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Tech Leaders Urge Washington to Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform

With the Senate set to vote on the comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) bill, tech leaders, politicians, companies, and organizations are holding a “virtual march on Washington” to urge senators to vote in immigration’s favor. What Is the March? The March for Innovation (#iMarch) is the largest ever virtual demonstration on Washington and is designed to… Continue reading Tech Leaders Urge Washington to Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform

20 Hilarious Reactions to the Yahoo-Tumblr Deal

When the surprising news of the $1.1 billion Yahoo-Tumblr deal broke yesterday, Tumblr users set into a mild panic. With no update from their favorite blogging platform, users took to their Tumblrs to express their fear and make requests of David Karp, Tumblr founder and CEO: Some users were so worried they began flocking to… Continue reading 20 Hilarious Reactions to the Yahoo-Tumblr Deal

Yahoo Board Approves a $1.1 Billion Deal for Tumblr

The Yahoo! Tumblr acquisition rumors appear to have come to fruition, as the Wall Street Journal has reported that the Yahoo board has approved the colossal $1.1 billion deal to buy out Tumblr. Sources close to the deal also indicate that the vote was a foregone conclusion and was approved unanimously by Yahoo’s executive board.… Continue reading Yahoo Board Approves a $1.1 Billion Deal for Tumblr

Could Facebook and Yahoo Stage a Bidding War for the Rights to Ruin Tumblr?

Reports indicate that Yahoo is in serious talks to buy Tumblr, but fears Facebook may crash the party. The new chief executive of Yahoo, Marissa Meyer, believes that purchasing Tumblr could provide the same benefit the Blogger acquisition did for Google – making it relevant again with the youth crowd. And to do so Yahoo… Continue reading Could Facebook and Yahoo Stage a Bidding War for the Rights to Ruin Tumblr?

Buffer Now Lets You Schedule Retweets

Buffer has just rolled out the ability to schedule a retweet from Twitter via web and mobile. This has been one of the most highly requested feature requests at Buffer and we are thrilled to welcome the feature. Buffer says on their blog: We couldn’t be any more excited to finally release this for everyone… Continue reading Buffer Now Lets You Schedule Retweets

Keeeb: An Effective and Beautiful Way to Curate All Types of Online Content

Since news broke that Salesforce acquired Web clipping service Clipboard, users have been seeking a similar service to fulfill their Web curation needs. If you’re a former Clipboard user looking for a replacement service, here’s the word on the street: Keeeb.com is a great place for you to migrate before Clipboard closes its doors for… Continue reading Keeeb: An Effective and Beautiful Way to Curate All Types of Online Content

Crunching Numbers: Twitter Acqui-Hires Analytics Firm LuckySort

Twitter has been gobbling up analytics companies over the last year and they appear to still be hungry for more big data. Twitter has reportedly acqui-hired LuckySort, the developer of TopicWatch, a cloud-based text-mining application that analyzes large volumes of content like news, filings, blog posts and tweets. Welcome aboard, @luckysort! luckysort.com — Twitter (@twitter)… Continue reading Crunching Numbers: Twitter Acqui-Hires Analytics Firm LuckySort