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Twitter’s earnings show the social network is still growing, but not fast enough

Apr28
by on April 28, 2015 at 8:07 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Twitter’s Q1 result is in and it’s not all roses, at least in terms of user growth. In Q1 2015, Twitter’s monthly active users jumped to 302 million, up from 288 million in Q4 2014. Twitter touts that as an increase of 18 percent year-over-year, but that’s only an increase of 14 million in three months. Here’s the good news: Twitter is still growing. The bad? It’s still not growing that fast. To be fair, it’s a sizably better result than the previous quarter, where the company only grew monthly active users from 284 million to 288 million, but many…

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Twitter’s partnering with Google to make its ads more appealing

Apr28
by on April 28, 2015 at 7:56 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Twitter’s just announced another set of fairly disappointing set of results and snuck news of an interesting partnership that might help into its release. It’s teaming up with Google’s DoubleClick platform to improve the way it measures advertising performance and attribution. The move is designed to please direct response marketers who are using Twitter and persuade them that it’s ads are delivering bang for their buck. As part of the deal, Twitter will also make its ad inventory available through DoubleClick Bid Manager, so clients can do all their buying in one place. The company has also acquired TellApart, a marketing tech…

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Google Now for Android adds Spotify playlist recommendations

Apr28
by on April 28, 2015 at 7:16 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google

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Google Now for Android has got a raft of new app cards. The most striking is a Spotify integration that will recommend playlists that you’ll like. The update adds recommendations for TuneIn and YouTube playlists, as well as breaking news from ABC News, Circa and Feedly. You’ll also find the option to add cards for Eat24, All Recipes, Runkeeper, Jawbone, Adidas and OpenTable. Google Now previously added support for over 40 apps back in January. ➤ New in the Google app: more Now cards from your Android apps [Google Inside Search] Read next: Google Now Introduces Support for 40 Third-Party Apps

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Transformers, G.I.Joe, My Little Pony and more are coming to Vimeo on Demand

Apr28
by on April 28, 2015 at 6:46 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, G.I. Joe, Hasbro, Insider, My Little Pony, transformers, Vimeo On Demand

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Vimeo has inked a deal with Hasbro Studios that will make the hearts of 80s children everywhere skip a beat. ‘Transformers’, ‘G.I. Joe’, ‘My Little Pony’ and ‘Jem and the Holograms’ are among the classic cartoons coming to the service. ‘Transformers (Generation One)‘ and ‘Jem and the Holograms‘ are both available now. Individual episodes will set you back $2.99 or you can rent them for 99c. The entire series comes in at a hefty $40. 13 other Hasbro Studios franchises will be added to Vimeo on Demand during 2015. The complete list is: ‘Jem and the Holograms’, ‘Transformers (Generation One)’, ‘G.I.…

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