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May 23, 2018 0 Comments Apps, Media, Social Media

Snap Has a Startup Accelerator, but Who Really Benefits?

A fad these days is for corporations to launch startup accelerators, a program designed to help legacy incumbents innovate. We’ve seen these initiatives sprout up time-and-time again, like with Orange, Samsung, and Qualcomm. And in Silicon Valley, independent ones like 500 Startups …

Klout’s Role in the Weaponization of Influence

For some, it’s considered to be the punch line to a joke, or just a vanity metric. For others, it’s a badge of honor — the dispensation of the “+K” that for years, bolstered their designation as being what has become an …

Mark Zuckerberg Turns to Base, Pitches Continued Building as Way Forward

It’s a typical tactic that politicians utilize when they want support for a proposal they’re pitching — hold a rally in a part of their constituency where they have strong backing from their base. But this isn’t always limited to those in …

Square’s Bitcoin Efforts Generate $34 Million in Revenue, But Doubt Remains

Square announced the results (PDF) of its first-quarter 2018 earnings, and for the most part, it was pretty routine. But one thing that did stand out was the revenue that was generated from Bitcoin: $34 million. This was the first time the …

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Square’s Bitcoin Efforts Generate $34 Million in Revenue, But Doubt Remains

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