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- Alex Heath for Business InsiderDec 08 ’17
Twitter’s chief dealmaker, Jessica Verrilli, is leaving
Twitter’s VP of corporate development and strategy, Jessica Verrilli, has left. She worked at Twitter for over 8 years.
Twitter’s VP of corporate development and strategy, Jessica Verrilli, has left. She worked at Twitter for over 8 years.
Twitter’s head of mergers and acquisitions, Jessic…
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- Alex Heath for Business InsiderDec 05 ’17
How dual-CEO Jack Dorsey manages to run both Twitter and Square
A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Dorsey got his start in business at a young age by developing dispatch routing software used by taxi companies. With an estimated net worth of roughly $3 billion, his return to Twitter as CEO in 2015 was seen by many …
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- Alex Heath for Business InsiderDec 03 ’17
Here’s why Snapchat’s huge redesign could revive its business, or sink it
Snapchat’s redesign separates conversations with friends from a feed of content from professional publishers and public figures. The redesign is a bet that Snapchat users care enough to seek out news and entertainment in the app. Depending on how use…
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- Alex Heath for Business InsiderDec 01 ’17
Facebook’s second longest-serving employee explains why her team isn’t judged by profits
Facebook VP of Social Good Naomi Gleit, who is the company’s second longest-serving employee, told Business Insider why her team isn’t judged by traditional business metrics. CEO Mark Zuckerberg told Gleit that the company measures her team’s success…
- Alex Heath for Business InsiderNov 30 ’17
Pinterest president and top business chief Tim Kendall is out
Pinterest’s president and top business executive, Tim Kendall, is leaving to create a startup with the goal of curbing tech device addiction. He will be replaced by Pinterest’s current SVP of ads and commerce, Jon Alferness, and continue to serve as …
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- Alex Heath for Business InsiderNov 30 ’17
Vine’s former CEO says he’s working on a ‘follow-up’ to the shuttered app
A “follow-up” to Vine is being developed by the app’s ex-CEO, Dom Hofmann. Hofmann said he’s personally funding the project. Twitter acquired Vine in 2012 and killed the video app roughly one year ago.
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- Alex Heath for Business InsiderNov 29 ’17
This is the biggest redesign in Snapchat’s history
Snapchat’s biggest-ever redesign simplifies the app into three main windows and separates all communication with friends from professionally produced content. A new Discover feed shows algorithmically sorted content from media partners and verified c…
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- Alex Heath for Business InsiderNov 27 ’17
Tumblr founder and CEO David Karp is resigning
Tumblr’s founder, David Karp, is resigning less than a year after Verizon acquired the Yahoo-owned subsidiary. Karp said he was leaving “after months of reflection on my personal ambitions.” He is also set to receive his fully vested compensation fro…
- Alex Heath for Business InsiderNov 24 ’17
The maker of Pokémon Go just raised $200 million to build other AR games
Niantic, the company behind hit mobile game “Pokémon Go,” has raised roughly $200 million. Niantic’s next game will be an augmented reality game based on “Harry Potter.”
Niantic, the company behind hit mobile game “Pokémon Go,” has raised roughly $200…
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- Alex Heath for Business InsiderNov 22 ’17
Facebook will let some of its users see if they interacted with Russian propaganda
Some Facebook users will be able to see which Russia-linked pages they interacted with on the social network. Facebook still won’t tell users whether the propaganda they saw was a paid ad or a post in their News Feed.
Some Facebook users will be able …
