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Kurt Wagner

Kurt Wagner

Senior Editor, Social Media at Recode

    Latest articles by Kurt Wagner

    Technology
    Facebook has a team of around 100 employees building products for teens and kidsFacebook has a team of around 100 employees building products for teens and kids
    Technology

    Facebook’s “youth team” is building for the internet’s youngest users.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Facebook built a version of Messenger specifically for childrenFacebook built a version of Messenger specifically for children
    Technology

    Are you under 13? This app is for you.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Tim Kendall, Pinterest’s top business executive, is leaving the companyTim Kendall, Pinterest’s top business executive, is leaving the company
    Technology

    Kendall is going to build his own health care startup.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    With Snapchat’s new redesign, the company is betting that users want intimacy versus popularityWith Snapchat’s new redesign, the company is betting that users want intimacy versus popularity
    Technology

    Its simplified new app looks slicker, but Snap’s longtime focus on personal relationships isn’t going to change.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Here’s how to use the newly redesigned Snapchat (Hint: It’s not as hard)Here’s how to use the newly redesigned Snapchat (Hint: It’s not as hard)
    Technology

    The refreshed app is not that different, but now the personal and the professional part ways.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Facebook is giving some publishers a ‘breaking’ label for news postsFacebook is giving some publishers a ‘breaking’ label for news posts
    Technology

    Facebook is making it easier for people to find actual news in their News Feed.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Tumblr founder and CEO David Karp is leaving the company after more than a decadeTumblr founder and CEO David Karp is leaving the company after more than a decade
    Technology
    There’s a new digital magazine that only analyzes photos of Mark ZuckerbergThere’s a new digital magazine that only analyzes photos of Mark Zuckerberg
    Technology

    So many gray hoodies and t-shirts.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Snapchat is selling a new type of ad just in time for the holidays: Promoted StoriesSnapchat is selling a new type of ad just in time for the holidays: Promoted Stories
    Technology

    Snapchat will let advertisers pay to push a Story to more people.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    FanDuel CEO and co-founder Nigel Eccles is leaving to start an eSports companyFanDuel CEO and co-founder Nigel Eccles is leaving to start an eSports company
    Technology

    FanDuel’s board is getting an overhaul, too.

    By Kurt Wagner