November 7, 2016
Twitter still might save Vine by selling it
Vine may survive after all. Twitter is currently vetting multiple term sheets from companies offering to buy Vine, and hopes to make a deal soon, multiple sources tell…
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November 7, 2016
Listen to cartoonist Ruben Bolling talk about Trump, art, and cartooning
I’m a really lucky guy. In the course of this work I get to talk to a lot of my personal heroes and my favorite so far has…
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Facebook Messenger is testing “Instant Games” like this one from King
Facebook Messenger is preparing to launch a new “Instant Games” platform that will let people play lightweight games against friends. Candy Crush maker King.com is already testing one…
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Now it’s Periscope cloning Snapchat with augmented selfie masks
Periscope is following Snapchat and Facebook’s lead by creating its own animated augmented reality selfie masks. The first ones can make you look like Hillary Clinton or Donald…
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Facebook video pays off
Mark Zuckerberg’s drive to “put video first” is also putting money in Facebook’s pockets. The more organic videos Facebook users watch, the more high-priced video ads Facebook can…
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Microsoft Teams feels like déjà vu all over again
Microsoft introduced Microsoft Teams today to much fanfare and hoopla — as only Microsoft can seem to do these days. But when you take a close look at…
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Facebook officially announces Gameroom, its PC Steam competitor
After losing mobile gaming to iOS and Android, Facebook is making a big push into playing on PC with today’s developer launch of its Gameroom Windows desktop gaming…
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Instagram goes down [update: crisis averted]
Instagram’s app and website were struck by a short service outage today. At around 11:06am, users in the US, Europe, India and elsewhere began a downpour of “Is…
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Instagram tests shoppable photo tags
Instagram wants you to shop without always having to interrupt your scrolling with a browser window. That’s why today it will start showing shoppable tags on photos from…
Read articleOctober 28, 2016
Gfycat brings its higher quality GIFs and DIY creation tools to iMessage
Gfycat, the startup that recently raised a whopping $10 million for its user-generated content platform that lets you creating silent, looping animations and videos, has now launched its…
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