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| Twitter Buys Scalable Computing Startup Ubalo | | Thursday, May 09, 2013 4:10 PM | Seth Fiegerman |
| Twitter has acquired a scalable computing startup called Ubalo, the two companies announced Thursday. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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| YouTube Introduces Paid Channels | | Thursday, May 09, 2013 3:24 PM | Seth Fiegerman |
| After months of rumors, YouTube finally introduced a pilot program for paid channels on Thursday. YouTube will now let a few dozen of popular channels charge viewers a subscription fee of 99 cents or more per month, the company announced in a blog post. Each of these channels will offer two weeks of free viewing before charges kick in and some will provide discounts for those who sign up for an annual subscription.
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| Yahoo Acquires Milewise, GoPollGo for Mobile Talent | | Thursday, May 09, 2013 12:48 PM | Lauren Indvik |
| Yahoo announced the acquisitions of both MileWise and GoPollGo Thursday. Both startups will be shutting down their services and joining Yahoo's mobile teams — Five people from MileWise will be reporting to Robby Stein's mobile office in New York, while GoPollGo's three founders will join Yahoo's mobile group in Sunnyvale, Calif., a spokesperson for Yahoo said.
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| The Old Spice Guy Is Selling Beer in Israel | | Thursday, May 09, 2013 11:46 AM | Todd Wasserman |
| Have you ever wondered what became of the Old Spice Guy a.k.a. Isaiah Mustafa? It turns out he's alive and well and selling beer in Israel. In this ad for Maccabee Beer, Mustafa employs some of his trademark eloquence ("Did you ever taste the silent splendor of a sunrise?") to convince a bar patron that Maccabee's new taste is actually good.
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| How Facebook Could Save Nokia | | Thursday, May 09, 2013 11:36 AM | Quartz |
| On Tuesday, Nokia chief Stephen Elop fielded questions from irate shareholders at his company’s annual meeting in Helsinki. When, they wanted to know, would he do something about Apple and Samsung? In London next week, Nokia will announce its new high-end flagship product, whatever it is.
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| Should Your Business Use Google Hangouts? | | Thursday, May 09, 2013 10:03 AM | Todd Wasserman |
| This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. It wasn't that long ago that video calls were the stuff of science fiction. In Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Jetsons and David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest such technology was presented as fantastical yet plausible.
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| Flipboard Releases Big Android Update, Adds 'Financial Times' | | Thursday, May 09, 2013 10:03 AM | Lauren Indvik |
| Flipboard announced a slew of releases Thursday, including a big update to its app for Android smartphones and tablets, which enables users to create their own magazines for the first time. (That update was released to iOS users in late March. You can read about the key features here.) The company also unveiled a web-based editor for personal magazine creation at editor.flipboard.com.
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| 50+ Events in Game Design, Business Development and More | | Thursday, May 09, 2013 9:14 AM | Elisha Hartwig |
| Mashable's Events Board is a great place to find the leading conferences in your industry — whether that's advertising, technology, media or public relations. This week, we're highlighting five events that we think can help move your career forward. Our picks include events in New York, the Bay Area and Atlanta. If you don't find something that's a fit for you, you can check out more than 50 events on our complete listings.
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| Facebook May Buy Waze and Other News You Need to Know | | Thursday, May 09, 2013 9:14 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. Facebook is rumored to be buying Israel-based social map app Waze for as much as $1 billion, according to Calcalist. Apple wants access to Google documentation concerning the source code for Android.
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| Report: Microsoft Contemplates Buying Nook Media for $1 Billion | | Thursday, May 09, 2013 9:02 AM | Todd Wasserman |
| Microsoft is considering a purchase of Nook Media for $1 billion giving the company access to its e-readers, tablets and e-books, according to a report. Citing internal documents, TechCrunch reports that Microsoft's plan would build on its $300 million investment in Nook in 2012 and take current co-owner Barnes & Noble out of the equation.
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