May 4, 2017
Snapchat launches self-serve ad manager
Snap Inc. wants the ad dollars of smaller businesses, not just giant brands. So today it’s launching its new self-serve ad manager for buying video Snap Ads. There’s…
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May 4, 2017
Zapier launches $250/month team accounts
Zapier, the business process-centric services for connecting different applications and automating workflows, today announced the launch of “Zapier for Teams.” This new, $250/month plan complements the company’s existing…
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Apple updates its analytics service with new metrics showing how apps get discovered
Apple yesterday updated its App Analytics service for mobile app developers on iTunes Connect, which will now offer more detail on how users found an app – whether…
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Google adds phishing protection to Gmail on Android
Following the widespread phishing scam that affected Google Docs and Gmail users this week, Google says it’s now rolling out a new security feature in its Gmail application…
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Epix Cast offers an easy way for viewers to stream movies to their connected TVs
Epix is launching a new feature that could make it easier than ever before to stream movies on your Internet-connected TV — Epix Cast, which allows you to find…
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People.io data rewards app gets Telefónica co-branding push
London based People.io has taken its first steps outside the UK, expanding its data sharing rewards platform into Germany — where it’s launched a co-branded version of the…
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WhatsApp’s ‘Status’ Snapchat clone hits 175M daily users in 10 weeks
WhatsApp’s version of Snapchat Stories is already pulling in around 15 percent of the messaging app’s 1.2 billion users. Mark Zuckerberg today announced that WhatsApp Status now has…
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Tesla’s Q1 revenue more than doubles year-over-year as Model 3 plan remains on track
Tesla today re-affirmed that the production of its next car, the Model 3, would begin in July — and that the company had $4 billion in cash-on-hand heading…
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Facebook beats in Q1 with $8.03B revenue, faster growth to 1.94B users
Facebook had another strong quarter, beating estimates to start 2017. It scored $8.03 billion in revenue and $1.04 GAAP actual EPS in Q1 compared to $0.87 EPS estimate. It…
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Square up 7% after surpassing quarterly expectations
Square, the payments company founded and run by Jack Dorsey, released its quarterly financial results for the first quarter after the bell on Wednesday. The company beat expectations,…
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