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Archives for December 2014

Technology
Facebook Must Face Lawsuit Over Scanning of Users’ Messages, Judge SaysFacebook Must Face Lawsuit Over Scanning of Users’ Messages, Judge Says
Technology

Private messages were included in tallies of data for targeted marketing.

By Reuters
Technology
Hey, TV Guys! Facebook’s NFL Deal Means Facebook Is Getting Serious About Video.Hey, TV Guys! Facebook’s NFL Deal Means Facebook Is Getting Serious About Video.
Technology

It’s going to start showing its billion-plus users some of TV’s most valuable programming. What happens next?

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Meet the Man Who Decides How Facebook Rules the Web, Live at Code/MediaMeet the Man Who Decides How Facebook Rules the Web, Live at Code/Media
Technology

Facebook and its 1.3 billion users have enormous influence in the media landscape. Product officer Chris Cox is the guy deciding how they should wield that power. We’ll talk to him live.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Facebook Expands F8 Developer Conference for 2015Facebook Expands F8 Developer Conference for 2015
Technology
By Kurt Wagner
Technology
New Facebook App Lets You Put Stickers All Over Your PhotosNew Facebook App Lets You Put Stickers All Over Your Photos
Technology

Facebook may have found a way to make Messenger a little stickier for users.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Facebook Adds Another PayPal Executive, Stan Chudnovsky, to Messenger TeamFacebook Adds Another PayPal Executive, Stan Chudnovsky, to Messenger Team
Technology

The former growth VP at PayPal will join Facebook in February.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Anonymous App Rooms Growing Slowly -- And That’s Okay for FacebookAnonymous App Rooms Growing Slowly -- And That’s Okay for Facebook
Technology

Facebook: Poor App Store rankings don’t mean much for Rooms.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Facebook’s Mobile Engineering Vice President to DepartFacebook’s Mobile Engineering Vice President to Depart
Technology

Ondrejka, who helped build Facebook Home, is leaving after four years.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Re/code on TV: Uber and Baidu, Amazon’s Diapers and More Sony HacksRe/code on TV: Uber and Baidu, Amazon’s Diapers and More Sony Hacks
Technology

Re/code staffers explain the week’s tech news on TV screens.

By Arik Hesseldahl
Technology
Facebook Dumps Microsoft Search ResultsFacebook Dumps Microsoft Search Results
Technology

The move comes as Facebook revamps its own search offerings.

By Reuters
Technology
Facebook Gives Publishers New Tools, Hopes They’ll Use Them to Give Facebook More StuffFacebook Gives Publishers New Tools, Hopes They’ll Use Them to Give Facebook More Stuff
Technology

Facebook wants your stuff on their site. This is one way to make that happen, and there are more ways to come.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Instagram Hits 300 Million Users, Now Larger Than TwitterInstagram Hits 300 Million Users, Now Larger Than Twitter
Technology

Instagram grew 50 percent in the last nine months.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Facebook Is Pushing Harder Into Breaking NewsFacebook Is Pushing Harder Into Breaking News
Technology

Facebook is beefing up its trending news tool.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
What’s the Matter With Boston Tech?What’s the Matter With Boston Tech?
Technology

Why does Greater Boston keep losing its consumer tech startups? And does it really matter?

By James Temple
Technology
Facebook Finally Brings Graph Search to MobileFacebook Finally Brings Graph Search to Mobile
Technology

You can now search for Facebook posts and photo captions on mobile.

By Kurt Wagner