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Tag: Networking Updates
Dick Costolo joins Maybe Capital — a new satirical board game about Valley VC
As the TV show Silicon Valley has shown, the tech community there is ripe for satire. So it’s not surprising that the next “product” to be born into this satirical “vertical” is
Apple quietly bought iCloud.net domain, shuts down eponymous social network
It looks like Apple has finally picked up one of the last remaining pieces of internet property linked to one of its key service brands: the iPhone and Mac giant
How gamification can assistance motivate and sight employees
Regardless of attention zone or association size, managers face daily hurdles of training new employees and stability to grow a inner believe bottom among existent employees. They also face a
Hanging out at Snap’s unremarkable IPO roadshow
One of the remarkable things about the roadshow presentations for hotly-anticipated IPOs — where they’ll make a pitch to investors and answer questions — is that they are often unremarkable.
Cosmunity brings the geek convention experience online
Cosmunity is a new social network for people who want to keep the experience of Comic Con (or another geek event of your choosing) going all year long. Co-founder and
Facebook on course to be the WeChat of the West, says Gartner
It’s the beginning of the end for smartphone apps as we have known and tapped on them, reckons Gartner. The analyst is calling the start of a “post-apps” era, based
Instagram VP Kevin Weil joins board of social fitness app Strava
If you’re trying to build the Instagram for exercise, it helps to have the guy building Instagram for Instagram. That’s why Strava has added Instagram head of product Kevin Weil
WhatsApp launches Status, an encrypted Snapchat Stories clone
WhatsApp could put the brakes on Snapchat’s international growth with today’s launch of WhatsApp Status, a new tab for sharing decorated photos, videos and GIFs that disappear after 24 hours.
Snap starts selling Spectacles online in the US for $130
Snap wants to prove to investors in its upcoming IPO that Spectacles can earn money for its business, not just be a brand stunt. So today, Snap begins selling its
Snap ad exec Sriram Krishnan leaves, but not why you think
Flying from SF to LA every week sucks, and so Sriram Krishnan is leaving a big financial opportunity at Snap to ditch the commute. The former Facebook Audience Network executive spent
Study: Problematic apps means workers to omit information or check tasks
A recent study from app growth association Sapho suggested sum about what employees wish from workplace apps. The consult endangered 109 business and IT leaders from vast organizations. Respondents supposing
The bull case for Snapchat
Before I make a product-driven case for Snap Inc. achieving a $100 billion market cap by 2020, I should note that I’ve been a Snapchat bear for much of the
Student job finder WayUp acquires competitor Looksharp
WayUp is making its first acquisition — it’s buying the similarly focused Looksharp. Both companies have created job listing sites for college students and recent graduates, but WayUp co-founder and
Snap takes aim at Facebook in roadshow video
Snap is about to embark on its investor roadshow as it prepares to go public at the beginning of March. And a new video gives a glimpse at how they will
