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Dropbox shows off sleek new San Francisco headquarters
SAN FRANCISCO — Dropbox can now tick off one of the major benefits of being a booming tech firm — fabulous new digs, complete with cafe, gym and music lounge.
Founder and Chief Executive Drew Houston gave the city's tech-friendly mayor a tour...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Music Industry, Startups, MC Hammer, LEGO Group
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How Instagram founder Kevin Systrom became insta-rich
SAN FRANCISCO — How does a 28-year-old make $400 million in 18 months?
With the right idea at the right time in mobile apps for smartphones.
Kevin Systrom won the start-up sweepstakes this week when Facebook Inc. said it would pay $1 billion in...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Evan Williams, New Products, Science and Technology, Twitter, Inc.
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As Wikipedia, other sites remain dark, SOPA tweets 'flow'
Nation NowWikipedia remains dark and the anti-SOPA tweets flow. Meanwhile, you wonder: Do regular folks get it?... -
AOL executive Brad Garlinghouse confirms he's quitting
TechnologyBrad Garlinghouse, a Silicon Valley executive brought in to help turn around AOL in 2009, is leaving the struggling Internet company, he confirmed Wednesday. "Hard decision as I'm leaving a bunch of awesome people -- working on some very good stuff -- but... -
Twitter raises 'significant' round of funding
L.A. Times Tech BlogTwitter doesn't seem to be in any hurry to offer its shares to the public. Instead it has raised another mega round of funding from some very deep-pocketed and plugged-in private investors. The San Francisco company acknowledged a "significant" round of... -
Editions by AOL iPad app promises to read its readers
L.A. Times Tech BlogAOL wants Editions, the latest news aggregating app for Apple's iPad, to be "the magazine that reads you." The emphasis here is on personalization and learning what a reader likes and doesn't like. And with personalization in mind, Editions is looking... -
Hashtags and race: Beyond the 'Jersey Shore' effect on Twitter
L.A. Times Tech BlogBlacks are more likely to use Twitter than whites.... -
U.K. riots: Cameron considers ban on social networks
L.A. Times Tech BlogU.K. Prime Minister David Cameron said his government is considering blocking social networks and messaging services such as RIM's BlackBerry, saying the services are encouraging the worst riots since the 1980s.... -
Lift, from Obvious Corp., a social network for 'human potential'
L.A. Times Tech BlogLift is the first start-up from San Francisco incubator Obvious Corp. And what is Lift? A social network that seeks to encourage its users to reach their goals. How does it do that? Lift and Obvious Corp. aren't saying as of now. But according to reports,... -
Twitter: 100 million active users and no plans to go public soon
L.A. Times Tech BlogTwitter has megabucks in the bank and no interest in going public anytime soon. That was one of the headlines from an informal conversation with Chief Executive Dick Costolo at the company's San Francisco headquarters Thursday.... -
Twitter founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone reunite in Internet incubator Obvious Corp.
L.A. Times Tech BlogSilicon Valley is all about creating the next big thing. So it should come as no surprise –- in fact, one might say it's obvious -- that the trio that helped turn Twitter into an Internet sensation has banded together for another shot at the big... -
Justin Timberlake to play 'major role' in Myspace reboot
L.A. Times Tech BlogJustin Timberlake is looking once again to a social network for a career hit and this time its MySpace. Last year, the pop-singer won critical accalim for his portrayal of Sean Parker, one of Facebook's early leaders and a co-founder of the former file-...
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