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Kurt Wagner

Kurt Wagner

Senior Editor, Social Media at Recode

    Latest articles by Kurt Wagner

    Technology
    Presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren just lost the Silicon Valley votePresidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren just lost the Silicon Valley vote
    Technology

    Facebook without Instagram? Amazon without Whole Foods? That’s Warren’s hope.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Inside Twitter’s ambitious plan to change the way we tweet
    Technology

    Twitter wants to limit snark and get “healthy.” So far, it’s gone nowhere.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    This could be the beginning of the end for Facebook’s social networkThis could be the beginning of the end for Facebook’s social network
    Technology

    Facebook is pushing more deeply into private, encrypted communication. What does that mean for your News Feed?

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Facebook is finally cracking down on anti-vaccination hoaxesFacebook is finally cracking down on anti-vaccination hoaxes
    Technology

    What took so long?

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Mark Zuckerberg believes Facebook’s future is private messagingMark Zuckerberg believes Facebook’s future is private messaging
    Technology

    “I believe a privacy-focused communications platform will become even more important than today’s open platforms,” Zuckerberg wrote Wednesday.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Tim Armstrong wants to create Coachella, but for retailers. What does that mean?Tim Armstrong wants to create Coachella, but for retailers. What does that mean?
    Technology

    Armstrong is getting into the events business. We think.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Lord & Taylor lives in retail’s “middle” ground — and that’s a hard place to surviveLord & Taylor lives in retail’s “middle” ground — and that’s a hard place to survive
    Technology

    Lord & Taylor’s flagship store closed last year. The problem? “It is handicapped by its positioning in the marketplace,” says parent-company CEO Helena Foulkes.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Two years after going public, Snap’s problems are still all about growthTwo years after going public, Snap’s problems are still all about growth
    Technology

    A redesign of the Snapchat app and a shift to programmatic ads threw it off course.

    By Rani Molla and Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    What happens when you get off Facebook for four weeks? Stanford researchers found out.What happens when you get off Facebook for four weeks? Stanford researchers found out.
    Technology

    There are a lot of consequences to giving up Facebook — and many of them are positive.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Ev Williams is finally moving on from TwitterEv Williams is finally moving on from Twitter
    Technology

    Williams, Twitter’s co-founder and longtime board member, announced he’s leaving the board.

    By Kurt Wagner

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