Social Media: This Week’s Top Stories // November 1, 2015

Our 9 Favorite Companies From 500 Startups “Demo-Ween” | Can Civil Comments Kill The Internet Troll? | Stitch Is A Social Network For Seniors | The Next Frontiers For Social Networking | Sacca To Shark Tank: “I Will Not And Cannot Do It If I Have To Wear A Suit” | Facebook Tests “Local Market,” A Dedicated Buying And Selling Community Powered By Facebook Groups | Facebook Messenger Wants To BE Your Phone Number With New Message Requests |

SOCIAL MEDIA WEEK IN REVIEW SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1 2015 THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Megan Rose Dickey, Drew Olanoff, Cat Zakrzewski Our 9 Favorite Companies From 500 Startups “Demo-Ween” 500 Startups today presented its 14th batch of companies at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, with a spooky twist. Dave McClure said... Read More… Natasha Lomas Can Civil Comments Kill The Internet Troll? To paraphrase an oft seen Internet trollism, 'Internet comments are the worst thing since Hitler'. By which I mean: they suck. They suck bad. No, they really... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Alphabet, To Speak At TechCrunch China Beijing We're excited to announce that Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Alphabet (formerly Google), will open the TechCrunch China event in Beijing, which takes place November 2-3 at the Wukesong Hi-Park in Beijing. Be sure to get your tickets today! Learn More… Fitz Tepper Stitch Is A Social Network For Seniors The winner of a recent TC Radio Pitch-Off contest, Stitch is a social network designed for those over 50 years old. Headquartered in Australia, the site is... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Emre Sokullu The Next Frontiers For Social Networking The game is afoot for social networking as the landscape continues to change. Read More… Drew Olanoff Sacca To Shark Tank: “I Will Not And Cannot Do It If I Have To Wear A Suit” If you’re not familiar with Shark Tank, it’s ABC’s show that drops companies in front of investors from all walks of life, including the very... Read More… Sarah Perez Facebook Tests “Local Market,” A Dedicated Buying And Selling Community Powered By Facebook Groups A number of Facebook users recently reported seeing a new feature called “Local Market” appearing briefly in their Facebook iPhone app, sometimes... Read More… Josh Constine Facebook Messenger Wants To BE Your Phone Number With New Message Requests Someone might want you to call them, but if you don’t have their random string of digits, you can’t. And you could miss something extremely... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  If you do not want to receive this email or you would like to update your preferences click here. 410 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 © 2015 AOL Inc. All rights reserved.   Privacy Policy   Terms of Service