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Another VC Is Born: Well-Known Internet Exec Ben Ling Joins Khosla Ventures

Kara Swisher in News May 23, 2013 at 11:00 am PT

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Xbox One Joins the Gamecasting Fray With Social Game DVR

Eric Johnson in Social May 22, 2013 at 8:00 am PT

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White House Taps Twitter Legal Vet for Tech Advisor Post

in Social on May 7 at 11:06 am PT

Another tech appointment by the Obama administration.
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The Sequel to Gangnam Style Has Arrived

in Media on April 13 at 3:25 pm PT

Welcome back, Psy. It’s like you never left.
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A Race, a Crash and the Nascar Approach to YouTube Video Takedowns

in Media on February 23 at 6:59 pm PT

A massive car crash at a Daytona Beach race ends in pulled footage from YouTube.
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Twitter’s Vine App Doesn’t Have a Porn Problem. It Has a Porn Discovery Problem.

in Social on January 28 at 4:33 pm PT

Hide your porn better, Twitter.
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Iran Debuts Its Own Version of YouTube

in Media on December 9, 2012 at 1:32 pm PT

The site aims to spread Islamic influence throughout the Persian world.
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Valley Nerds Cook for Good in “The Start-Up Chef” E-Book

in News on December 7, 2012 at 7:00 am PT

A new cookbook brings together recipes from techies, all for a good cause.
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Strange Tweets: What Happened to the Ahmed Jabari Assassination Video?

in Social on November 16, 2012 at 8:51 am PT

While Israel and Hamas trade missiles and tweets in rapid-fire succession, strange changes in a high-profile tweet raise questions about the nature of the microblogging service.
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United Nations Report Cites Social Web as New Terror Propaganda Platform

in Social on October 22, 2012 at 12:49 pm PT

A new report from the United Nations claims that our digital social world is ripe for fostering potential terrorist activity.
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News Byte

Not to Be Outdone by Airtime, YouTube App Updated for Google+ Hangouts

in Social on June 14, 2012 at 4:06 pm PT

YouTube announced on Thursday an update to its app for Google+ that will allow users to make playlists of YouTube videos inside of Hangouts, the group video chat feature that Google+ prides itself upon. Both Google+ and Airtime, Sean Parker’s video chat start-up, allow for YouTube viewing, though Airtime does not support group video chat.

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DailyMotion Taps MTV Vet for VP of Content Role

in Media on June 13, 2012 at 9:00 am PT

French online video-sharing Web site DailyMotion has hired Neil Gladstone to be the site’s new VP of content. A former MTV.com director of content and programming — he was also AOL editorial director — Gladstone will oversee content acquisitions, partnerships and programming and will work on producing editorial content with both brands and independent artists using DailyMotion’s video platform (akin to what Google is doing with its YouTube partners). Based in New York, Gladstone will be responsible for the U.S. division of the site.

Socialcam’s User Retention Strategy, Part One: A New Look for the Web Interface

Posted by Mike Isaac in Social, May 22, 2012 at 1:00 pm PT

In the Race to Win Social Video, Is One App Gaming the System Too Much?

Posted by Mike Isaac in Social, May 16, 2012 at 3:30 am PT