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Archives for May 2016

Periscope has a new plan to fight back against internet trolls
Technology

Attention livestreamers: You’ve been summoned for jury duty.

By Kurt Wagner
Twitter’s retreat from ‘Buy’ buttons puts its payments partner Stripe in an awkward spot
Technology

Twitter was Stripe’s biggest partner on a new initiative. What happens now?

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Two more Twitter executives — in charge of media, commerce and biz dev — are leaving the companyTwo more Twitter executives — in charge of media, commerce and biz dev — are leaving the company
Technology

Jana Messerschmidt (business development) and Nathan Hubbard (media) are exiting.

By Kurt Wagner and Jason Del Rey
Elizabeth Warren keeps pounding on Donald Trump with his favorite weapon
Technology

Trump kicked off the Twitter exchange by calling Warren ‘Pocahontas’ and a ‘total hypocrite.’

By Dawn Chmielewski
Twitter will (finally) let you tweet things longer than 140 characters
Technology

The update will roll out to users over the coming months.

By Kurt Wagner
Jack Dorsey still wants to give Twitter employees $100 million of his Twitter shares
Technology

Wall Street likes it.

By Peter Kafka
Donald Trump tells Megyn Kelly those retweets can be ‘a killer’
Technology

That ‘bimbo’ retweet? ‘Over your life, Megyn, you’ve been called worse.’

By Dawn Chmielewski
Twitter will show ads to people who see tweets but aren’t Twitter users
Technology

It’s a way to make money “off-platform.”

By Peter Kafka
Twitter adds BET CEO Debra Lee to its board
Technology

The cable TV executive helps brings more diversity to Twitter’s ranks.

By Peter Kafka
It’s 2016, so Twitter will make it easier to cram photos and links into tweets
Technology

The 140-character limit stays, though.

By Peter Kafka
Periscope partners with drone maker DJI and finally adds a search feature
Technology

Keeping up with Facebook takes work!

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Periscope broadcasts will soon live on forever — here’s why that’s smartPeriscope broadcasts will soon live on forever — here’s why that’s smart
Technology

Periscope is learning what Snapchat has already discovered: A lot of times, people don’t want their content to disappear.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
MetaFilter founder Matt Haughey says online communities chasing page views are inviting ‘mob rule’MetaFilter founder Matt Haughey says online communities chasing page views are inviting ‘mob rule’
Technology

From a great interview about startup failure.

By Noah Kulwin
Technology
Amazon didn’t get the NFL deal, but it’s getting more serious about sportsAmazon didn’t get the NFL deal, but it’s getting more serious about sports
Technology

Amazon hires James DeLorenzo to head up its newly created sports group.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Google’s test to let media publish directly in search can’t be great news for TwitterGoogle’s test to let media publish directly in search can’t be great news for Twitter
Technology

It’s yet another search experiment for the search giant.

By Mark Bergen