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Vimeo, Flickr reportedly to be built into Apple's upcoming iOS 7
The next version of Apple's iOS will reportedly include Flickr and Vimeo integration, making it easier for users to share content they create with the two social networks. Apple news website 9to5Mac reported Tuesday that iOS 7, which the Cupertino...
Tags: Apple iPhone, Social Media, Media Industry, Music Industry, Apple iPad
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How Google Music, Spotify and other subscription services compare
Google jumped into the music subscription market last week with Google Music All Access, escalating the competition in a crowded market. Although Google brings the biggest name to the market, many others already have large followings. Spotify stands out...
Tags: Apple iPhone, BlackBerry, Culture, Apple iPad, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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More teens flocking to Twitter as enthusiasm for Facebook wanes
SAN FRANCISCO -- Twitter is getting the youth vote. Nearly a quarter of teens now use Twitter to catch up with friends and keep track of celebrities, a big jump in usage as teens flock to different social media sites and spend less time on Facebook to...
Tags: Harvard University, Social Media, Arts and Culture, Twitter, Inc., Culture
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Yahoo's Flickr to offer massive 1 terabyte of storage for free
Yahoo followed its purchase of Tumblr, a cool, hip brand, with a fresh revamp for Flickr, another cool and once beloved start-up that has struggled to retain its luster since it was acquired. The Sunnyvale, Calif., company said it was redesigning...
Tags: Apple iPhone, Social Media, Arts and Culture, Culture
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Yahoo, Tumblr take to social network to confirm $1.1-billion deal [video chat]
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and Tumblr CEO David Karp both took to Tumblr Monday morning to confirm what we all suspected: Yahoo is buying Tumblr. Mayer's Yahoo will be paying $1.1 billion for Tumblr, most of it in cash, but the social network will continue...
Tags: Social Media, Marissa Mayer, Arts and Culture, Conservation, Corporate Officers
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Why Maker Faire may be Silicon Valley's most important export [video]
This weekend I attended the eighth annual Maker Faire with my son in San Mateo, Calif. The Maker Faire and the Maker Movement have gotten so large, it's easy to take them for granted. In fact, after going four straight years, I almost skipped this year...Tags: Book, Arts and Culture, Culture, Computer Hardware, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Tumblr users take to blogs to express fear over 'Yahoo takeover'
Many Tumblr users are already up in arms over worries that their beloved blogging service could lose its hip edge under Yahoo's control. The blogging website was filled with rants after Yahoo announced on Monday it was acquiring Tumblr for $1.1 billion....
Tags: Strawberries, Social Media, Media Industry, Marissa Mayer, Arts and Culture
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Google vows to support Voice within new Hangouts app
Google last week introduced Hangouts, a new app meant to integrate all of the company's messaging services into one, but a key service was glaringly left out: Google Voice. Voice is a communication service Google introduced in 2009 that gives users a...
Tags: Social Media, Arts and Culture, Culture
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Yahoo seeks turnaround with $1.1-billion deal to buy Tumblr
SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Marissa Mayer is attempting a bold — and risky — strategy to turn around the struggling Internet giant with the $1.1-billion acquisition of Tumblr, a trendy social blogging service popular...
Tags: Online Media Industry, Media Industry, Culture, Mark Zuckerberg, Marketing
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Where My Dogs At: A social network for man and man's best friend
Where My Dogs At is a new social networking app angled at dog lovers and their four-legged friends looking for local dog-friendly places to go and people to meet. Think Facebook for Fido, with a "Yelp for dogs" approach, built around a location-based...
Tags: Animal, Animals, Social Media, Media Industry, Arts and Culture
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Google gives Google+ a facelift, enhances photo features
Google is taking significant steps to differentiate Google+ from Facebook by adding dozens of new features, redoing the social network's design and adding a handful of tools that will make it easier for users to upload photo albums. In total, Google+ is...
Tags: Verizon Communications, Staples Center, Social Media, Arts and Culture, Culture
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The war for mobile messaging is on
SAN FRANCISCO — WhatsApp is one of Silicon Valley's most buzzed-about companies, yet it actively avoids the spotlight, operating out of a small office in Mountain View, Calif., with no sign on the building entrance or on the office door. Unlike...
Tags: Customs and Tradition, Telecommunication Service, Apple iPhone, Apple iTunes, Social Media
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