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Kurt Wagner

Kurt Wagner

Senior Editor, Social Media at Recode

    Latest articles by Kurt Wagner

    Technology
    All of Facebook’s other apps are growing faster than Facebook didAll of Facebook’s other apps are growing faster than Facebook did
    Technology

    That’s great news for Facebook.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Read Mark Zuckerberg’s full commencement address at HarvardRead Mark Zuckerberg’s full commencement address at Harvard
    Technology

    Zuckerberg returned to his alma mater Thursday to encourage Harvard’s graduates to go save the world.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Mark Zuckerberg called on Harvard’s graduates to help save the environment and cure all diseaseMark Zuckerberg called on Harvard’s graduates to help save the environment and cure all disease
    Technology

    Zuckerberg gave a passionate speech at Harvard Thursday — he teared up at one point near the end.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Watch Mark Zuckerberg give the commencement address at HarvardWatch Mark Zuckerberg give the commencement address at Harvard
    Technology

    Zuckerberg will talk about what he’s “learned about our generation and the world we’re all building together.”

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Pinterest is putting its autoplay video ads in a lot more placesPinterest is putting its autoplay video ads in a lot more places
    Technology

    Pinterest wants to make $500 million in revenue this year. More video ads should help.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Before Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg built a chat network called ZuckNetBefore Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg built a chat network called ZuckNet
    Technology

    He was dethroned by AOL, but Zuckerberg has been building products longer than we thought.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Instagram rolled out a location Stories feature, just like Snapchat’s location Stories featureInstagram rolled out a location Stories feature, just like Snapchat’s location Stories feature
    Technology

    Instagram will now compile Stories around hashtags and locations.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Twitter has hired a former Bloomberg executive to run its live video businessTwitter has hired a former Bloomberg executive to run its live video business
    Technology

    Todd Swidler is joining to run all of Twitter’s live video partnerships.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Twitter has ‘kicked around’ the idea of offering a premium subscription serviceTwitter has ‘kicked around’ the idea of offering a premium subscription service
    Technology

    But CEO Jack Dorsey says it’s not something the company is ready to roll out.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Facebook is delaying the launch of its original videos until the end of summerFacebook is delaying the launch of its original videos until the end of summer
    Technology

    One challenge is figuring out where these shows will live outside of Facebook’s video tab.

    By Kurt Wagner and Peter Kafka