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| Yahoo Acquires Social Content Curator Snip.it | | Yahoo confirmed Tuesday that it acquired Snip.it, a social tool that lets users collect and share web content. "The Snip.it team created an innovative technology that lets people share content in a social and fun way. We're excited to welcome them to Yahoo!, where they will help us build experiences that bring people with shared interests together," Mike Kerns, Yahoo's vice-president of product, said in a statement.
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| Google Has Its First $50 Billion Year | | Tuesday, January 22, 2013 4:47 PM | Seth Fiegerman |
| It looks like 2012 was a pretty good year for Google. The company hit $50 billion in annual revenue last year for the first time ever thanks in part to the strength of its fourth quarter earnings. Google generated $14.42 billion in the December quarter, an increase of 26% from the same quarter in 2011, and beating Wall Street's estimates of $12.36 billion in revenue for the quarter.
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| Former 'NYT' Web Design Director Khoi Vinh Joins Etsy | | Tuesday, January 22, 2013 4:30 PM | Lauren Indvik |
| Etsy has acquired the four-person team behind photo collage-making app Mixel to build up its mobile team, Etsy confirmed on Tuesday. By all appearances, the online crafts marketplace acquired Mixel not for its product, which allows users to collaboratively create, edit and share photo collages, but for its talent.
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| Email Auto-Filtering: What's a Marketer to Do? | | Tuesday, January 22, 2013 2:40 PM | ClickZ |
| There has been a lot of conversation recently around the increasing presence of auto-filtering for managing inbox clutter. With companies like OtherInbox, SaneBox and AOL Alto, the reality of your email communication being filtered out of the inbox and into a folder may be a reality you already face.
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| Coca-Cola to Run Its Own Game During the Super Bowl | | Tuesday, January 22, 2013 1:22 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| Coca-Cola is hoping some cross-media storytelling can maximize its estimated $11 million-plus Super Bowl ad spend and that consumers are up for another game during the Big Game. The cola giant on Monday unveiled a campaign called "Coke Chase" that pits three teams against each other and lets fans determine which of the teams will be featured in a post-game ad.
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| Is Mailbox the Best Email App for iPhone Yet? | | Tuesday, January 22, 2013 1:00 PM | Seth Fiegerman |
| Mailbox, a much-hyped e-mail app for iPhone, just opened up an online reservation system. We tested out the app to see if it lives up to all the buzz.
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| AT&T Drops $780 Million to Expand Wireless Spectrum | | Tuesday, January 22, 2013 11:54 AM | AppAdvice |
| AT&T announced plans to purchase more wireless spectrum by acquiring the U.S. retail wireless operations of carrier Atlantic Tele-Network (ATNI), which is operated under the Alltel brand. The deal, which still must get regulatory approval, will cost the second-largest carrier in the U.S. $780 million in cash.
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| France Considering an 'Internet Tax' on Personal Data | | Tuesday, January 22, 2013 11:41 AM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| France is considering a so-called "Internet tax" on data collection activities by Facebook, Google and other technology companies. The proposed tax would put a financial value on the personal information scooped up by those firms and used for advertising and other user-based customization. Dues would then be calculated based on the amount of personal data collected, as measured by outside observers.
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| Report: Amazon Planning 'Zombieland' Series | | Tuesday, January 22, 2013 10:36 AM | Todd Wasserman |
| Amazon is bolstering its fledgling lineup of original programming with a series based on the 2009 film Zombieland, according to a report. Broadcast Now reports that Amazon is developing a series based on the horror comic film, though it's unclear when it will be available via Amazon's Prime streaming service. Such a TV show has reportedly been in the works since late 2011.
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| Evernote Partners With UberConference to Share Notes in Conference Calls | | Tuesday, January 22, 2013 10:31 AM | Seth Fiegerman |
| Evernote just took another step towards being a more useful tool for businesses. UberConference, one of the better apps out there for conference calls, announced Tuesday that it has integrated Evernote and Box into its service to allow for more ways to share documents during calls.
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| Google Glasses Spotted and Two Other Stories You Need to Know | | Tuesday, January 22, 2013 9:56 AM | Stan Schroeder |
| Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world. Today, we're looking at three particularly interesting stories. Google co-founder Sergey Brin was spotted wearing Google Glasses on a New York City subway.
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| Verizon Activated 6.2 Million iPhones in Q4, Almost Half Were iPhone 5 | | Tuesday, January 22, 2013 9:15 AM | Seth Fiegerman |
| We just got our first glimpse at iPhone 5 sales for the fourth quarter. Verizon revealed during its earnings call Tuesday that it activated 6.2 million iPhones in the fourth quarter, almost half of which were LTE-enabled iPhone 5 devices. That means Verizon sold about 3 million iPhone 5s in the December quarter, up from 651,000 in the previous quarter (when the device had only been on sale for nine days).
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| 4 Reminder Apps to Keep Distractions at Bay | | Tuesday, January 22, 2013 9:01 AM | Stephanie Buck |
| Reminder apps work wonders for the hectic business person or startup owner who doesn't have time to juggle thousands of thoughts.
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| Former Microsoft Exec Says Steve Ballmer Pushes Out Rivals to Keep Power | | Tuesday, January 22, 2013 8:32 AM | Anita Li |
| Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer maintains his top position by forcing out any colleagues who challenge his authority, claims a former executive with the software giant. In a new book set to launch Tuesday, Joachim Kempim criticizes Microsoft, and says Ballmer is not the right person to lead the company. "For Microsoft to really get back in the game seriously, you need a big change in management," Kempin told Reuters.
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