After Four Years, Twitter Platform Director Ryan Sarver to Depart

A mainstay of Twitter’s partnership program exits the company.
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Larry Page Takes the Pulpit to Praise Technology, Snipe at Competitors

The CEO drops in on his company’s annual developer conference.
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Twitter’s Glass App Spotted in the Wild (And, Yes, It’s Probably Real)

Blink, and you’ll have missed it.
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With New Platform Updates, Facebook Continues Its Mobile Developer Lovefest

Developers, developers, developers.
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Dear Developers: Play by the Platform Rules, or Expect a Smackdown

The latest Twitter vs. startup saga is a good reminder for developers : Don’t break the rules.
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Twitter Refreshes Its Mobile Presence

Twitter updated its mobile applications and website on Wednesday, pushing out a visual refresh to the company’s Android app that claims to reflect a “native” Android experience. (Essentially, that means bringing the Android app up to par with the iOS app’s functionality.) Also noteworthy: Twitter’s mobile apps and website will now support the company’s additional Cards technology, which were rolled out at a developer event on Tuesday evening.

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Twitter Beefs Up Cards Technology to Attract Mobile Developers

As we reported it would last week, Twitter on Tuesday evening announced an expansion to its Cards technology program, aiming to encourage more mobile developers to create customized, multimedia-based tweets for the service. Twitter hopes this will attract more third-party developers to create richer tweets for the stream, while offering more ways for small businesses and app developers to promote and sell their content.

Twitter’s Developer Event Will Deal With Cards

The microblogging service will introduce new types of “Cards” technology at an event in San Francisco next week.
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Developers! Facebook Really Wants Your Lifestyle Apps.

The social giant’s bets big on a new class of third-party apps to strengthen its platform.
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With New Sign-In Feature, Google Plus Makes Its Developer Pitch

Google wants developers to flock to its platform. Here’s how.
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LinkedIn Shuts Down “Bang With Professionals” Hook-Up App

The Fine Print on Twitter’s Latest Developer Dustup With IFTTT

The Future of Twitter’s Platform Is All in the Cards

Stepping on Stock Twits’ Toes, Twitter Rolls Out the Cashtag

With a Slew of App Updates, Google Continues Its Crusade for the Enterprise

Courting Precious Developers, Facebook Announces an App Center

Is Dropbox Pulling a Honey Badger on the App Store?