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Peter Lauria / BuzzFeed:
Bloomberg Execs Knew Journalists Were Tracking Clients In 2011   —  An anchor made on-air comments about tracking log in information more than a year ago.  A big deal internally — but handled quietly.  —  Executives at the financial information company Bloomberg have known about journalists using …
May 11, 2013, 10:15 PMIn context
John Herrman / BuzzFeed:
Twitter Warns Journalists: “We Believe That These Attacks Will Continue”   —  “Please help us keep your accounts secure,” the urgent memo says.  —  In a memo sent to news organizations, Twitter warns that it expects high profile account hijackings — like the one that took down the AP's Twitter account last week — to continue.
Apr 30, 2013, 12:55 AMIn context
BuzzFeed:
The Silent Partner   —  Jason Goldman helped build Google and Twitter into what they are today — but few outside of tech's inner circle know his name .  On shunning the spotlight in a star-obsessed industry.  —  Biz Stone, Jack Dorsey, Ev Williams and Jason Goldman accept the award for “Best Blog” on behalf of Twitter at SXSW 2007.
Apr 2, 2013, 7:05 PMIn context
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
Facebook Is Taking On Reddit's “Ask Me Anything” Series   —  The social network's newest feature could create a rival to Reddit's AMA giant  —  Watch out, Reddit.  —  This week, Facebook rolled out a new threaded comment feature, allowing users respond to specific comment in a conversation thread …
Mar 31, 2013, 5:55 PMIn context
John Herrman / BuzzFeed:
Google Reader Still Drives Far More Traffic Than Google+   —  The beloved but doomed Google Reader is still a healthy source of traffic.  Google+, on the other hand...  According to data from the BuzzFeed Network, a set of tracked partner sites that collectively have over 300 million users …
Mar 14, 2013, 9:20 PMIn context
Ryan Broderick / BuzzFeed:
Reuters Social Media Editor Indicted For Allegedly Conspiring With Anonymous   —  If convicted, Reuters' deputy social media editor Matthew Keys faces up to 25 years in prison and $750,000 in fines.  —  Federal prosecutors announced Thursday that Matthew Keys, the deputy social media editor for Reuters …
Mar 14, 2013, 6:45 PMIn context
Chris Stokel-Walker / BuzzFeed:
How “Golden Eagle Snatches Kid” Ruled The Internet   —  It's one depressingly typical minute of the 6.2 million uploaded to YouTube every day: In a Montreal park, nothing much is happening.  The camera pans around a clear blue sky, tracing the arc of a golden eagle as it twists and turns through the air.
Feb 24, 2013, 1:55 AMIn context
BuzzFeed:
Jeep's Official Twitter Account Hijacked (Just Like Burger King's)   —  “Sold To Cadillac.”  By the same crew who did the Burger King hack yesterday.  —  The same people who pulled off a hour-long hijacking of Burger King's account yesterday have struck again, this time taking over Jeep's official Twitter feed.
Feb 19, 2013, 2:00 PMIn context
Tessa Stuart / BuzzFeed:
The Fight To Keep YouTube Online in Egypt   —  Egypt's Ministry of Communication and Information Technology says it's impossible to enforce a judge's decree blocking the website.  —  A protester near Tahrir Square in Cairo, September 13, 2012.  —  Image by Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters
Feb 17, 2013, 5:55 PMIn context
John Herrman / BuzzFeed:
Apple's Podcast Disaster   —  Is the company that basically invented the podcast putting it out to pasture?  —  Apple's podcast app is, without a doubt, the worst iOS app it's ever made.  Others have been poorly received or largely ignored, but this is unprecedented: With nearly 6,000 ratings …
Feb 16, 2013, 5:00 PMIn context

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Cloud Foundry:
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 …
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