Xconomy

JANUARY 3, 2018

Any year-end review of technology news must also include reports on Russian hacking of the 2016 election campaign, and the manipulation of social media channels to spread false and divisive political messages.

Technical Review 71

Technical Review Social Media News Software Review 71

Xconomy

JULY 31, 2017

It’s been a long time since tech’s biggest companies could be sorted into discrete buckets according to the products they pioneered—-Google, the search software giant; Apple, the computer and mobile device innovator; e-commerce leader Amazon; business software stalwart Microsoft; and social media engine Facebook.

Competition 64

Competition Social Media Web Commerce 64

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Poshmark , a social media e-retail company, has raised $87.5 million in a Series D investment round led by Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek. That brings the total funding raised by the Redwood City, CA-based company to $160 million.

Social Media 57

Social Media Venture Capital Media Capital 57

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 15, 2015

If Pinterest is catnip for girls, Tapiture was founded to go after the men, but quickly evolved into a more sophisticated artistic social media community. We use machine learning to analyze the behavior. With the mobile app launched in 2014, Tapiture continues to refine its technology to reach its users.

Seed Funding 40

Seed Funding Funding Commerce Social Media 40

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Huge news: Millions of PHP developers can now build mobile apps for iOS and Android — in PHP. Aiming to head off Apple, Microsoft shows off Xbox SmartGlass mobile app and Xbox dashboard update. Motorola Solutions shows off its hands-free mobile computer. Streaming media. Social media. Social games.

Southern California 57

Southern California PHP Technical Review Orange County 57

Xconomy

JULY 17, 2018

Selling a new Web-connected thermostat or other wired gizmo to consumers without a plan to deliver the necessary security patches is not only bad business—it’s unethical. So is failing to challenge a law or tech company rule that governs work on technology products, if that rule causes unjustifiable harms to people or the environment.

Web 52

Web Organization Artificial Inteligence Technology 52

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Entrepreneurs should also use social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.) We discuss Googles plan to pay more to Verizon in order to be on a higher speed connection and get its mobile content to users faster. AI : artificial intelligence. What do you look for in a team? (0:34:00). Net neutrality (1:09:00).

Angel 302

Angel Startup Ideas .Net 302

Xconomy

JUNE 21, 2018

Were you aghast at revelations that third-party organizations were able to capture millions of Facebook profiles from users who were unaware of the company’s privacy policy terms?

Social Network 82

Social Network Organization Services Networking 82

Xconomy

AUGUST 6, 2018

Residents of the three Northern California counties hardest hit by wildfires last year have already learned the importance of tracking the conflagrations that can raze entire neighborhoods—and they’ve sought help from technology. As wildfires continued to burn across the length of California this month, Gov.

Technology 69

Technology Help Company Companies 69