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Archives for June 2018

Technology
How National Geographic uses Instagram to stay relevantHow National Geographic uses Instagram to stay relevant
Technology

The women who run Nat Geo’s magazine, digital team and TV networks talk with Kara Swisher on the latest Recode Decode.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Facebook is reversing its ban on some cryptocurrency adsFacebook is reversing its ban on some cryptocurrency ads
Technology

Advertisers will need to apply, but ICO ads are still banned.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
People spend almost as much time on Instagram as they do on FacebookPeople spend almost as much time on Instagram as they do on Facebook
Technology

Snapchat isn’t far behind.

By Rani Molla and Kurt Wagner
Technology
How Silicon Valley is responding to the immigration crisisHow Silicon Valley is responding to the immigration crisis
Technology

Charlotte and Dave Willner were trying to raise $1,500 on Facebook to help one immigrant parent. So far, they’ve raised $20 million (and counting).

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Cannes Lions, the ad industry’s biggest party, might finally be sobering upCannes Lions, the ad industry’s biggest party, might finally be sobering up
Technology

The craziest thing I saw at Cannes was restraint.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
How can we make tech more accountable?How can we make tech more accountable?
Technology

Fog Creek Software CEO Anil Dash offers a new way of thinking about things on Too Embarrassed to Ask.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Full transcript: The Verge’s Casey Newton and Recode’s Peter Kafka on Too Embarrassed to AskFull transcript: The Verge’s Casey Newton and Recode’s Peter Kafka on Too Embarrassed to Ask
Technology

Recorded onsite in Rancho Palos Verdes, host Kara Swisher asks what they thought of the Code Conference speakers.

By Recode Staff
Technology
Instagram can’t be the new TV until it figures out how to pay for its TV showsInstagram can’t be the new TV until it figures out how to pay for its TV shows
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Instagram doesn’t have a business for IGTV, but it’ll need to make money quickly.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is testifying to CongressFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is testifying to Congress
Technology

He’s even wearing a tie.

By Vox Staff
Technology
Silicon Valley has become a ‘moral cesspool,’ says management expert Tom PetersSilicon Valley has become a ‘moral cesspool,’ says management expert Tom Peters
Technology

Peters, the author of the seminal business book “In Search of Excellence,” says, “I weep for Santa Clara County.”

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Longer videos are coming to Instagram todayLonger videos are coming to Instagram today
Technology

Plus Messenger’s autoplay video ads, Pinterest’s shopping ambitions and more news from Cannes Lions.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Pod Save America’s Dan Pfeiffer has some advice for Democrats: Learn how to use Facebook, ASAP!Pod Save America’s Dan Pfeiffer has some advice for Democrats: Learn how to use Facebook, ASAP!
Technology

Dan Pfeiffer, the former White House communications director under President Obama, is the author of a new book, “Yes, We (Still) Can.”

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Now Facebook is putting autoplay video ads inside MessengerNow Facebook is putting autoplay video ads inside Messenger
Technology

The big question: Do users want to see video ads next to their private messages?

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Full transcript: Silicon Valley Congressman Ro Khanna on Recode DecodeFull transcript: Silicon Valley Congressman Ro Khanna on Recode Decode
Technology

“I think [young] people are waking up to saying, ‘Okay, we need to have some rules in this new world.’ And then they look to the Congress and they said, ‘Wow, those are the folks who are going to be writing these rules?’”

By Recode Staff
Technology
World Cup’s soccer highlights will put social media’s copyright tools to the testWorld Cup’s soccer highlights will put social media’s copyright tools to the test
Technology

People are going to pirate World Cup highlights. What can social media companies do to stop them?

By Kurt Wagner