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Facebook Suffers Site-Wide Downtime For Some

Mike Isaac in Social June 18, 2013 at 6:11 pm PT

Google Formally Petitions to Publish Statistics on FISA Requests

Liz Gannes in News June 18, 2013 at 1:52 pm PT

Facebook Kills Off Its Search Ads (Updated)

Peter Kafka in Media on June 13 at 11:00 am PT

Did you know Facebook had search ads? That’s part of the problem. Meanwhile, more ad unit executions to come.

What Happens When You Wear Your Computer? D11 Speakers Sound Off. (Video)

Peter Kafka in Mobile on May 31 at 9:20 am PT

So, what happens when you put powerful computer technology on even smaller devices, like glasses, watches and other stuff you wear?

Twitter and Its Silicon Valley Frenemies (Video)

Peter Kafka in D11 on May 29 at 12:59 pm PT

How Dick Costolo sees everyone, from Facebook to Yahoo to Apple.

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg Leans In at D11

Peter Kafka in D11 on May 29 at 8:38 am PT

On the agenda: How do you write a book while you run a company with a billion users?

Like That TV Ad You Just Saw? Twitter Wants to Show You Another One.

Peter Kafka in Media on May 23 at 8:58 am PT

Twitter makes another play for TV ad money, with “TV ad targeting.”

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Twitter Adds More Video Advertisers

Peter Kafka in Media on May 23 at 7:39 am PT

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.

How Many Users Does Tumblr Really Have?

Peter Kafka in Media on May 21 at 5:17 am PT

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

Why Yahoo Doesn’t Think Tumblr Has a Porn Problem

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

Does Tumblr host a lot of pictures of naked people? Yep. But they’ve got an ad plan that deals with that.

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

Peter Kafka 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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Fueled by Facebook Exchange, Triggit Raises Another $6 Million, This Time Via Debt

Peter Kafka 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.