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Archives for January 2014

Technology
Facebook Is Seeking “Editors” for News AppFacebook Is Seeking “Editors” for News App
Technology

Facebook really, really wants to be a newspaper.

By Mike Isaac
Technology
Downton Valley: Computing Enters the Third EraDownton Valley: Computing Enters the Third Era
Technology

Like old rock stars, computing eras never go away completely and are frequently brought back for gigs.

By Alan S. Cohen
Technology
Compared to Yesteryear’s Instagram, One-Year-Old Vine Is Doing FineCompared to Yesteryear’s Instagram, One-Year-Old Vine Is Doing Fine
Technology

What a difference a year makes.

By Mike Isaac
Technology
What’s Content Marketing Again?What’s Content Marketing Again?
Technology

And what isn’t content?

By Noah Brier
Technology
Tech Spending on Lobbying JumpsTech Spending on Lobbying Jumps
Technology

Google gets frugal as its FTC troubles wane, but other tech companies boost their spending in D.C.

By Amy Schatz
Technology
Hacking Open the Data CenterHacking Open the Data Center
Technology

“If you build it this way, for our needs, we will buy it.”

By Frank Frankovsky
Technology
Correlate This! Facebook Pokes Princeton in Data Science Payback.Correlate This! Facebook Pokes Princeton in Data Science Payback.
Technology

Hell hath no fury like a scientist scorned.

By Mike Isaac
Technology
Facebook Bug Bounty Nets Researcher More Than $33,000Facebook Bug Bounty Nets Researcher More Than $33,000
Technology

A handsome payday for the man who found a huge, potentially dangerous Facebook vulnerability.

By Mike Isaac
Technology
NewsCred Raises $25 Million to Fill a Content-Marketing War Chest. (What’s Content Marketing Again?)NewsCred Raises $25 Million to Fill a Content-Marketing War Chest. (What’s Content Marketing Again?)
Technology
The Candy Crush Effect: Facebook Revs Up Its Long-Awaited Ad Network, Fueled by Ads for AppsThe Candy Crush Effect: Facebook Revs Up Its Long-Awaited Ad Network, Fueled by Ads for Apps
Technology

Facebook’s mobile business, which didn’t exist a couple of years ago, is now big enough to spread to other people’s properties. Thank app install ads.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
The Cloud Is Not GreenThe Cloud Is Not Green
Technology

There is a catch.

By Alen Peacock
Technology
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan Donate $5 Million to Silicon Valley Health CenterMark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan Donate $5 Million to Silicon Valley Health Center
Technology
With Trove, Ex-WaPo Labs Team Takes Another Try at Social ReadingWith Trove, Ex-WaPo Labs Team Takes Another Try at Social Reading
Technology

Third time’s the charm?

By Mike Isaac
Technology
Bus Stop: S.F. Approves Controversial Shuttle Program for TechiesBus Stop: S.F. Approves Controversial Shuttle Program for Techies
Technology

Approval of the pilot program followed protests that blocked corporate buses and even damaged one.

By James Temple
Technology
Ad-Tech Valuation: Color by NumbersAd-Tech Valuation: Color by Numbers
Technology

Aat least dozen ad-tech companies are contemplating IPOs in 2014 and 2015.

By Terence Kawaja