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Twitter Testing New Local Discovery Features — And It’s About Time
A secret feature in development could bring nearby tweeters into your Twitter stream.
Twitter, Discovery and the Problem of Simplicity
A product engineering problem for the ages if ever there was one.
Foursquare’s iOS Update Brings Search to the Forefront
An app update for the social service continues the startup’s charge into “local discovery” territory.
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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.With New Social App Swoon, People Discovery Is a Thumb-Flick Away
Flick. Flick. Flick. It’s addictive.
CEO Dennis Crowley on Foursquare’s Biggest Mistake
The social check-in startup founder talks about Foursquare’s past stumbles and future prospects.
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Discovery App Spindle Beefs Up Its Search Product
Spindle, the mobile-only discovery app that allows users to better find places of interest around them, pushed a significant update on Thursday, amping up the app’s search capabilities to a much larger degree. Users will now be able to continuously search for keywords, which will notify them if a place of interest nearby matches the term. The service is also launching in three new cities — Chicago, Austin and Seattle — in addition to existing cities San Francisco, Boston and New York.Nudged by Apple, Twitter’s Porn Saga Ends in a Raw Deal for Vine
In App Store dealings, sometimes compromise hurts.
With Graph Search, Facebook Needs to Go Beyond the “Like”
Facebook “Likes” this. But that’s not enough for good search results.
Groupon Acquires Glassmap, a Location-Based Discovery Startup
A small talent and tech pick-up for the discount deals giant.