There's A Trifecta That Could Kill Facebook, And Twitter Almost Had It Nailed
At its core, Facebook is a photo-sharing company. It's enhanced by other features such as status updates and shared links.To be the ultimate social site, Facebook needs to be the best sharing platform...
View ArticleFacebook Exec: We Wouldn't Exist Without Brands
At advertising's biggest festival, the Cannes Lions, Facebook exec Carolyn Everson went all out singing advertisers' praises.“We wouldn't have a company without brands; they are essential,” the VP of...
View ArticleCHART OF THE DAY: iOS Users Surf The Web Way More Than Android Users
Android may be the most popular mobile operating system on the planet, but that doesn't mean its users behave the same as iOS users.There have been several studies over the years that show iOS accounts...
View ArticlePOLL: Will You Ditch Vine If Instagram Adds Video? (FB)
Rumors are swirling that Instagram is set to launch a new video feature this week. The addition would add Vine-like video to Instagram.Facebook, which owns Instagram, has tried before to imitate...
View ArticleWhy You're Absolutely Right To Think The Candy Crush IPO Is A Terrible Idea
Many people are baffled as to why anyone thinks it would be a good idea for King, maker of the super-addictive mobile phone game Candy Crush Saga, to file an IPO.Bad things happen to mobile game...
View ArticleTumblr Media Director Mark Coatney Calls It Quits To Become A 'Free Agent'
Tumblr executives aren't hesitating to leave post-Yahoo acquisition. Today another executive at David Karp's company, Media Director Mark Coatney, called it quits after three years at Tumblr.He's...
View ArticleWorkday's Aneel Bhusri: Here's What Facebook and Google Can Learn From Us (WDAY)
Workday's Aneel Bhusri, one of the most powerful men in cloud computing, shared a whole bunch of insights on stage Monday at the Bloomberg Next Big Thing Summit.Bhusri is co-CEO of Workday, a human...
View ArticleInvestors Gave A Simple Drawing App $15 Million Because They Think It Will...
Today Chris Dixon, a partner at venture capitalist firm Andreessen Horowitz, led a $15 million round in a company called FiftyThree.FiftyThree's most famous app is called Paper. Paper lets people draw...
View ArticleiOS Shoppers Are More Likely To Buy Than Those On Android
Mobile Insights is a daily newsletter from BI Intelligence delivered first thing every morning exclusively to BI Intelligence subscribers. Sign up for a free trial of BI Intelligence today.iOS Shoppers...
View ArticleThe World's Last Telegram Ever Will Be Sent From India
At the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), India's state-owned telecom company, a message emerges from a dot matrix printer addressing a soldier's Army unit in Delhi. "GRANDMOTHER SERIOUS. 15 DAYS...
View ArticleHuawei Says It Would Consider Buying Nokia To Boost Its Smartphone Business...
One of Huawei's top execs thinks acquiring Nokia could help the Chinese company raise its profile in smartphones. "We are considering these sorts of acquisitions; maybe the combination has some...
View ArticleTwitter's Vine Teases New Features Ahead Of Instagram's Imminent Video Launch
Multiple outlets are reporting that Facebook is holding an event this Thursday to announce new video features for its Instagram app. The features are said to compete directly with Twitter's Vine video...
View ArticleFacebook Hits Milestone Of 1 Million Active Advertisers
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it now has 1 million active advertisers globally who used the platform in the last 28 days, a milestone for the company that is seeking to revive its revenue...
View ArticleAmong Layoff Reports, An IBM Executive Explains How Big Data Can Be Used To...
Although IBM is being tight lipped about about how many jobs it will slash in a round of layoffs that are reportedly happening now, IBM's worker union says that 2,833 workers have been let go so far in...
View ArticleFacebook Has 1 Million Active Advertisers
Facebook announced today that it has 1 million active advertisers.Earlier, Facebook VP of global marketing solutions Carolyn Everson announced at the Cannes Lions ad festival that Facebook essentially...
View ArticleThis Strange, Beautiful, Indescribable New Media Technology Just Won The...
To call the Barbarian Group's "Cinder" project a mere "coding platform," — which, technically, it is — is a huge injustice.It's more like a massive multi-media animation dashboard for gigantic outdoor...
View ArticleSteve Jobs Talks About His Legacy In This Never-Before-Seen 1994 Video
A 1994 video of Steve Jobs discussing his legacy has bubbled to the surface this week.It was shared by YouTube user EverySteveJobsVideo and we found it via MacRumors. This is a never-before-seen clip...
View ArticleSilicon Valley Is Building A New Generation Of Apps That Know What You Want...
For two days, the Valley's tech elite has pontificated on the "Next Big Thing" at Bloomberg's Next Big Thing Summit held in gorgeous Half Moon Bay, Calif.One big thing came up over and over as the Next...
View ArticleMark Zuckerberg Went To Korea To Ask Samsung To Make A Facebook Phone And...
Mark Zuckerberg is in South Korea this week meeting with top executives at Samsung.According to The Korea Herald, Zuckerberg asked Samsung's mobile boss JK Shin to consider making a "Facebook phone"...
View ArticleThere's A New Bill To Keep Your TV (Or Xbox) From Spying On You
Rep. Michael Capuano (D-Mass.) has introduced a bill that would prohibit TV boxes or DVRs from automatically monitoring viewers to serve targeted ads, Hiawatha Bray of The Boston Globe reported earlier...
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