May 21, 2013
Posted by HTavrides
Pinky swear, Marissa? Yes, that was in fact the sub-headline in the official press release yesterday morning when Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer announced that it has reached deep – oh so very deep – into its pockets for $1.1 billion (CA$H MONEY) to acquire Tumblr and its 100 million+ blogs. The deal will make Tumblr Read More...
May 17, 2012
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It’s almost here. Tomorrow, May 18 the Facebook initial public offering (IPO) will hit Wall Street under the symbol “FB” in what is perhaps the most hotly debated offering since the Google IPO in 2004. Facebook, with it’s 900 million users, is not just a platform for people to connect, but as a business it’s Read More...
April 30, 2012
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Twitter co-founder, and Square CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey sat down with Charlie Rose last Wednesday to talk about the two companies he’s developed as well as Facebook’s $1billion acquisition of Instagram and the “digital revolution.” The entire interview is 17 minutes and is definitely worth watching Here’s a clip, with a link to the whole Read More...
April 9, 2012
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Hot on the heels of Instagram for Android’s release last Tuesday, Facebook announced that it has acquired Instagram for $1 billion in a combination of cash and stock options. The photo sharing app with more than 30 million users, (which has doubled since December 2011) will keep it’s team in place to continue to build, and maintain Instagram Read More...
February 24, 2012
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Well if you live in Austin, my next question is, what are you doing tonight? ARTCRANK is invading Austin for a bicycle-inspired poster artwork show that introduces people to talented local artists and sends them home with affordable, original works of art. This isn’t your run-of-the-mill bike gang throwing together a makeshift art show. This Read More...
November 18, 2011
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I think this is the best PSA against gun violence I’ve seen… well, ever. It’s poignant, it properly describes a lot of what goes on with gun violence in America, and the fact that we never really blame ourselves for our actions. Especially coming from an action movie man with both talent and a history of Read More...
November 2, 2011
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Sometimes, tweets are much more than just 140-character messages. Yesterday Twitter launched Twitter Stories – an interesting new site that explores the ways Twitter has affected people’s lives in the most unordinary and surprising ways. On stories.twitter.com, Twitter lets people tell their personal anecdotes that range from inspiring to heartfelt to laugh-out-loud funny. For instance, Chris Read More...