Author: Ingrid Lunden

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Snapchat pushes original, unscripted Shows with new A+E Networks deal

February 10, 2017
Ingrid Lunden

 Now that Snapchat‘s parent Snap has signalled its intention to go public (in early March, is…

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Airbnb is buying Luxury Retreats for around $200M

February 9, 2017
Ingrid Lunden

 Airbnb may have been founded on the premise of renting out spare sofa or bed space as…

Enterprise Health Jawbone TC

Kelvin Kwong leaves Jawbone for product VP role at Big Health

February 9, 2017
Ingrid Lunden

 As Jawbone continues to work towards a pivot, the Up device maker also continues to talent that may not…

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Nokia to buy Comptel for $370M as it pushes deeper into carrier software

February 9, 2017
Ingrid Lunden

 Nokia, once the world’s biggest handset maker, really wants the world to know that it’s a…

Entertainment Spotify TC

Spotify and AccuWeather team to match music, mood and monsoons

February 7, 2017
Ingrid Lunden

 The weather and its many faces have served as an inspiration for many musicians, who have crooned…

Enterprise Europe Social TC

Hootsuite acquires AdEspresso as it moves into paid content, social ads

February 7, 2017
Ingrid Lunden

 Hootsuite, the startup and platform that lets marketers manage a company’s interactions across a range of social…

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YouTube opens mobile live streams to those with 10k+ fans, paid Super Chat exits beta

February 7, 2017
Ingrid Lunden

 Google’s video powerhouse YouTube is today taking its latest step to compete with Facebook Live and Twitter’s Periscope…

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Alexa Voice Service goes international, now works in UK and Germany

February 7, 2017
Ingrid Lunden

 Since first being unbundled back in 2015 in the U.S., Alexa Voice Service — the voice-response software that…