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Like a “Like,” but Better: See.Me Lets You Tip Artists With Actual Money

Peter Kafka in Media on April 4 at 7:00 am PT

Like a thumbs-up, except you can use it to buy things.

Survey Says: Despite Yahoo Ban, Most Tech Companies Support Work-From-Home for Employees

Kara Swisher in News on February 25 at 10:29 am PT

CEO Marissa Mayer is swimming against the tech workplace tide with her new ban.

Study: Online Media Pays Off for Consumers More Than Offline

Kara Swisher in Media on February 10 at 4:00 pm PT

Apparently, you can get digital media satisfaction.

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Twitter Competitor App.net Launches File-Hosting Feature

Mike Isaac in Social on January 28 at 11:20 am PT

App.net, the paid social website that aims to take on Twitter, released its file application programming interface on Monday, allowing users of the service to host up to 10 gigabytes of file storage on their App.net account. Users can host files like photos or videos without “siloing” them in a particular service (i.e. Facebook), making for better portability of data among services.

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Former Yahoo Ad Exec and Interclick Founder Katz Joins Adaptly Board

Kara Swisher in News on January 15 at 6:00 am PT

Social advertising technology company Adaptly has added Interclick founder Michael Katz to its board. Katz recently left Yahoo under tense circumstances, as part of a larger company advertising reorganization. That aside, Katz is a well-regarded entrepreneur and innovator in the ad tech space; he took Interclick public and sold it to Yahoo for $270 million in late 2011. Adaptly works with a range of big brands, using a consolidated platform to complete a social media ad buys across multiple social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. The New York-based startup has raised about $13 million in funding so far.

LinkedIn’s Profile Refresh Is All About the Visuals — Just Like Other Social Giants

Mike Isaac in Social on October 16, 2012 at 11:09 am PT

A visual touch-up for the professional network, just like every other social network.

E-Invites to the Social Network Events of 2012

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on September 11, 2012 at 3:48 pm PT

Google and Facebook aim to be the Web hosts of the party, but sharing may make some nervous.

Nextdoor, the Private Social Network, Hooks Up With the City of San Jose

Mike Isaac in Social on August 7, 2012 at 7:00 am PT

As the major California city adopts a start-up social network’s communication-system tools, NextdDoor’s path to expansion widens.

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Facebook to Track App Usage to Target Ads

Shayndi Raice, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on July 6, 2012 at 2:00 pm PT

Facebook Inc. plans to launch a new type of mobile advertising that will target ads based on the apps that consumers use, in an effort to boost mobile revenue and find a way to make money off the millions of websites that connect to the social network.

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Skout Suspends Teen Service After Rape Allegations Emerge

Mike Isaac in Social on June 12, 2012 at 5:19 pm PT

Skout, a mobile social dating start-up based in San Francisco, suspended its sub-community for teens on Tuesday after allegations emerged that the app may have been used in connection with multiple rape cases over the past month. A number of adults have posed as teenagers on the app to meet with other teens, which allegations say have resulted in the sexual assaults of at least three minors. The teen community will remain suspended while the company works through changes in its safety policies and age verification mechanisms.