HTC First’s Trip to Europe on Hold as Facebook Works to Improve Its Home

After a poor reception in the U.S., Facebook has asked France Telecom and its British joint venture not to start selling the Facebook Home-equipped device, at least for now.
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Another VC Is Born: Well-Known Internet Exec Ben Ling Joins Khosla Ventures

The former Google, Facebook and Badoo exec is the second high-profile Silicon Valley operating exec the VC firm has hired of late.
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Like That TV Ad You Just Saw? Twitter Wants to Show You Another One.

Twitter makes another play for TV ad money, with “TV ad targeting.”
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Twitter Adds More Video Advertisers

Twitter is stepping up its video ads plans by adding a new list of advertisers to a program it has been tinkering with for the past few months, and giving the product a name: Twitter Amplify. New partners include Discovery, Time Inc. and Major League Baseball; they join previously announced deals with distributors like Fox and BBC America.

With New Mobile App, Nextdoor Unveils Its Take on the Neighborhood Watch

Radios and neighborhood patrols are so last year.
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Xbox One Joins the Gamecasting Fray With Social Game DVR

Boom, headshot! Boom, my Xbox recorded a video of that headshot automatically!
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Chief Product Officer Kouji Kodera Among Several Exits at Troubled Phone Maker HTC

Product chief Kouji Kodera is among those who have left the Taiwanese phone maker in recent days.
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As Immigration Reform Bill Heads to the Senate Floor, the ZuckerPAC Gets a Win

In a small victory for Mark Zuckerberg’s political group, a bill that could greatly benefit tech company talent-seekers makes it through the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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The Kids Love Twitter; Facebook, Not So Much

Teens want a drama-free social network. Twitter looks to be that network.
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How Many Users Does Tumblr Really Have?

Yahoo says it acquired 300 million new users yesterday. But, for now, the number advertisers care about will be much smaller.
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