocce ball is becoming more popular, with bocce ball courts popping up ... Read More

The Learning Network

Teach and learn with The Times: Resources for bringing the world into your classroom What story ... By The Learning Network Weekly Student News Quiz: College Protests, School Lunch, Bird Flu ... Read More