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Apple testing deep LinkedIn integration for iOS 7
— Further bolstering the presence of third-party social networks in iOS, Apple is testing deep LinkedIn integration for the upcoming release of iOS 7, according to code-based references found inside of the first beta of iOS 7.
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Grasping for a Vine: Video for Instagram Will Be Sole Reveal at Facebook Event Thursday
— Instagram plans to release a video product this Thursday at a press event at Facebook's headquarters, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter, marking the first time the robust …
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Facebook's Video Ads Now Likely Delayed Until Fall
— Agencies Had Previously Been Told First ‘Slots’ Would Be Available in July — Facebook's hotly-anticipated video ads are likely delayed yet again — this time, until the fall. — Earlier this spring, the social network …
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Amazon Debuts a Gifting Product on Facebook's Crowded Platform
— I'll admit it — I am terrible at remembering birthdays. — There's no excuse, really, considering that practically every major Internet company offers some form of calendar with built-in integration to notify you of your friends' birthdays.
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Facebook's Zuckerberg Meets Samsung Executives Amid Mobile Push
— Facebook Inc. (FB) Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, seeking to boost advertising sales from mobile devices, is meeting with Samsung Electronics Co. executives today in Seoul. — Zuckerberg was seen entering Samsung offices …
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Source: Instagram Will Get Video On June 20
— We've been working on getting more details on a press event that Facebook is having this week. Earlier, we wrote it could launch a news-reading app, but we have since heard more details that point to something else entirely.
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Google Calls Facebook's Data Disclosure Deal With The Feds “A Step Back For Users”
— Facebook disclosed information on how many information requests it received from government agencies on Friday, the first a major internet company has been able to do so. — But Google, in a statement released …
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Facebook, Microsoft release NSA stats to reassure users
— In an effort to reassure users, Facebook discloses it has received legal orders to turn over details on about one-thousandth of one percent of user accounts. So does Microsoft, and Google plans to do the same.
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Governments Requested Information on as Many as 19,000 Facebook Accounts
— Government agencies requested information on somewhere between 18,000 and 19,000 Facebook accounts, according to a post on the company's website. — The disclosures follow negotiations that Facebook and other tech companies …
Featured Startup on Windows 8 - Spotted Zebra — Spotted Zebra is a one-man independent game company focused on making original games for new platforms. You will notice one thing about Spotted Zebra right away — that name.
Static.com Adds Hadoop Support for Cloud Foundry — In this guest post, Jake Farrell, CTO for Static.com, explains how the major shift in the hosting industry towards platforms for high developer productivity …
99.999 Is Not Enough: An OpenCloud Approach to Delivering Application Uptime and Performance — Executive Summary — The pressure to keep vital applications online and performing well is extreme.
University makes major investment in big data development — As news of the benefits provided by big data platforms such as Apache Hadoop spreads, more organizations are investing in the burgeoning technology.