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Kurt Wagner

Kurt Wagner

Senior Editor, Social Media at Recode

    Latest articles by Kurt Wagner

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    Lutke is No. 57 on the Recode 100.

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    Spiegel is No. 47 on the Recode 100.

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    Glossier’s Emily Weiss built a budding beauty brand with the internet’s help
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    Weiss is No. 32 on the Recode 100.

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    Colin Kaepernick almost brought the NFL to its knees, but he’s still out of a job
    The Recode 100

    Kaepernick is No. 20 on the Recode 100.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Amazon’s Toni Reid and Rohit Prasad have made Alexa a household name
    The Recode 100

    Reid and Prasad are No. 15 on the Recode 100.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Kevin Systrom and Marne Levine have turned Instagram into Facebook’s greatest weapon
    The Recode 100

    Systrom and Levine are No. 13 on the Recode 100.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Mark Zuckerberg is changing the way we get our news — and making a boatload of money while doing it
    The Recode 100

    Zuckerberg is No. 4 on the Recode 100.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    HQ, the hot new trivia app, is raising money in a round that could value its company at $100 millionHQ, the hot new trivia app, is raising money in a round that could value its company at $100 million
    Technology

    The app is getting looks from all of Silicon Valley’s most popular VCs.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Like your Instagram Story? Now you can save it to your profile.Like your Instagram Story? Now you can save it to your profile.
    Technology

    The move is good news for brands and celebrities.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Obama had the most popular tweets of the year, not TrumpObama had the most popular tweets of the year, not Trump
    Technology

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