Snapchat, a Growing App, Lets You See It, Then You Don't
LOS ANGELES — The ephemeral now has value, at least for users of cellphones. — More than 60 million photos or messages are sent each day through an app called Snapchat and then, after they are viewe...
Security Firm Bit9 Hacked, Used to Spread Malware
Bit9, a company that provides software and network security services to the U.S. government and at least 30 Fortune 100 firms, has suffered an electronic compromise that cuts to the core of its busine...
How Facebook, A Pixar Artist, And Charles Darwin Are Reinventing The Emoticon
What comes after the smiley? Facebook is trying to find out. — Facebook wants an awful lot from its emoticons: They should be able to convey complex emotions, for example, like contemplation, admir...
Twitter Hikes Its Promoted Trend Prices Again, to $200,000 a Day
Twitter's ad business is still a work in progress, but here's one positive sign: Prices for the company's “promoted trends” have been steadily rising, and are now at the $200,000 a day mark in the U.S...
Yammer Sales Will Report To Microsoft
Starting July 1—the beginning of Microsoft's fiscal year—Yammer salespeople won't be Yammer salespeople any more, Business Insider has learned. — They'll be Microsoft salespeople. — The social-col...
Taxi race: can Uber and Hailo deliver a real-time revolution?
Naval Ravikant is the cofounder of the startup network AngelList and a small investor in Uber, the app that lets you order a car service or taxi from your phone. He uses Uber X to get to work, Flywhe...
Toys and Apps Are Yet to Play Nice Together
Efforts to Link Tablets to Dolls and Board Games Falls Short So Far, but Industry Continues to Try — Last year, trying to show how the toy industry could remain relevant in the tablet age, Hasbro In...