The Things We Left Behind
We get bullshit turf battles like Tumblr not being able to find your Twitter friends or Facebook not letting Instagram photos show up on Twitter because of giant companies pursuing their agendas...
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Pixplit Is a Photo App That's Actually Social
Okay, so let me be upfront about this: It’s another mobile photo app. But Pixplit actually has an interesting spin that makes it more social and interactive — almost like a simple game. Pixplit is an...
View ArticleFace-tagram Revisited: Twitter Reportedly Offered $525M to Buy Instagram...
How much could Instagram have really sold for? That’s the burning question after a report in the New York Times questioned whether there was a fair bidding process for the popular photo-sharing app...
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Facebook to Launch Its Own Snapchat Competitor App
Facebook is currently testing its own built-in-house version of a “Snapchat-like” application, a messaging app that allows users to send impermanent photo messages to one another, according to sources...
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Mark Zuckerberg's Wedding Photographer Is Not Pleased With Mark Zuckerberg
Sure, you might not like the changes to Instagram’s terms of service — especially the part where the Facebook-owned photo sharer says it may take your stuff and turn it into an ad, without asking...
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Instagram Backpedaling on New Privacy Rules to Quiet Angry Mob
Instagram sent users into a tizzy yesterday after the company said it would update its terms and privacy policy on Jan. 16. Chalk it up to a slow news day and a super social fan base, but within hours...
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It's the Backlash, Stupid.
Why did I quit Instagram? It’s the thoughtlessness, stupid. – Mat Honan, in Wired magazine
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Instagram Walks Back Ad Language, but Leaves the Door Open
Instagram has taken another step to mollify users who balked at the photo-sharer’s recent terms of service changes. But it has left itself plenty of room to maneuver. Co-founder Kevin Systrom says the...
View ArticleWe're Cool
Instragram (sic) reverts to their old terms of service. Translation: Fuck it, we’re cool with just the billion. – Dave Pell, via Twitter
View ArticleGoogle and Apple Dominated App Installs on Android and iOS Last Year
Nope, it wasn’t Instagram or Electronic Arts. While most publishers complain about how hard it is for customers to discover their apps, here are two companies you won’t hear a peep from: Apple and...
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Facebook Confirms Snapchat Competitor -- Launching Poke iPhone App
Facebook said today that it was launching Poke, an app for the Apple iPhone that AllThingsD.com previously reported was poised to be released to rival the popular Snapchat. Facebook’s new app to send...
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Happy Holidays, Instagram! Here, Have a Class-Action Lawsuit.
’Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the Valley, not a creature was stirring — except for Lucy Funes and her attorneys, who are proposing a class-action lawsuit against Instagram, the...
View ArticleHold It: Instagram’s Users Drop, but Terms of Service Mishap May Not Be to Blame
There are reports around the Web today that Instagram has lost around 25 percent of its daily active users connected to Facebook, according to an app-tracking firm AppData. Some reports are attributing...
View ArticleTech Footprints
We’d all be much better off simplifying our technological footprints and consolidating our trust in the few services that provide us the greatest value with the fewest unintended side effects. – Gdgt...
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Top Five Social Media Predictions for 2013
Image copyright Allies InteractiveWith the New Year comes new predictions, and the same is true for social media in the business world. Many brands, both big and small, pour time and resources into the...
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Instagram's Updated User Agreement Goes Into Effect This Week
Instagram reminded users on Tuesday morning that it would roll back its user agreement to the previous version, with some minor changes, after a widespread user outrage last year erupted over a change...
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YouTube's Reign Threatened by a Spotified Revolution, and Other Reel Truths...
From the continued growth of online video to Socialcam and Viddy’s up and down spiral, 2012 was a crazy year for the world of digital video, and I expect it to take a turn for the insane in 2013. In...
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Oh, Snap! Flickr Takes on Instagram.
You probably know someone who does it. I’m talking about the friend who can’t start dinner without taking a picture of it first. Or the family member agonizing over which Instagram filter to use before...
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After Reports of User Revolt, Instagram Releases Monthly Active User Data for...
After weeks of accusations that Instagram has seen a sharp drop in its user numbers, the photo-sharing service released new data that gives better insight into the actual number of people using the...
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