Category Archives: Twitter

Weekly Download #37: WWDC, Microsoft Surface, Windows Phone 8

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Tarun

Tarun and Chris return from a two month hiatus and get right back to business. This episode recaps three tech main news events from the past three weeks: WWDC 2012 (Apple’s annual conference); Microsoft Surface (Microsoft’s entry into the tablet … Continue reading →

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Link: Your Move, Facebook →

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Tarun

But the even bigger news comes from the CEO himself: Even though we launched the ad platform on the Web already, a couple of weeks ago we saw mobile revenue in a day greater than non-mobile. Wait. Let’s hear this … Continue reading →

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Weekly Download #36: Nokia’s Abysmal Quarter, More on Instagram, Sony, Nest, Apple & Gaming, Patents

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Tarun

In this episode, Chris and Tarun discuss Nokia and what “restructuring” means, more on the Instagram+FB deal; Sony’s downfall story and how it relates to similar Apple competitors; Nest vs. Honeywell; Apple and a potential partnership with Valve; our favorite … Continue reading →

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Link: Twitter: “We will not join the patent wars” →

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Tarun

Adam Messinger, VP of Engineering: The [Innovator’s Patent Agreement] is a new way to do patent assignment that keeps control in the hands of engineers and designers. It is a commitment from Twitter to our employees that patents can only … Continue reading →

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Link: Twitter acquires Posterous →

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Tarun

This is most likely a talent hire.

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Link: The Discreet Shift to Twitter →

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Tarun

Frédéric Filloux: It now seems Facebook’s usage is undergoing a split. Active Facebookers become increasingly engaged, spend more time doing more stuff, while “reasonable” users (above 25) become more reluctant and careful.

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2012

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Tarun

Tarun makes 5 calculated predictions for the technology industry in 2012. Continue reading →

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Weekly Download #24: Flipboard, iPad Design, Miyamoto, Gaming, WebOS, Wikipedia, SOPA

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Tarun

This week, Tarun and Chris discuss Flipboard on the iPhone; the claim that the iPad’s design is a natural evolution for tablets; Miyamoto stepping down, Gaming on mobile devices; WebOS going open source; the potential for Wikipedia to blackout to … Continue reading →

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Link: Filtering the Noise →

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Tarun

Yet another social media tool called “chime.in” was announced, which takes the major social media networks and sorts the information in content streams. [Bill] Gross said that the service… is meant to help users focus on following topics rather than … Continue reading →

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Defining Life with Social Media

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Tarun

Social media has done it’s part in bringing you closer to others almost instantly, but has left people pondering some fundamental questions about friends, connections, and conversations. How can these terms be more informed by the social media sites we use today? Should the social media sites like Facebook and Twitter help enhance our web experience with the information they have, or should a service be built on top of these technologies a better solution? Continue reading →

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Weekly Download #11: Tablets and the iPad, Future of HP & Motorola, Facebook’s Privacy, More iPhone Carriers, Lift, Torrenting, Cookies

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Tarun

It’s another Weekly Download with your favorite hosts, Tarun Gangwani and Chris Robbins. This follows #10 which covered Steve Jobs’ resignation. Chris and Tarun discuss Apple’s tablet incumbency and what makes a good mobile computer; the futures of Motorola and … Continue reading →

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Link: Jacqui Cheng on Google+ →

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Tarun

While this post does point out some good features of the service (circles, privacy), it doesn’t explain why I should begin using it regularly. The advantage of posting more than 140 more characters is also the service’s main problem — … Continue reading →

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Link: How to Keep People Engaged with Google+ →

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Tarun

Google+ is surging with users, but the service is lacking some key features to keep users engaged. Tarun talks about three main features that Google could implement to make the new social network “sticky”. Continue reading →

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Link: Politics and Social Media →

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Chris

The power of social media is literally in every segment of our lives now.  Politics is no exception to this. Campaigns all across the country are trying to figure out how to effectively use social media. More than seven in … Continue reading →

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Link: One-Click Twitter Shopping →

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Tarun

Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, via SAI: A commercial offer on Twitter wouldn’t be a pitch followed by a link, it would be a pitch followed by a “click to buy” button. Click once. BOOM. You’ve bought it. Twitter’s chairman and product leader, … Continue reading →

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Link: Exactly This →

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Tarun

MG Siegler: Of course, we can rest-assured knowing that Twitter is very likely are not this foolish. After being in business for a full five years, they must know by now that their strength is not to mimic every just-launched … Continue reading →

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Link: Scoble Thinks Twitter Is Boring →

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Tarun

Robert Scoble thinks Google+ is the best thing since sliced bread. Is his experience a general case for using Google+ and ditching Twitter, or an exception to the current status quo? Continue reading →

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Link: 350 Billion > 1 Billion →

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Tarun

Nice catch, MG Siegler: Today, exactly 5 years to the day since they launched, Twitter adds the context. Google+ may be serving up 1 billion items a day, but Twitter is doing 350 billion items a day.

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Link: Video of Twitter’s First Town Hall →

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Tarun

Jack Dorsey: Neither the President nor I know the questions that will be asked today. That decision is driven, entirely, by our Twitter users. This was probably the best usage of Twitter I have seen since its inception. Awesome ObamaBook … Continue reading →

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Link: MySpace Sold for 6% of its Purchase Price →

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Chris

In just six years, MySpace seems to have dwindled down a substantial amount. When News Corp bought the company in 2005 they paid $580 million for the social networking site. It was just announce that Specific Media is buying MySpace … Continue reading →

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The Answer to Facebook

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Tarun

“When one stands on the tallest mountain, all of the others seem small.” How can Facebook’s monumental incumbency be overthrown, and what does it take to create a successor to the social network? Continue reading →

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