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Musk Laughs Off As User Calls Zuckerberg's Threads And Dorsey-Backed Bluesky 'Elon Haters'
Saturday, July 8, 2023 - 12:57am | 637A growing number of users might be contemplating abandoning Elon Musk's Twitter for Meta Platforms Inc.'s (NASDAQ:META) Threads, but it appears some still think it is just another alternative that will soon die down. What Happened: On Friday, a Twitter user who goes by the name Nathan Lands...
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Redditor Gets Nostalgic About Time When Google+ 'Used To Be My Instagram' — But Was It Really?
Monday, May 8, 2023 - 8:29am | 601A Reddit user's post about their fond memories of using Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOG) Google+ as a social media platform has sparked a debate on the internet. What Happened: A Redditor, who goes by the name Intruder on the platform, shared an...
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Google Is Still Trying To Make Google+ Happen
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 - 10:26am | 344Shares of Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) have gained more than 35 percent year-to-date. Alphabet has shown impressive growth in key businesses over the past year. However, Google+ has failed to resonate with the consumer, so the company is now revamping the platform. Mashabe said that...
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Why Didn't Google+ Make It As A Social Network?
Tuesday, July 28, 2015 - 8:38am | 381On Monday, Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced that it would do away with requiring users to set up a Google+ account in order to access the company's other services. In an effort boost the popularity of Google+, the company began requiring users to create an account in order to do things...
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Weekly Tech Highlights: New iPhone Leaked, Tesla's Mobile Store And More
Saturday, May 23, 2015 - 3:02pm | 767The approaching holiday weekend did not stop a plethora of hot stories from striking the world of technology. iPhone 6C Leak? Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) isn't one to pre-announce a product, but the company published an intriguing photo this week to promote its new Lightning dock. The photo appears...
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Is Google's New Photo Service The Final Nail In Google+'s Coffin?
Thursday, May 21, 2015 - 7:57am | 474Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is rumored to be developing a new service that will make it easier to share photos online. According to Bloomberg, the new service will not be part of the Google+ social network. Instead, search engine giant will allow users to post images to the world...
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Google Green Lights Its Self-Driving Vehicle Prototypes
Friday, May 15, 2015 - 10:25am | 289Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) announced in a blog post on Friday that its prototype self-driving vehicle will begin hitting the road (with safety drivers aboard) in Mountain View, California. The cars will be equipped with a removable steering wheel, accelerator pedal and brake pedal...
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Google's 'Pony Express' To Be A Post Office Killer?
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 3:03pm | 384Re/code recently reported that Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) is working on a project called "Pony Express," which will allow Gmail users to receive and pay their bills within the platform. New York Times columnist Nick Bilton and Jon Steinberg, The Daily Mail North America...
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Get Your Google Glass On: April 15
Friday, April 11, 2014 - 2:51pm | 640With all the publicity – both positive and negative – garnered by Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Glass, it only made sense the company would find a way to make the device’s limited exposure less limited. Up to now, the only way you could have obtained your own $1,500 Google Glass device would be an...
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Google Glass Is Going To Work
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 2:45pm | 607Over time, consumers in general may take to Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Glass. Many, however, believe the device has significant potential in the world of enterprise. So does Google, and as a result, Google Glass is seeking placement at a business near you. Late Monday Google announced, via Google+,...
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Jack Dorsey Doesn't 'Like' Facebook Hashtags
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 2:11pm | 397What does Twitter founder Jack Dorsey think of Facebook's (NASDAQ: FB) use of hashtags? David Kirkpatrick, the founder and CEO of Techonomy Media, posed that very question to Dorsey during a panel at Techonomy Detroit this week. Dorsey's response was unusually succinct. "Not a fan," he replied...
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Google Buys Bump, But Provides Few Details About Future Plans (GOOG)
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 9:07am | 554Bump, a popular app for iPhone and Android that allows users to transfer files, photos and videos between their smartphones and computers by “bumping” the computer space bar, announced in a blog post Monday that it had been acquired by Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). Long on happy talk, short on details...
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Stand Alone Google Glass App Store Will Arrive in 2014 (GOOG)
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 3:24pm | 676With just about every aspect of Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Glass covered in anticipation of a public launch next year, one important area – apps - has received only modest coverage. That’s about to change. The New York Times mentioned over the weekend and Marketing Land confirmed Tuesday, the 2014...
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Could Google Glass Be The Death Of Facebook? (FB, GOOG)
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 - 2:24pm | 559It’s all about the process of sharing photos. At least for now. To take a picture with Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Glass, simply touch the frame or say, “Take a picture.” At that moment, the picture is automatically stored and (if you wish) shared on Google+ according to Business Insider. The...
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Google Search Just Got Smarter And More Personal
Friday, August 16, 2013 - 9:19am | 581The ability to carry on an actual personalized conversation with your computer, tablet or smartphone is about to get a step closer. Over the next few days Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) plans to roll out an upgrade to Google Search that will allow you to ask questions like “When will my package arrive?”...