There’s nothing like a brand-new medium to put marketing departments into overdrive, and it would be hard to find a better example than the recent, rapid-fire arrival of live-stream video apps Meerkat ...

NEW YORK — Meerkat had better watch its back. The live-streaming video app that was all the rage at SXSW now faces big-time competition. It comes from the Periscope app launching today, which Twitter ...

Facebook on Wednesday ramped up its challenge to Twitter-owned Periscope with upgrades to the social network's live video broadcasting feature. People using the Live streaming feature at Facebook will ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

In July, the fatal police shootings of Alton Sterling--a black man in Louisiana--and Philando Castile--a black man in Minnesota--went viral on social media. The aftermath of the Castile shooting was ...