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REUTERS/Denis Balibouse Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Yahoo’s challenges have been in the investor spotlight for months – now signs of turmoil are becoming visible at its Tumblr group. Tumblr, the popular blogging service that Yahoo acquired for $1.1 billion in 2013, was supposed to be Yahoo’s ticket to growth with younger, mobile users. But…
It has been just over two years since I became a full time investor at True Ventures (after being a venture investor for about six years). It seemed like a natural progression from being a reporter and then a company founder. My three different incarnations had a few things in common: I pray at the…
Begin: WordPress Article Content Giphy, the Google of GIFs, has closed a $55 million Series C funding round at a valuation of $300 million post-money. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from General Catalyst Partners, RRE, Betaworks, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, CAA and other existing Giphy investors. Giphy launched out of betaworks…
We now spend more time on mobile gadgets than on desktop devices. The mobile web experience is more important than ever, and overwhelmingly defined by content relevancy, timeliness, and above all, speediness. Mindful web developers—given adequate budget allowances—strive to build mobile-first sites that provide lean, engaging experiences across different screen sizes and devices. These sites…
When my digital media students are sitting, waiting for class to start, and staring at their phones, they are not checking Facebook. They’re not checking Instagram or Pinterest or Twitter. No, they’re catching up on the news of the day by checking out their friends’ Stories on Snapchat, chatting in Facebook Messenger or checking in…
For Bitcoin evangelists, every economic disaster is also an opportunity to, well, promote Bitcoin. From Greece to South Africa, Bitcoin has been vaunted as a technology with world-saving power, either by replacing a broken money system wholesale or just making it easier for people living in the West to send money back to their families…
Feb. 11, 2016 2:22 p.m. ET It’s getting easier to make money from Facebook FB 0.34 % Instant Articles, according to multiple publishing partners enrolled in the program. Publishers were frustrated in the early going by the platform’s advertising restrictions, but now credit Facebook with making improvements. Some say their Instant Articles currently generate the…
Tinder has come to signify everything that is right, and wrong, with modern dating culture. Yep, you get good volume, but where’s the longevity? Well, despite shaping many fist-shaking headlines recently, turns out most of the world is actually looking for more than just face roulette. London-based Badoo is the top dating app across 21 of the world’s biggest…
By WashPostPR February 11 at 9:07 AM When a mobile user rapidly swipes past content or stops interacting, The Washington Post will deliver a “Re-Engage” unit that recommends content. Today The Washington Post RED team launched a new product that delivers a tailored experience to users when they are inattentive or inactive on mobile web….
A report casts “significant doubt on the company’s ability to continue as a going concern.” SoundCloud struck a landmark deal with Universal Music Group last month, but its latest financial filings suggest the company is in dire financial straits. As Music Business Worldwide reports, the company’s recently published financial report for 2014 reveals that its overheads have increased faster than its revenue…