Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo: We’re Playing a Long-Term Game

“I have a view that if you build something that’s good, and you keep making it better, it lasts,” says D’Angelo.
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AppGratis Gets the Boot & WhatsApp Ain’t Selling: The AllThingsD Week in Review 4/07/13 — 4/13/13

The top 10 stories of the week, in one convenient serving.
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Yep, LinkedIn Acquires Newsreader Startup Pulse for $90 Million

We knew it was coming. Now it’s official.
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Circa’s Matt Galligan on Building a Different Kind of News Reader (Video)

Mobile news apps are hot. Summly just sold for a ridonkulous amount of money, for example. So what’s up with the “atomic bits” list-makers of the San Francisco?
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LinkedIn Shares Reach Record High

Not two days after Kara Swisher reported that LinkedIn would soon acquire the Pulse news reader app for more than $50 million, shares of LinkedIn were trading at a record high on Wednesday morning, reaching $181.47 at their peak before settling back down around $179, a gain of about 2 percent for the day. The company also reported record earnings last quarter, outperforming analysts’ expectations.

With Pulse Following Zite’s Lead, Mark Johnson Talks About News Reading App Landscape

As these popular apps get snapped up, here’s what’s ahead.
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Here’s What LinkedIn Can Do With Pulse

If you want a sneak peek at Pulse’s future, head back to 2011. And check out this video starring current LinkedIn content boss Dan Roth.
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LinkedIn to Buy Pulse Newsreader for More Than $50M

And the winner is … LinkedIn!
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Mediafed Snaps Up News Aggregation App Taptu