Posts Tagged ‘facebook’

The 404 1,272: Where Tumblr takes the cake (podcast)

Justin’s back from a sabbatical harvesting McNuggets and McSalad Shakers, Nintendo takes money from fan, a politician goes to Facebook school, and Yahoo buys Tumblr for $1.1 billion almost exactly five years after CEO David Karp appeared on The 404. [Read more]

Fugitive to police on Facebook: Catch me if you can. They do

Taunting the police on Facebook has limited benefits — as one wanted man in the U.K. discovers when it takes police just 12 hours to catch up with him. They leave him a taunting message on Facebook in return.

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Fugitive to police on Facebook: Catch me if you can. They do

Winklevoss twins on Bitcoin: Time to work with the Feds

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who parlayed Facebook cash into a multi-million dollar Bitcoin stake, say making money means working with the Feds. Meanwhile, the Bitcoin Foundation is about to hire its first D.C.

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Facebook’s rocky year as a public company

The social network’s first post-IPO year was punctuated by extreme highs and lows, but in the end Facebook stayed Facebook. [Read more]

Google Glass apps: Striving for the familiar (hands-on)

Suddenly a lot of big names are offering Glassware for Glass: Twitter, Facebook, CNN, Evernote and more. The early days of Glass are all about not being as paradigm-breaking as you think

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Google Glass apps: Striving for the familiar (hands-on)

Facebook launches app for Google Glass

The app allows users to upload photos from Google’s computing eyewear directly to their Facebook timelines. [Read more]

Twitter Talk Dominates TV Ad-Buying Blitz

As Facebook and Zynga struggle to craft revolutionary new ad formats, Twitter is quietly skimming from one of the oldest and deepest revenue streams in the business

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Twitter Talk Dominates TV Ad-Buying Blitz

Survey tracks workforce sentiment after Facebook IPO

A new report suggests internal worries following Facebook’s tumultuous IPO last year were just a little out of control. [Read more]

Facebook Mobile Misadventures Continue

Two months in, Facebook's foray into mobile with Facebook Home already appears to be on the ropes

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Facebook Mobile Misadventures Continue

HTC’s Facebook phone: Not dead yet

AT&T hasn’t made a final decision about the fate of the HTC First, also known as the first Facebook phone, CNET has learned. [Read more]