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Facebook temporarily removes, then restores note criticizing company for its ‘black people problem’
On Tuesday, a Facebook post written by a former manager that was critical of the company was temporarily taken down…
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Bose Frames will bring ‘audio augmented reality’ to $199 sunglasses
When most people think of augmented reality, they picture digital words or objects overlaid on whatever real-world scenes they’re seeing…
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How women are pushing guitar giant Fender’s marketing into the 21st century (VB Live)
Coming up on Fender’s 75th anniversary, the company has gone from the time when Leo Fender introduced the first amplifiers…
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Tumblr will delete all porn from its platform
Tumblr, a microblogging service that’s impact on internet culture has been massive and unique, is preparing for a massive change…
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Now you can read the controversial Definers research about George Soros and Facebook
Facebook is still dealing with the fallout from a New York Times report outlining the company’s strategy to fight back…
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Facebook adds free TV shows Buffy, Angel, Firefly to redefine Watch
Facebook hasn’t had a hit show yet for its long-form video hub Watch, so it’s got a new plan: digging…
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ProBeat: Twitter’s biggest mistake was giving Donald Trump a pass
Twitter’s stock took a hit yesterday after news resurfaced that Fox News had not tweeted for three weeks. The publication…
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Baron Corbin — ‘fired TGI Friday manager’ — and other successful influencer strategies (VB Live)
“We really do find that when we activate our brand advocates, we see a lot more of a positive lift…
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Google-led AMP project unveils ‘open governance’ committees consisting of Microsoft, Twitter, others
The Google-led accelerated mobile pages (AMP) project has come a long way since the internet giant first announced the initiative three years…
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Facebook quietly hired Republican strategy firm Targeted Victory
Facebook is still reeling from the revelation that it hired an opposition research firm with close ties to the Republican…
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