Month: January 1970

It was a good week for social news startups (Storyful got bought by News Corp.) but a lousy one for digital currencies (Bitcoin’s value plunged.) At the same time, mobile […] Original post by Dave Young

Snapchat released a new iOS version of its disappearing mobile messaging service yesterday. It adds an interesting new feature — a “replay” button allowing recipients of a message to play […] Original post by Dave Young

The holiday high season is approaching, when everyone feels compelled to lavish good cheer and gifts on their friends and family. If you haven’t dropped holiday cards in the snail mail […] Original post by Dave Young

Twitter for Mac, the desktop Twitter app for people with Macintosh computers, got a makeover this week. Version 3.0 is the first big design makeover that Twitter has offered in […] Original post by Dave Young

Social media books can make a great holiday gift for all those Twitterholics and Facebook addicts you know. And there’s still time to order books and drop-ship them to your distant […] Original post by Dave Young

Twitter’s response to a privacy backlash over a change it made to its blocking feature Thursday bodes well for its ability to manage its new life as a publicly traded […] Original post by Dave Young

There’s never a dull week on Facebook, which continually makes changes to its user interface, keeping users on their toes. Two changes the social network announced last week: 1. “Unfollow” Button Replaces […] Original post by Dave Young

The year-end holiday shopping extravaganza is officially in high gear, and with six fewer shopping days than usual between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year, retailers have been worried that consumers […] Original post by Dave Young

Original post by Dave Young

Twitter recently announced it now offers improved ad targeting for advertisers who want to reach people tweeting about TV shows. Dubbed “TV conversation targeting,” the new tool is designed […] Original post by Dave Young

Virgin Galactic announced last week it would start accepting Bitcoin as payment for its space travel offerings, yet another sign that this social virtual currency is going mainstream. Well, maybe […] Original post by Dave Young

Facebook Messenger is on the move, getting a hip new design and functional makeover that gives the standalone mobile messaging app a more distinct visual look and wider appeal as […] Original post by Dave Young

Are you ready to switch from books on paper to all-you-can-download digital reading? Screenshot of Oyster’s digital reading service Two e-book services want to be your Netflix for reading, creating a vast […] Original post by Dave Young

Twitter introduced a new tool for organizing and presenting Tweets today which it calls “custom Timelines.” It functions as a human curation machine, allowing users to manually select tweets by […] Original post by Dave Young

Google introduced its “Google Helpouts” premium video advice service to the public last week after beta testing it for months. Helpouts is a premium advice service designed to connect people with […] Original post by Dave Young