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Archives for January 2014

Technology
Facebook Director of Design Kate Aronowitz to Depart CompanyFacebook Director of Design Kate Aronowitz to Depart Company
Technology
Onetime Facebook-Centric Phone Maker Inq Mobile Shuts DownOnetime Facebook-Centric Phone Maker Inq Mobile Shuts Down
Technology
Are Humans Equipped for a Big Data World?Are Humans Equipped for a Big Data World?
Technology

The prehistoric world was a “small-data” world.

By Ted Driscoll
Technology
Here’s How Facebook Rewards Celebrities Who Post About the Super BowlHere’s How Facebook Rewards Celebrities Who Post About the Super Bowl
Technology

Free ads and “internal organic” promotion.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Venture Capital: From Dead to a Trillion DollarsVenture Capital: From Dead to a Trillion Dollars
Technology

You can still find articles talking about the death of venture capital, but it’s becoming harder to write them without sounding silly.

By Rory O'Driscoll
Technology
Super Bowl Stats: TV Still the Hottest Medium for VideoSuper Bowl Stats: TV Still the Hottest Medium for Video
Technology

No one is throwing a block party to watch a Twitter feed anytime soon.

By Bill Wise
Technology
Meet “Paper,” Facebook’s New Answer for Browsing -- And Creating -- Mobile MediaMeet “Paper,” Facebook’s New Answer for Browsing -- And Creating -- Mobile Media
Technology

Start spreading the news. No, really, start.

By Mike Isaac
Technology
Facebook Posts Huge Beat as Mobile Ad Revenue GrowsFacebook Posts Huge Beat as Mobile Ad Revenue Grows
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Not bad at all.

By Mike Isaac
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Social News App Flipboard Aims to Be Even More Like a MagazineSocial News App Flipboard Aims to Be Even More Like a Magazine
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The more things change, the more they stay the same.

By Mike Isaac
Technology
Facebook Earnings: Three Things to Look ForFacebook Earnings: Three Things to Look For
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Example: What’s up with the teens, Facebook?

By Mike Isaac
Technology
Unity CEO Cites Big Numbers on Mobile, FacebookUnity CEO Cites Big Numbers on Mobile, Facebook
Technology
By Eric Johnson
Technology
Demand for Cloud Servers Gives Taiwan’s Quanta an EdgeDemand for Cloud Servers Gives Taiwan’s Quanta an Edge
Technology

Supplying cloud service vendors with inexpensive custom-made servers is big business.

By Arik Hesseldahl
Technology
The Incredible Shrinking Yahoo, but 100 Percent More Show Biz in Q4 Presentation!The Incredible Shrinking Yahoo, but 100 Percent More Show Biz in Q4 Presentation!
Technology

CEO Marissa Mayer still knows how to jazz-hands Wall Street.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
Medium, Evan Williams’s Post-Twitter Media Startup, Raises $25 Million RoundMedium, Evan Williams’s Post-Twitter Media Startup, Raises $25 Million Round
Technology

The collaborative publishing startup takes on its first outside investors.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
Twitter’s Grammy Traffic Is Flat -- And So Are the Grammys’ TV RatingsTwitter’s Grammy Traffic Is Flat -- And So Are the Grammys’ TV Ratings
Technology

Twitter wanted a big role in last night’s show. Did it pay off?

By Peter Kafka