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Top Products in Two Decades of Tech Reviews
Walt Mossberg on the dozen personal-technology products that were the most influential over two decades of reviews.
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Twitter Reverses Rally as Shares Dive
Shares of the microblogging site tumbled $9.56, or 13 percent, to $63.75.
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Prismatic Social News App Overhauls for a Better Personal Interest Graph
It’s yet another social news app, but perhaps a smarter one.
Crowdtilt Collects a Quick $23M to Bring Crowdfunding All Over the World
“Only so many people have a $40,000 documentary they want to get funded,” says Crowdtilt CEO James Beshara. For everyone else — perhaps — there’s Crowdtilt.
N3twork Wants to Reshape Online Discussions Around Interests
It’s all about the hashtag.
Putting the Self in Self-Expression: Rupal Patel Creates Personalized Prosthetic Voices
“Never heard me before.”
The Heartwarming Adventures of #SFBatkid and the Thrill of the Hunt for Carmen Sandiego
When done well, blending fiction with reality is one of those things that makes social media worth all the hype.
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Tech Firms Rally, Expecting Justice Department to Oppose Transparency Requests
Apple, Dropbox, Facebook, Google, Mozilla, Reddit, Tumblr, Twitter, Yahoo and other tech companies today sent a letter to the heads of the U.S. Senate and House Judiciary Committees in support of proposed legislation that would allow them to publish statistics about secret national security surveillance orders. The Center for Democracy & Technology, which organized the group, said the letter was timed to coincide with the U.S. Justice Department’s filing of a brief with the FISA court today opposing many of those companies’ requests to disclose information about when it asks them for user data.AllThingsD in the Media: New iPhones, Twitter IPO, NSA Surveillance
Walt Mossberg reports live from Apple headquarters, Mike Isaac delves into Twitter’s cryptic IPO announcement, and Arik Hesseldahl decodes tech CEOs talking NSA.
Here Is Airbnb’s First Television Ad
If you catch me at the border, I got visas in my name.
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Quora Hires Erin Teague to Lead Growth
Erin Teague, product manager for growth at Path, will take the same role at Quora. Teague has degrees in both engineering and business, and had also worked in product at Twitter. Growth at Quora had previously been run by Andrew Johns, now an entrepreneur-in-residence at Greylock Partners.Tyra Banks Invests in Flixel, Will Feature Its “Living Photos” Prominently on “America’s Next Top Model”
This goes well beyond normal product placement.
