Disqus lays off 11 as it plans a deeper focus on data

 Some downsizing and refocusing is underway at Disqus, the startup incubated at Y-Combinator that became an…

Edward Snowden says “the central problem of the future” is control of user data

 Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey interviewed Edward Snowden today, and the big topic was technology. During the…

Imgur matures into a meme social network with chat and following

 There should be a term for how, given enough time, every social app adds a chat…

Radio.Garden lets you tune into the globe

 Some of the most beautiful products are the simplest. Take Radio.Garden, for example. This project by…

Facebook launches parents portal to help folks navigate their kids’ social experience

 Facebook, the social networking app used by 1.8 billion people globally, does not provide figures for how much…

Snapchat introduces Groups with up to 16 people, plus new creative tools

 Snapchat has added some new features, including Groups, a new group chat that lets up to…

Facebook Events app comes to Android

 Facebook’s standalone Events app that launched in October on iOS is launching on Android today. The…

Instagram brings live video broadcasts to all U.S. users

 Instagram announced its Live video broadcasting features in November, which allow users to show your followers…