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Nuzzel
Twitter’s Discover tab is a dream that never quite came true. Designed to help tweets break free from the tyranny of chronology, the Discover tab promises to bring you news of the day from the people you follow, the people those people follow, and other major events from the day. But Discover suffers from the Continue Reading →
Airbnb
When I first heard of “the sheet,” I assumed it was bogus. Word was that Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky had boiled down his strategic road map–all of Airbnb’s secret plans for 2014–onto a single piece of paper. Yet on an early evening in late January, I am sitting in a conference room at Airbnb’s San Continue Reading →
Satya Nadella
Microsoft plans to officially launch the long-awaited version of Office for iPad next week in San Francisco, sources confirmed Tuesday morning. On Monday, Microsoft notified reporters of an event to be hosted by new CEO Satya Nadella in San Francisco March 27. Topic? “News related to the intersection of cloud and mobile.” The timing is Continue Reading →
Twitter's 'Fave People'
Twitter is experimenting with a new feature called “Fave People,” which allows you to keep track of your favorite Twitter users and accounts in a separate timeline. This feature, essentially a more user-friendly version of Twitter’s “Lists,” recently appeared in the alpha version of Twitter’s Android application – the app where the company tests new Continue Reading →
Facebook
Isn’t it interesting when someone posts a highly positive comment on Facebook and tons of their friends “like” the post and chime in with like-minded comments? Likewise, the same happens with negative comments. This is no coincidence. A new study published in Plos One on Wednesday by researchers from the University of California at San Continue Reading →
Driving With Google Glass
Should driving with Google Glass be allowed? There’s no precedent; technology is almost always ahead of strategy, tactics and the law. In my book Television Disrupted: The Transition from Network to Networked TV, 2nd Edition (York House Press, 2008), I looked for lessons from the Civil War: “Often described as the first modern war, the Continue Reading →
Google Drive
Google is cutting the monthly cost of extra storage for Google Drive on Thursday. Users always receive 15GB for free, but they can now jump up to 100GB for $1.99, down from the previous price of $4.99. Perhaps the most appealing option is the 1TB tier, which has fallen from $49.99 each month all the Continue Reading →

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