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Ahead of Instagram Video Launch, Twitter Tweaks Facebook by Teasing Vine Features to Come

Kara Swisher in Media June 18, 2013 at 1:52 pm PT

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Grasping for a Vine: Video for Instagram Will Be Sole Reveal at Facebook Event Thursday

Mike Isaac in Media June 18, 2013 at 1:24 pm PT

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Amazon Debuts a Gifting Product on Facebook’s Crowded Platform

in Social on June 18 at 6:00 am PT

The social gift-giving options continue to multiply, with a new birthday-themed product from the online commerce giant.
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News Byte

Social AI Startup Parakweet Raises $2 Million

in Social on June 18 at 5:00 am PT

Parakweet, an artificial-intelligence startup focused on extracting meaning from social media conversations, announced a $2 million seed round on Tuesday. Participants include Scott Banister, Yammer and Eventbrite co-founder Alan Braverman, David Jeske and others.

Yahoo Offer to Buy Contact Startup Xobni Is at a Price of $30M to $40M

in News on June 17 at 5:39 pm PT

Yahoo’s new HR rule: If you can’t hire them, buy their company.
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Here’s Why Facebook Wants to Edge In on Twitter’s Hashtags

in Social on June 17 at 1:45 pm PT

#AdDollars
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Jay-Z Ditches His iPhone Just in Time for His Big Samsung Ad

in Media on June 17 at 12:57 pm PT

That was close!
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Tweet Is Now a Real Word, and the Oxford English Dictionary Says So

in News on June 16 at 3:53 pm PT

Which came first, tweet or retweet?
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White House Steps Up Defense of Surveillance Programs (Video)

in News on June 16 at 9:10 am PT

President does not feel privacy of Americans has been violated.
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A Closer Look at Microsoft’s FISA Disclosure Numbers

in News on June 15 at 11:49 am PT

A little back-of-the envelope math shows some interesting patterns.
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Google Calls Facebook’s Data Disclosure Deal With the Feds “A Step Back for Users”

in Social on June 14 at 9:04 pm PT

Facebook may have provided data disclosures to users. But Google says Facebook didn’t push hard enough.
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Governments Requested Information on as Many as 19,000 Facebook Accounts

in News on June 14 at 6:55 pm PT

A tiny fraction of users.
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Facebook Reaches Agreement With Feds to Allow Data Request Disclosures

in Social, June 14, 2013 at 6:13 pm PT

Twitter Tries Harder to Explain Itself

in Social, June 14, 2013 at 3:30 pm PT

FISA Request Data Could Soon Be Public, With Google Also in Talks With U.S. Government About More Disclosure

in News, June 14, 2013 at 2:38 pm PT

The Privacy Triple Whammy (Comic)

in Voices, June 14, 2013 at 1:16 pm PT

Facebook’s New Product Press Event Set for June 20

Nextdoor Hooks Up With Bloomberg and the City of New York

in Social, June 14, 2013 at 9:32 am PT

Sources: Facebook in Talks With Feds to Allow FISA Disclosures

in News, June 14, 2013 at 9:01 am PT

Yahoo’s Head of Middle East and Africa Departs for New Social TV Startup Aimed at Emerging Markets

in Media, June 14, 2013 at 8:37 am PT

MySpace Co-Founder’s Games Company Acquires Former Zynga Partner

In Passing on Waze, Did Facebook Make a Big Mistake or the Right Call?

in Social, June 13, 2013 at 11:27 am PT

Facebook Kills Off Its Search Ads (Updated)

in Media, June 13, 2013 at 11:00 am PT

Twitter Touts #FollowMe, a Remixed Music Video of the Way You Tweet

MTV Finally Brings Its Shows to Your iPhone and iPad

in Media, June 13, 2013 at 8:57 am PT

If You Can’t Sell to Me on My iPhone, Best Buy, You Can’t Sell to Me at All

in Commerce, June 13, 2013 at 7:00 am PT

Social Gifting Startup Wrapp Raises $15 Million