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Facebook Pokes Nasdaq — And Not in a Nice Way — In Veiled Threat to Stock Exchange
Breaking up is hard to do.
Timehop’s Next Stop Could Be Your Calendar
Timehop taps into your social networks to remind you what you did a year ago today. But the start-up is starting to look beyond social.
“Like My Status” Was Facebook’s Breakout Meme in 2011
Last year’s winner was “HMU,” for “hit me up”; in 2009, it was “FML” for “(eff) my life.”
No, You Weren’t Alone: Apple’s iCloud Stumbled at Launch
Apple says it has had at least five hiccups since the new service launched Wednesday. It helpfully documents on them on a new status page.
Exclusive: Flipboard Confirms $50 Million Funding at $200 Million Valuation
Late last month, BoomTown posted about a huge venture funding effort by the high-profile and even more highly designed social media reading app for the Apple iPad, Flipboard. Today, its co-founder and CEO Mike McCue confirmed a $50 million round at an eye-popping $200 million valuation, in a wide-ranging interview at the start-up’s Palo Alto, Calif., HQ.
Bubbly "Voice Twitter" Service Launches in the Philippines
I last wrote about Bubble Motion, provider of the Bubbly mobile messaging service, exactly a year ago. At the time, the company had 150,000 users. Today, it has more than seven million.
Collecta: Another Real-time Search Engine Bites the Dust
Los Angeles-based start-up Collecta has shuttered its real-time search business, including a destination site, API and publisher widgets. The company follows OneRiot, Ellerdale and other competitors that have hightailed away from indexing status updates from social services, which a couple of years ago had seemed like an enormous opportunity.
A New Social Network Where Inquiring Minds Run Wild
Katie takes a look at Quora, a question-and-answer site that encourages thoughtful—even long-winded—discussions.
"Hit Me Up" Was Facebook's Breakout Slang in 2010
Other items besides Justin Bieber made it onto Facebook’s list of 2010 trends in status messages. But don’t think for a second that Bieber didn’t earn his spot on yet another year-end roundup.
Yahoo's M&A Head Andrew Siegel Is Departing the Company
Andrew Siegel–Yahoo’s head of corporate development, who is in charge of its mergers and acquisitions strategy–is leaving the company, according to sources. The move comes after Siegel–who has made some very prescient calls about game-changing acquisition targets for the company–has become increasingly frustrated in getting them completed. Siegel’s exit is part of a long line of departures of top talent under the leadership of CEO Carol Bartz. Yahoo has no replacement for him as yet.