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April 21, 2015, 9:05 AM

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Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land:
FAQ: Google's mobile friendly algorithm update, coming April 21st, explained  —  Mobilegeddon Checklist: How To Prepare For This Week's Google Mobile Friendly Update  —  The Google Mobile Friendly Update launches tomorrow, a day that many including ourselves here at Search Engine Land are calling “Mobilegeddon.”
Juli Clover / MacRumors:
YouTube app to stop working on older Apple TVs, iOS, Google TVs, older smart TVs, and gaming consoles by late May as Google retires YouTube Data API v2  —  YouTube App No Longer Available on Older Apple TV, iOS Devices  —  YouTube today announced changes to its YouTube Data API …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Twitter Now Lets You Opt In To Receive Direct Messages From Anyone  —  Twitter has for years tested a feature that would allow anyone to opt in to receive direct messages from other users on its platform, even if the accounts weren't following each other as per earlier requirements.
Ina Fried / Re/code:
Qualcomm plans to use Samsung's foundries for Snapdragon 820 production instead of TSMC  —  Exclusive: Qualcomm to Use Samsung's Foundries for Its Next High-End Chip  —  Breaking from past practice, Qualcomm plans to have its next-generation Snapdragon 820 processor manufactured …
Stephen Witt / New Yorker:
Profile of Lydell Glover, a small-town employee of PolyGram and Universal Music and once the world's leading leaker of pre-release music  —  The Man Who Broke the Music Business  —  The dawn of online piracy. … » … » … »
Morris Mac Matzen / Reuters:
IBM's sales decline for 12th quarter but revenue in line with estimates at $19.6B  —  IBM sales fall for 12th quarter, currency weighs  —  (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp reported a 12 percent fall in first-quarter revenue as the technology company continues …
Alex Chitu / Google Operating System:
Google now allows you to download your saved search history  —  Export Google Search History  —  I've mentioned last year that Google tested a download feature for search history.  It looks like this feature is available for everyone.  Just go to Google Web History, click the gear button and select “Download”.
Tim Ingham / Music Business Worldwide:
Spotify's ad revenue increased 53% YoY in Q1, with mobile ads growing 380%  —  Spotify ad revenue jumped 53% in Q1  —  Spotify saw a 53% YoY increase in ad revenue year-over-year in Q1 2015, according to internal data at the streaming platform.  —  The figures come from the Swedish firm's Spotify …

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