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Food & Drink
Farmers Rush to Plant Ahead of Storms, Tweeting All the While
Farmers reported their progress via Twitter and Instagram, using hashtags like #plant13 -
Social Media
Tumblr Deal Offers New York Startups Some Rare Affirmation
Yahoo's purchase of the hip media company is a feather in the cap of the Big Apple's tech community -
Social Media
The 25 Most Popular Tumblrs Reveal the Challenge for Yahoo!
Since few of Tumblr's blogs interest mainstream audiences, Yahoo will be hard-pressed to sells ads against the sites' content -
Facebook
Facebook Struggles to Satisfy Investors About Mobile Earnings
One year after the IPO, questions remain about the company's ability to target mobile users -
White House
The Federal Government Learns to Love Twitter
Washington gets all casual with the public on social media -
Social Media
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 -
Social Media
For $300, a Utah Company Can Recover Vanished Snapchats
The millions of people who use Snapchat to send self-destructing messages now have something to worry about -
Social Media
LinkedIn Continues to Evolve as a News Site
Its LinkedIn Today feature offers channels of news, just as magazine websites do, but users must subscribe -
Apps & Software
Finland's Supercell: Mobile Games With Megaprofits
Ilkka Paananen's startup is trouncing competitors with pricey virtual goods -
Social Media
Self-Destructing Media Trend Arrives on Twitter
Efemr is the latest outfit to offer expiration dates on tweets, but it can't halt retweets -
Social Media
Crunch Your Own Facebook Data
A new online tool lets you become your own personal social scientist, deploying analytics to mine data on your social networks -
Facebook
Facebook Scores a Victory Over FaveHook and Its Ilk
Soundalike cybersquatters lose in federal court -
Reinventing Business
Forget GDP. Data Crunchers Measure Happy Tweets for Key Economic Indicator
The researchers hope government will use the tool in conjunction with traditional economic and emotional indicators -
Apps & Software
LinkedIn: A Story About Silicon Valley's Possibly Unhealthy Need for Speed
In Silicon Valley, development speed has become a critical component of success, but not everyone is convinced -
Social Media
How Boston Police Won the Twitter Wars During the Marathon Bomber Hunt
Officials in charge of responding to the tragedy took advantage of social media to counteract misinformation and secure better cooperation
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Social Media
The 25 Most Popular Tumblrs Reveal the Challenge for Yahoo!
Since few of Tumblr's blogs interest mainstream audiences, Yahoo will be hard-pressed to sells ads against the sites' content -
Facebook
Facebook Struggles to Satisfy Investors About Mobile Earnings
One year after the IPO, questions remain about the company's ability to target mobile users -
Social Media
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 -
Social Media
Twitter's Vine Has a Porn Problem, Just Like the Rest of the Internet
Any hot, new option unveiled on the Web acquires a "porn problem," as with Twitter's super-short video feature -
Social Media
Tumblr Deal Offers New York Startups Some Rare Affirmation
Yahoo's purchase of the hip media company is a feather in the cap of the Big Apple's tech community -
Social Media
What Tumblr Can Tell Us About the Future of Media
The social blog site tried its hand at political journalism, as many news outlets tried to be more like Tumblr -
Apps & Software
How to Make a Vine Video, by Actor Adam Goldberg
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Apps & Software
Cracking China's Skype Surveillance Software
A New Mexico graduate student unlocked a secret word list employed to monitor Chinese Skype users -
Apps & Software
Snapchat and the Erasable Future of Social Media
The world's hottest photo-sharing app, which features self-destructing pictures, isn't just a better way to flirt. It's about taking control of your digital self -
Social Media
For $300, a Utah Company Can Recover Vanished Snapchats
The millions of people who use Snapchat to send self-destructing messages now have something to worry about -
Facebook
Facebook: The Making of 1 Billion Users
The social network never would have reached a billion users without its greatest strength—and weakness: Mark Zuckerberg's "move fast, break things" philosophy -
Apps & Software
Finland's Supercell: Mobile Games With Megaprofits
Ilkka Paananen's startup is trouncing competitors with pricey virtual goods -
Apps & Software
LinkedIn: A Story About Silicon Valley's Possibly Unhealthy Need for Speed
In Silicon Valley, development speed has become a critical component of success, but not everyone is convinced -
Social Media
The Dunbar Number, From the Guru of Social Networks
How a technophobic Oxford primatologist became Silicon Valley's social networking sage -
Facebook
Facebook Gets a Multibillion-Dollar Tax Break
Facebook earned more than $1 billion in profits in the U.S. but didn't pay any taxes because of breaks related to stock options
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Social Media
For $300, a Utah Company Can Recover Vanished Snapchats
The millions of people who use Snapchat to send self-destructing messages now have something to worry about -
Facebook
Facebook Struggles to Satisfy Investors About Mobile Earnings
One year after the IPO, questions remain about the company's ability to target mobile users -
Social Media
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 -
Social Media
LinkedIn Continues to Evolve as a News Site
Its LinkedIn Today feature offers channels of news, just as magazine websites do, but users must subscribe -
Social Media
The 25 Most Popular Tumblrs Reveal the Challenge for Yahoo!
Since few of Tumblr's blogs interest mainstream audiences, Yahoo will be hard-pressed to sells ads against the sites' content -
Social Media
Tumblr Deal Offers New York Startups Some Rare Affirmation
Yahoo's purchase of the hip media company is a feather in the cap of the Big Apple's tech community -
Social Media
The Dunbar Number, From the Guru of Social Networks
How a technophobic Oxford primatologist became Silicon Valley's social networking sage -
Apps & Software
LinkedIn: A Story About Silicon Valley's Possibly Unhealthy Need for Speed
In Silicon Valley, development speed has become a critical component of success, but not everyone is convinced -
Social Media
Crunch Your Own Facebook Data
A new online tool lets you become your own personal social scientist, deploying analytics to mine data on your social networks -
Facebook
Facebook Scores a Victory Over FaveHook and Its Ilk
Soundalike cybersquatters lose in federal court -
Apps & Software
Cracking China's Skype Surveillance Software
A New Mexico graduate student unlocked a secret word list employed to monitor Chinese Skype users -
Apps & Software
Does AOL Need HuffPo More Than HuffPo Needs AOL?
How Arianna's reduced role at the faded online company impacts the future of AOL and the Huffington Post -
Apps & Software
Snapchat and the Erasable Future of Social Media
The world's hottest photo-sharing app, which features self-destructing pictures, isn't just a better way to flirt. It's about taking control of your digital self -
Facebook
How Mark Zuckerberg Hacked the Valley
A look at the daring decisions that took Facebook's price tag from $1 billion to about 100 times as much -
Social Media
What Tumblr Can Tell Us About the Future of Media
The social blog site tried its hand at political journalism, as many news outlets tried to be more like Tumblr
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Social Media
The 25 Most Popular Tumblrs Reveal the Challenge for Yahoo!
Since few of Tumblr's blogs interest mainstream audiences, Yahoo will be hard-pressed to sells ads against the sites' content -
Social Media
For $300, a Utah Company Can Recover Vanished Snapchats
The millions of people who use Snapchat to send self-destructing messages now have something to worry about -
Social Media
LinkedIn Continues to Evolve as a News Site
Its LinkedIn Today feature offers channels of news, just as magazine websites do, but users must subscribe -
Workplace
The Rise of the 'Brogrammer'
The fratty brogrammer meme is a reaction to tech’s nerd stereotype -
Social Media
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 -
Social Media
A Fake AP Tweet Sinks the Dow for an Instant
Markets responded when Syrian hackers allegedly posted a fake tweet on the AP's Twitter account, saying the White House had blown up -
Facebook
Facebook Gets a Multibillion-Dollar Tax Break
Facebook earned more than $1 billion in profits in the U.S. but didn't pay any taxes because of breaks related to stock options -
Financing
When a Kickstarter Project Threatens to Fail
Kickstarter offers great funding for folks with an idea—unless a pitched product changes and enrages its backers -
Social Media
Forget Recipes, Food52 Wants to Crowdsource Cooking Itself
Online cooking Q&A startup looks to provide real-time solutions for chefs in need -
Apps & Software
Love Is Blind and Costs $3 at OkCupid
The dating site is launching a new app, Crazy Blind Date, that takes all the work out of meeting people and offers very short notice -
Facebook
Facebook Struggles to Satisfy Investors About Mobile Earnings
One year after the IPO, questions remain about the company's ability to target mobile users -
Social Media
Amazon Adds a Piece to Its Growing E-book Empire
Amazon nabs a social network for book lovers, furthering its dominance of the digital publishing ecosystem -
Entertainment
A Gambling Parlor on Your Smartphone
Online game makers are moving into real-money "social gambling" -
Social Media
HMV Employee Commandeers Corporate Twitter Account in Response to Layoffs
Laid-off workers of the U.K.-based entertainment retailer have a social media Jerry Maguire moment -
Social Media
Tumblr Deal Offers New York Startups Some Rare Affirmation
Yahoo's purchase of the hip media company is a feather in the cap of the Big Apple's tech community
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