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Twitter raises 'significant' round of funding
L.A. Times Tech BlogTwitter doesn't seem to be in any hurry to offer its shares to the public. Instead it has raised another mega round of funding from some very deep-pocketed and plugged-in private investors. The San Francisco company acknowledged a "significant" round of... -
Hashtags and race: Beyond the 'Jersey Shore' effect on Twitter
L.A. Times Tech BlogBlacks are more likely to use Twitter than whites.... -
Lift, from Obvious Corp., a social network for 'human potential'
L.A. Times Tech BlogLift is the first start-up from San Francisco incubator Obvious Corp. And what is Lift? A social network that seeks to encourage its users to reach their goals. How does it do that? Lift and Obvious Corp. aren't saying as of now. But according to reports,... -
Technology: Entrepreneurs blast the Protect IP Act
Opinion L.A.The Protect IP Act, an entertainment industry-backed bill to combat online piracy, has drawn fire from tech advocacy groups and noteworthy engineers who worry about its effects on the Internet ecosystem. Now, more than 100 tech entrepreneurs and... -
Twitter: 100 million active users and no plans to go public soon
L.A. Times Tech BlogTwitter has megabucks in the bank and no interest in going public anytime soon. That was one of the headlines from an informal conversation with Chief Executive Dick Costolo at the company's San Francisco headquarters Thursday.... -
Twitter's Dick Costolo replaces co-founder Evan Williams as CEO
L.A. Times Tech BlogIn a move that has been rumored for months, Twitter Inc. has handed the reins to its chief operating officer Dick Costolo, who replaces co-founder Evan Williams as chief executive. Williams, who has run the privately held San Francisco company...... -
Social media wrap: The pitter patter of digital footprints -- remember, Obama warned you
Top of the TicketBy the age of two, some 81 percent of children have a digital footprint, a new study reveals. For an aspiring politician, that can mean trouble.... -
LeBron James hits Fortune list of most infuential people in business under 40
The Business of Sports | Sun Sentinel blogsSuperstar Miami Heat forward LeBron James can add yet another unusual accolade to his resume: Fortune Magazine???s 40 Under 40 Most Influential People in Business. James, 25, is the only athlete to appear on the list ??? now in its......Tags: Mark Zuckerberg, Athletes, Google Inc., LeBron James, Biz Stone
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Twitter aims for 1 billion users
L.A. Times Tech BlogTwitter is aiming for 1 billion followers as it challenges Facebook for advertisers. "Twitter will get to a billion members," Twitter co-founder Evan Williams said at an event at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. Williams, who took part in...... -
Artist creates Twitter homage for Conan O'Brien: Meet 'Pale Whale'
L.A. Times Tech BlogConan O’Brien is entering a new post-"Tonight Show" era with his return to late night. For the occasion, the bearded, rebranded television show host and Twitter celebrity asked artist Yiying Lu to create his very own version of Twitter's "fail...... -
Report: Twitter in talks to raise new funding round that would make it worth $3 billion
L.A. Times Tech BlogFacebook's Mark Zuckerberg may have stolen the show Tuesday night at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. But the Internet sensation on everyone's minds and lips was Twitter. The much-discussed (and tweeted) San Francisco company that runs the popular....... -
Twitter calculates reputation scores for its users
L.A. Times Tech BlogWho has influence on Twitter? Twitter not only knows the answer to that question. It comes up with a reputation score for users. That's how it knows which users to suggest in its "Who to follow" section. During an onstage......
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