January 14, 2016
Dating App Zoosk Destroyed By Tinder, Drops 1/3 Of Staff
Despite $61 million in funding, Zoosk is getting swiped to death. A source told TechCrunch the dating startup is laying off a huge chunk of its staff, and…
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January 12, 2016
100M Live Broadcasts In, Periscope Streams New Life Into Your Twitter Feed
Periscope, Twitter’s live streaming app, has played around in the outskirts of Twitter, with nothing more than a screenshot and link being shared when you see a stream…
Read articleJanuary 11, 2016
Hype Or Not, Peach Hit The Top 10 Social Networking App List Fast
You’ve probably heard quite a bit about social networking/messaging app Peach. Some say it’s dumb, some say it’s great, and a lot say something in between. What do…
Read articleJanuary 11, 2016
Puppy Bowl Comes To Virtual Reality
Just like the Super Bowl, Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl has become a tradition in my household. Every single year we’re treated to the most fluffy, cuddle-up-to-ity pups of…
Read articleJanuary 9, 2016
Photo Evidence Shows Facebook Is Building Messenger For Mac
TechCrunch has attained photographic evidence and an eyewitness report that Facebook has built an as-yet-unreleased Facebook Messenger For Mac desktop app. The photo below shows a Facebook employee using it. Releasing…
Read articleJanuary 8, 2016
Unicorns And Little Ponies Hit The Slaughterhouse As Maker Media Lays Off 17
Stables full of startups are being turned into glue, whether they’re mythical beasts, donkeys in party hats, or just baby horses. The latest forced to do layoffs is…
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Peach Is A Slick New Messaging App From The Founder Of Vine
Chat chat chat, talk talk talk. We love it, you love it. Messaging apps are the hot for 2016 (again) and there’s seemingly a niche platform for all…
Read articleJanuary 7, 2016
Let’s Put Twitter Moments In The Hands Of Twitter Users
Storytelling is fun, but it’s also not easy. You have to have an idea of what story you want to tell and what pieces to include to illustrate…
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Facebook’s LiveRail Is Pulling Out Of The Ad Serving Business
Facebook is narrowing the focus of the LiveRail ad platform that it acquired in 2014 — the company says it will no longer be accepting new customers to…
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Facebook Messenger Hits 800M Users: 2016 Strategy And Predictions
Kill SMS, spawn a chat bot platform, bring friends together offline, improve artificial intelligence, and delight people. That’s Facebook Messenger’s roadmap for 2016 now that it has 800…
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