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Microsoft launches its own team chat app as rival to Slack

by Dan Gorenstein
Nov 3, 2016
The workplace chat company is a Silicon Valley darling. Now bigger companies want a piece of the action.
Messaging services, such as Slack, are becoming increasingly popular in the workplace.
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Vine is going away, but its biggest stars were already gone

by Tony Wagner
Oct 27, 2016
Joe Gagliese used to manage Vine stars, now he manages Facebook, Instagram and YouTube stars. We asked him what's next.
Nash Grier, a social media star who got his start on Vine, arrives at the 2016 iHeartRADIO MuchMusic Video Awards on June 19, 2016 in Toronto, Canada. 
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Trump’s latest hot property: his campaign database

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Oct 27, 2016
All candidates gather data, but Trump has people who've never donated to the GOP before.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks before introducing his newly selected vice presidential running mate Mike Pence, governor of Indiana, during an event at the Hilton Midtown Hotel in New York City.   
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Fighting fire with tweets: California uses social media to save lives

by Marketplace Contributor
Oct 21, 2016
Getting accurate information onto the website and social media — and satisfying the public’s voracious appetite for news — requires an army of public information officers in the field.
The Loma Fire burns in California’s Santa Cruz Mountains in September. The fire would consume more than 4,000 acres—seven square miles—before it was fully contained in October.
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What does it take to start a network, anyway?

by Gigi Douban
Oct 20, 2016
There's speculation that's Donald Trump's next act. Here's what he'll need.
People gather to watch the first US presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, nominees for the Democratic and Republican parties respectively, off a television set in front of an office building in Hollywood, California.  
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What would Twitter's suitors get for $20 billion?

by Annie Baxter
Oct 5, 2016
The social media company is ripe for acquisition; exactly what does it offer buyers?
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Don't call National Geographic 'stodgy'

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Sep 27, 2016
National Geographic Editor-in-Chief Susan Goldberg talks about why this is the best time for visual storytelling.
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Facebook miscalculated video numbers for two years

by Reema Khrais
Sep 23, 2016
Facebook's overestimation of a video metric upset several advertisers.
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The online campaign for votes in the 2016 election

by Molly Wood and Eliza Mills
Aug 19, 2016
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are campaigning on TV, in swing states and in social media.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump leaves after speaking during his campaign event at the Ocean Center Convention Center on August 3, 2016 in Daytona, Florida. 
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NBA and Twitter ink deal

by Dan Gorenstein
Jul 20, 2016
The NBA is set to produce more exclusive content for Twitter. The move should appeal to younger basketball fans.
The Golden State Warriors go up against the San Antonio Spurs back in April.
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