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In the Race to Win Social Video, Is One App Gaming the System Too Much?

Mike Isaac in Social on May 16 at 3:30 am PT

As mobile social video apps skyrocket toward the top of the app store, some are going for the gold by any means necessary.

Color’s Plan C (Or Is It B.5?): Becoming Verizon’s Live Mobile Video Partner

Liz Gannes in Social on May 7 at 8:15 am PT

Color, the famously overfunded social app shop, is still looking for its first big hit.

L.A. Stories: Mike Jones and Peter Pham Talk About the Science of Tech Studios (Video)

Kara Swisher in News on April 4 at 1:27 pm PT

Down in SoCal, there is some serious start-up experimentation going on.

Get Your Zombie-Eaten Brain Ready for Some Big-Think Tech Books

Kara Swisher in Media on December 28, 2011 at 7:18 am PT

Time for some reading beyond 140 characters!

What Color Has Actually Done Right

Liz Gannes in Social on December 22, 2011 at 7:30 am PT

Not to be mean, but “hapless” might be the best word to describe mobile social start-up Color. Still, Color’s not all bad.

Hipstamatic Goes Social With Communal Photo Albums

Liz Gannes in Social on December 13, 2011 at 7:12 pm PT

Hipstamatic is now trying for some social pixie dust, through a cute idea to bring back the feeling of a shared disposable camera.

Former Color Co-Founder Peter Pham Heads to Former Myspace CEO’s L.A. Tech Studio (Video)

Kara Swisher in News on November 21, 2011 at 8:00 am PT

The well-known Silicon Valley entrepreneur joins Mike Jones at Science.

Jawbone Debuts UP, Which Tracks, Well, You (Video)

Kara Swisher in News on November 2, 2011 at 9:01 pm PT

It’s UP to you to get in better shape.

Hipster App Gives Digital Postcards a Spot on the Map

Liz Gannes in Social on October 5, 2011 at 3:18 pm PT

A new app called Hipster helps users post geo-tagged digital picture postcards from their iPhones.

How Big Is the “Social Discovery” Opportunity?

Liz Gannes in Social on August 30, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Want to meet someone new with whom you share common interests or perhaps a location? Web services for that stuff are, oddly, kind of rare. But here are some companies that are trying.