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Archives for August 2014

Technology
Twitter Tinkers With Feeds to Find New UsersTwitter Tinkers With Feeds to Find New Users
Technology

Twitter’s looking for new users by telling its existing users what they should see.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Re/wind: Twitter Numbers, Microsoft’s Slam Poetry Poster and MoreRe/wind: Twitter Numbers, Microsoft’s Slam Poetry Poster and More
Technology

Tech’s week in review.

By Noah Kulwin
Technology
Facebook VP Sam Lessin Is Leaving the CompanyFacebook VP Sam Lessin Is Leaving the Company
Technology

Adios, Facebook.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Code/red: Cisco Sheds Thousands in Annual Summer Workforce MoltCode/red: Cisco Sheds Thousands in Annual Summer Workforce Molt
Technology

Plus, douchebag commenter curation, neckbeards and that ice-bucket thing.

By John Paczkowski
Technology
Code/red: Sucks to Be SquareCode/red: Sucks to Be Square
Technology

Plus, remembering when Apple’s diversity data was a trade secret and AOL is for old people.

By John Paczkowski
Technology
Instagram Hires New Ad ChiefInstagram Hires New Ad Chief
Technology

Facebook Regional Director James Quarles has been tapped as Instagram’s new Global Head of Business and Brand Development.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
TV’s Scary SummerTV’s Scary Summer
Technology

TV ad sales were down last spring. Now ratings are disappearing.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Twitter Is Testing New Video AdsTwitter Is Testing New Video Ads
Technology

Video advertisements: Coming to a Twitter stream near you.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
How the BuzzFeed Investment Makes Facebook Even More Powerful, What It’s Like to Like Everything and More Morning #MustreadsHow the BuzzFeed Investment Makes Facebook Even More Powerful, What It’s Like to Like Everything and More Morning #Mustreads
Technology
How Jonah Peretti and BuzzFeed Got to $850 MillionHow Jonah Peretti and BuzzFeed Got to $850 Million
Technology

BuzzFeed could have sold to Disney, but didn’t.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Flesh, Drugs and Instagram: How Dolls Kill Built a Breakout Online Fashion BrandFlesh, Drugs and Instagram: How Dolls Kill Built a Breakout Online Fashion Brand
Technology

The company, which has been profitable from the start, just raised $5 million from Maveron.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Dear App-Splitters: Consider the ConsumerDear App-Splitters: Consider the Consumer
Technology

The “conscious uncoupling” of apps could come at a cost to consumers.

By Lauren Goode
Technology
Are We Approaching Peak App Overload? A Q&A With Greylock’s John Lilly About App Splits.Are We Approaching Peak App Overload? A Q&A With Greylock’s John Lilly About App Splits.
Technology

Some app splits make sense. Others, not so much.

By Lauren Goode
Technology
Re/wind: Our New Instant Gratification Economy, Facebook Splits Its Mobile Apps and MoreRe/wind: Our New Instant Gratification Economy, Facebook Splits Its Mobile Apps and More
Technology

Also this week in Re/code, real-life Transformers and a chip that works like the brain.

By Noah Kulwin
Technology
The Facebook Messenger App Split Is HereThe Facebook Messenger App Split Is Here
Technology

You must download Messenger chat on Facebook mobile.

By Kurt Wagner