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Recent News
- Confirmed: Pinterest raises $100 million from Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, previous backers
- Confirmed: Pinterest raises $100 million from Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, previous backers
- Sure Facebook has 900 million users, but its engagement is smoked by these other sites
- Twitter opens up its Translation Center for 6 new languages, including Greek and Czech
- Twitter opens up its Translation Center for 6 new languages, including Greek and Czech
- Twitter opens up its Translation Center for 6 new languages, including Greek and Czech
- Jumio opens Netswipe Mobile SDK, gives away $5M worth of scanning fees to startups
- Jumio opens Netswipe Mobile SDK, gives away $5M worth of scanning fees to startups
- Jumio opens Netswipe Mobile SDK, gives away $5M worth of scanning fees to startups
- Storify working with Middle Eastern initiative Taghreedat to translate the site into Arabic
- Storify working with Middle Eastern initiative Taghreedat to translate the site into Arabic
- Facebook, General Motors and the caveats of online advertising
- Facebook, General Motors and the caveats of online advertising
- This artist made a city out of movable type
- This artist made a city out of movable type
- China’s Sina Weibo passes 300m registered users, reveals mobile usage is higher than PC
- Instadash: A slick Pinterest-inspired Instagram Web app built in just 12 hours
- Why Twitter’s weekly email digest is a great move
- New Moo offer lets businesses create cards from Facebook Pages for free
- UK Internet users hitting up social media for customer service double in 8 months to 18 million
Category Archives: news-from-industry
LinkedIn releases official Windows Phone app, and it’s beautiful
LinkedIn has quietly released an official Windows Phone 7.5 application over the weekend (picked up earlier by Guardian, Neowin and many others). I gave it a quick whirl, and the verdict is that it looks really fast, and gorgeous – … Continue reading
Study shows Facebook Timeline extends post lifetime, increases engagement by 13%
According to a recent study by Sotrender, despite any gripes brands may have had, after having the (not so new anymore) Facebook Timeline forced upon them, the change has had a positive effect on fan engagement. With over a month … Continue reading
Why ‘going global’ makes no sense for China’s social networks, for now
They may only ‘live’ in one country, but China’s social network giants have no need to turn their attention to taking down Twitter and Facebook, at least until they get their own domestic houses fully in order. Despite the common … Continue reading
Hacker Hours: The awesome grassroots meetup that teaches New Yorkers to code
Right now, it feels like more people want to learn to code than ever before. This may be due to the drought of talented developers and all the available jobs, or the allure of working in the startup scene. These … Continue reading
A UK woman is taking Facebook to court to unmask anonymous trolls who made her life a misery
A UK woman is taking Facebook to court in an attempt to uncover the identities of anonymous users who attacked her on the social network, the Telegraph reports. The real case for Nicola Brookes, a 45-year-old Brighton resident is not … Continue reading