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New Digg CEO, take note: How social media companies respond to irate users
L.A. Times Tech BlogDays after launching a major revision to its social-news website, Digg has appointed Matt Williams, a former Amazon.com manager, as its new chief executive. And man, does he have some work ahead of him. The overhaul of Digg, which shifts the focus from... -
Reddit considers itself a benefactor of Digg user revolt
L.A. Times Tech BlogDigg launched a new version of its social-news website last week, a long-overdue metamorphosis to hopefully compete with Facebook and Twitter. But those changes reignited an old competitor in Reddit. For about five years, the two sites have filled a... -
Podcaster Leo Laporte, the everywhere man
L.A. Times Tech BlogLeo Laporte arrived Thursday at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank. On Friday morning he arrived at the office of KFI AM 640, the radio station that airs his syndicated "The Tech Guy" program. At 3:42 p.m., he was back at the airport, ready to fly home to... -
Digg redesign: Some dig it, some dont but there is promise
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe redesign of Digg was unveiled today, offering new features – like following friends – and some new problems as well. Some are complaining the Web site is slow and that the log-in is randomly rejecting log-ins, but that could be due to overwhelming...Tags: Facebook, Twitter, Inc.
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Square hires Keith Rabois, Silicon Valley veteran and investor
L.A. Times Tech BlogKeith Rabois is paying it forward. Not only did Google land technology to help boost its social networking ambitions when it bought Slide this month, it got PayPal veteran and Internet superstar Max Levchin as well. But San Francisco startup Square netted... -
Faces in the crowd: DailyBooth.com captures lives in pictures
Brand XEvery day for six years, New York photography student Noah Kalina took a picture of himself with a digital camera. The art project remained in obscurity until 2006, when he strung together all 2,356 self-portraits into a five-minute, time-lapse video... -
This Land is Your Land...The World of Social Media
CyberGuy Deputy LaurenIn the land of cyber space, the world looks much different. From the gigantic country of Facebook to the tiny island of Digg, the 2010 Social Networking map lays out the multitudes of social networking sites provided online. Share | Facebook lies next...Tags: Facebook, Sociology, Twitter, Inc., CyberGuy
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Rumor: Google building social networking site to compete with Facebook
L.A. Times Tech BlogAny rumor, no matter how thinly sourced, that involves the clash of Internet rivals Google and Facebook gets attention. This time Silicon Valley is speculating that Google is working on a social network to compete with Facebook called Google Me. That... -
Google Me: The New Facebook Killer?
The 33 NewsGoogle is everywhere. Just think about how many Google features you use. They know what you're searching for, the emails you're sending, places you go, and perhaps even your health records. Rumors have it Google is aggregating all that information into a...Tags: Facebook, Google Inc., Sociology, New Products
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Kina Grannis does it her way
Brand XKina Grannis excuses herself a couple times during our phone interview. The Orange County singer/songwriter’s embarked on her first sizable headlining tour and she’s navigating her way towards Nashville. Her show in Georgia had sold out the night... -
Webby Awards pit Jim Carrey against U2
Gold DerbyWhen the Webby Award nominations were unveiled this week, they included new "People's Voice" awards to be decided by regular Internet posters. That empowers you, for example, to help pick the best celebrity or fan site: Jim Carrey's domain or U2's?... -
Former Digg CEO asks Twitter followers to plan his newly unemployed lifestyle
L.A. Times Tech BlogAfter a practically nonstop 20-year career working at and building technology companies, what should Jay Adelson do with his time off? Seriously, what should he do? He's looking for ideas. Adelson, 39, abruptly resigned as Digg chief executive on Monday....
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