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Yahoo Tumblrs for Cool: Board Approves $1.1 Billion Deal as Expected

Kara Swisher in Media May 19, 2013 at 9:34 am PT

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Why Yahoo Doesn’t Think Tumblr Has a Porn Problem

Peter Kafka in Media May 18, 2013 at 8:12 pm PT

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One Year After IPO, Facebook’s Biggest Bets Could Take a Long Time to Pay Off

in Social on May 18 at 12:53 pm PT

The products that could do well for Facebook’s bottom line still have a long way to go. Will Wall Street stay patient?
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Co-Founder Yat Siu on Animoca’s Big Menu of “Fast Food” Mobile Games

in Mobile on May 17 at 10:19 am PT

With more than 350 games, Animoca is all about quantity, and its co-founder says being based away from Silicon Valley helps.
Pretty Pet Salon is one of the more popular games Animoca has published, and started a "Pretty Pet" franchise.

How to Sell a Yahoo-Tumblr Deal: Point to Facebook-Instagram

in Media on May 17 at 7:10 am PT

Want an argument for dropping $1 billion on a company with almost no revenue? Here you go.
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QOTD: And the Buyer’s Remorse Lingers On

Look out Facebook! Hours spent participating per member dropping seriously. First really bad sign as seen by crappy MySpace years ago.

– Rupert Murdoch, still steamed about that whole MySpace thing, tweets a warning to Facebook

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Social Media Pose New Riddle for CIA

in Social on May 17 at 5:00 am PT

Effective spycraft has long called for cover — a job, family or routine that would keep a government agent from drawing undue attention. Now, that calculation extends to spies’ use of social media.

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Pace Picks Up on Tech IPOs

in News on May 16 at 11:00 pm PT

A year after Facebook Inc.’s botched initial public offering, Silicon Valley’s IPO pipeline is starting to fill up again.

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The Facebook IPO, One Year Later

in News on May 16 at 4:30 pm PT

Two weeks ago, new posters began appearing at the headquarters of Facebook Inc. The posters proclaimed: “Advertisers are users too*.” At the bottom of the page, in smaller font, was the phrase “*no srsly,” Internet shorthand for “no seriously.”

Support for Facebook, Twitter and Video Streaming Coming to Google Glass, With New Tools on the Way

in Mobile on May 16 at 10:24 am PT

In addition to the new partners, Google says a broader set of developer tools are coming.
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As Google+ Pushes Hard Into Photos, the Race Is On to Own Your Memories

in Social on May 16 at 9:49 am PT

Your baby pictures are far more valuable than you’d think.
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Fueled by Facebook Exchange, Triggit Raises Another $6 Million, This Time Via Debt

in Media on May 16 at 7:16 am PT

Ad tech startup Triggit, which raised $7.4 million last fall after Facebook helped its business skyrocket, has raised another $6 million, this time via a debt deal with North Atlantic Capital. Triggit, which has now raised $20 million over the past few years, is concentrating on connecting clients with Facebook’s Exchange, and on working with international ad buyers in particular.

King Touts Latest Gaming Numbers: 70 Million Daily Players, 21 Billion Games Played Per Month

With Revamped Hangouts, Google Aims to Unify Messaging

in News, May 15, 2013 at 10:41 am PT

Talking Mobile With Two of Facebook’s Key Chat Heads (Full Dive Video)

in Dive Into Mobile, May 15, 2013 at 7:00 am PT

At I/O, Google Tilts Toward Android Services Over Android OS

in Mobile, May 13, 2013 at 4:03 pm PT

SoundCloud Starts Pushing Its Own Native Ads Out of a New York Outpost

in Media, May 13, 2013 at 6:00 am PT

Ben Lerer’s JackThreads Starts Selling Duds to Dudes Overseas, on Their Phones — And They’re Buying

in Commerce, May 13, 2013 at 4:00 am PT

How Is Facebook Home Really Doing?

in Social, May 10, 2013 at 11:26 am PT

Four Reasons Why Apple Might Not Be Interested in Waze

in Social, May 10, 2013 at 6:43 am PT

Nearing One Million Downloads, Facebook Sees Some Traction With Home App

A Waze Buy Would Put Facebook on Yet Another Collision Course With Google — This Time in Mapping

in Mobile, May 9, 2013 at 2:20 pm PT

Will Waze Be Facebook’s Next Instagram?

in Mobile, May 9, 2013 at 11:48 am PT

Social App Pheed Brings Streaming Pay-Per-View to Mobile

in Social, May 9, 2013 at 10:17 am PT

Someone May Have Tweeted Warnings Ahead of Syrian Internet Outage

in News, May 9, 2013 at 8:39 am PT

Facebook’s Android Vet Jumps to DFJ as New General Partner

in Social, May 9, 2013 at 6:00 am PT

Facebook Engineering Director Josh Wiseman Departs for EIR Gig

in Social, May 8, 2013 at 1:33 pm PT