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AOL’s Patch Gets New CEO, as Just Under Three Percent of Staff Is Laid Off in Consolidation (Memo)

Kara Swisher in Media on May 17 at 10:46 am PT

The hyperlocal content efforts gets trimmed in profit push and a new leader too.

Apple’s Tim Cook Returns to D Stage to Open 11th Annual Conference

Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg in D11 on April 30 at 2:36 pm PT

Cooking up a great D11

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Coming to a City Near You: Apple to Do Tech Talks

Kara Swisher in News on April 27 at 7:23 am PT

With its June Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco selling out immediately, Apple said that — along with posting videos of the event — it would also be hosting “Tech Talks in a city near you.” No details yet, it sounds like the tech giant is going into the concert business for geeks again — it had done such talks with Apple developers at the time of the iOS 5 release.

Facebook to Host Android Mobile Event

Mike Isaac in Social on March 28 at 5:19 pm PT

Mobile first indeed.

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Twitter to Hold Mobile Developer Event (Just Ahead of Facebook)

Mike Isaac in Social on March 25 at 1:32 pm PT

Nearly two weeks before Facebook holds a series of mobile developer events, Twitter announced on Monday it will host its own mobile-focused developer event at its San Francisco headquarters on April 2, where the company will preview new features in store for its platform. The invite specifically calls for developers, product managers and designers “working on a product with a mobile presence” to attend. Sadly, press is not invited.

Winter Is Coming (Geeks, Too): HBO Premieres New Season of “Game of Thrones” in SF This Week

Kara Swisher in Media on March 18 at 12:02 pm PT

When you play the game of thrones, it’s either win or die. Yipes!

Attention SXSW Hipsters: Watch This Video and Get Some Much-Needed Help

Kara Swisher in Media on March 10 at 11:49 am PT

If you feel like you are caught in an endless indie loop of HBO’s “Girls,” try this.

In Facebook’s News Feed Redesign, the Focus Is on the Photos

Mike Isaac in Social on March 7 at 10:49 am PT

Facebook debuts major changes to its News Feed. Hint: It’s really pretty, and that’s important.

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Facebook Plans News Feed Redesign Event

Mike Isaac in Social on March 1 at 10:33 am PT

Facebook plans to hold an event to unveil a new look for its News Feed product, the company said on Friday in a series of emailed invitations to the press. The event will be held on March 7 at Facebook’s Menlo Park, Calif., headquarters. This is the second major event the company has hosted at its home base this year, after introducing its Graph Search product in January.