April 1, 2016
Palaround lets anyone build their own Tinder-like app
Palaround began its life as one of what’s now many companies attempting to be the “Tinder for finding friends” — a list that now includes Tinder’s dating app…
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March 31, 2016
Snapchat was wonky or down for some but it’s back now
Snapchat wasn’t working correctly for many users, with Stories failing to load or snaps not sending. [Update 5:10pm PST – Snapchat appears to be back for most users…
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A rant about why Snapchat 2.0 is no disappearing teen fad
Ignore Snapchat at your own peril. It’s a lot more than sexts and ephemeral photos. Today’s Chat 2.0 update makes Snapchat a competitor to your phone itself. What…
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Instagram needs editing tools to make new 60-second videos tolerable
Most people are terrible at shooting video. Any longer than 15-seconds and it will probably be boring. That’s why Instagram capped videos at a quarter-minute when it launched…
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$100M Bitstrips acquisition makes sense now that Snapchat has stickers
It didn’t quite add up when Fortune broke the news last week that Snapchat would spend a $100 million to acquire Bitstrips, the maker of personalized avatar stickers…
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Tinder acquihires Humin to go beyond dating, and get an SF office too
Dating app Tinder is acquiring Humin the San Francisco startup which took a high-wire approach to contact management, trying to merge lots of disparate information into one contact…
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Snapchat seamlessly combines video, audio, GIFs, stickers in “Chat 2.0”
Say what you want, how you want. That’s how Snapchat’s reps say CEO Evan Spiegel describes Chat 2.0, a massive set of new features launching today. It lets…
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Pay celebs to text or video message you with TipTalk
It has never been worth it for celebrities to respond to their endless digital fan mail — until now. TipTalk lets them set a price for a private text, photo…
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Instagrammers really want you to turn on notifications to avoid death by algorithm
Instagram today is an endless sea of meaningless posts asking you to turn on post notifications for each account you follow. Brands and professional Instagrammers are worried that…
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5 hard questions facing Oculus Rift
Today, the future became the present with the launch of Oculus Rift. The reviews are in, but uncertainty hangs overhead with HTC and PlayStation’s VR headsets still on the…
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