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Archives for May 2014

Technology
Upworthy’s Traffic Is Still Headed Down. Blame Us, Not Facebook, Says Upworthy.Upworthy’s Traffic Is Still Headed Down. Blame Us, Not Facebook, Says Upworthy.
Technology

We grew on the inside, not the outside, says the viral content-spreader.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Code/red: Google Glass Expands Dorksplorer ProgramCode/red: Google Glass Expands Dorksplorer Program
Technology

Plus, Apple tops the patent troll hit parade and Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 typo.

By John Paczkowski
Technology
Presto, Change-o! Freeing Up Space on iPhones.Presto, Change-o! Freeing Up Space on iPhones.
Technology

Katie recommends two apps that free up space on the iPhone by backing up your photos and videos elsewhere.

By Katherine Boehret
Technology
Twitter Shakes Up Corporate Development DepartmentTwitter Shakes Up Corporate Development Department
Technology

Can a new head of corporate development kick Twitter’s M&A strategy into high gear?

By Mike Isaac
Technology
FCC’s Wheeler Denies Trying to Divide Internet Into “Haves” and “Have Nots”FCC’s Wheeler Denies Trying to Divide Internet Into “Haves” and “Have Nots”
Technology

“I will not allow some companies to force Internet users into a slow lane so that others with special privileges can have superior service,” says Wheeler.

By Amy Schatz
Technology
Twitter Reverses Course, Decides to Play Nicely with Facebook, TV NetworksTwitter Reverses Course, Decides to Play Nicely with Facebook, TV Networks
Technology

After getting an earful from the TV networks, Twitter decides to let the sun shine in.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Code/red: Apple and Beats -- Nothin’ but a T ThangCode/red: Apple and Beats -- Nothin’ but a T Thang
Technology

Plus: Why Apple didn’t sign that big net neutrality letter.

By John Paczkowski
Technology
Mobile’s Trojan Horse: Third-Party PlatformsMobile’s Trojan Horse: Third-Party Platforms
Technology

Customers’ mobile expectations have shifted, and if you aren’t there for them in the moment of need, they’ll find another service that is.

By Julie Ask
Technology
Six Truths Digital-Health Entrepreneurs Need to KnowSix Truths Digital-Health Entrepreneurs Need to Know
Technology

The fix for the health-care system and our country’s rising deficit is counting on digital and life-science entrepreneurs to join forces.

By Beth Seidenberg
Technology
Yahoo’s China Syndrome Now Morphs Into WWMD? (What Will Marissa Do?)Yahoo’s China Syndrome Now Morphs Into WWMD? (What Will Marissa Do?)
Technology

Pro tip: Money still can’t buy happiness. (It can buy marshmallows, though.)

By Kara Swisher
Technology
Code/red: Samsung Mobile Design Chief Fails UpCode/red: Samsung Mobile Design Chief Fails Up
Technology

Plus: Tom Wheeler’s net neutrality nightmare and SAP CEO Bill McDermott’s German house hunt.

By John Paczkowski
Technology
When the Tech Rapture Comes, Can I Have Your Stock?When the Tech Rapture Comes, Can I Have Your Stock?
Technology

Should Silicon Valley panic yet? Probably. Will it? Not yet.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
Internet Firms Launch Effort to Expose Deceptive AdsInternet Firms Launch Effort to Expose Deceptive Ads
Technology

Google, Facebook, Twitter and AOL launch coalition to battle deceptive ad practices.

By Amy Schatz
Technology
Internet Giants Raise Concerns About Net Neutrality PlanInternet Giants Raise Concerns About Net Neutrality Plan
Technology

Google joins dozens of Internet companies to complain about the net neutrality plan as the FCC chairman faces an internal revolt.

By Amy Schatz
Technology
TuneIn Wants to Become Twitter for Web RadioTuneIn Wants to Become Twitter for Web Radio
Technology

And more money, while it’s at it.

By Peter Kafka