Daily Archives: February 10, 2016

giphy — Twitter can be an incredibly confusing service for new and existing users, and Twitter says it’s now planning to address some rules that might make it unwieldy. In the company’s letter to shareholders, the company said that changes were coming to rules like the @reply and the .@name syntax. We don’t know what that looks like just yet, but that the company plans to address… Read More

Twitter can be an incredibly confusing service for new and existing users, and Twitter says it’s now planning to address some rules that might make it unwieldy. In the company’s letter to shareholders, the company said that changes were coming to rules like the @reply and the .@name syntax. We don’t know what that looks like just yet, but that the company plans to address… Read More

Twitter Plans Changes To @Replies And Other Confusing Rules

This entry was posted in jack dorsey Mobile Social TC and tagged twitter on February 10, 2016 by Matthew Lynley,Josh Constine

Across most developed economies, healthcare costs are rising faster than inflation. A key cause of the rise in healthcare spending lies in the spiraling costs of treating preventable chronic diseases. These facts suggest that many of the key heal...

The Mobile Health Paradox: Why Data Isn’t Nearly Enough

This entry was posted in Column Health Mobile TC on February 10, 2016 by Yusuf Sherwani

tweetception — Marc Andreessen is having quite a contrite Wednesday. Andreessen, who currently sits on Facebook’s board, caused a stir last night with his online response to Indian Internet regulator TRAI nixing Facebook’s plans to implement its ‘Free Basics’ program in India. Updated with statement from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg below. He took to the Twitterverse last night… Read More

Facebook Distances Itself From Marc Andreessen’s Statements On Free Basics

This entry was posted in india Social TC WTF and tagged facebook on February 10, 2016 by Nitish Kulkarni

It was bad enough that Twitter’s total user count is stuck at 320 million with zero growth this quarter. But if you don’t count “SMS Fast Followers”, or people that only use Twitter via text message and don’t see ads, its monthly user count went down from 307 million to 305 million monthly active users. Considering this earnings report was all about appeasing… Read More

Twitter’s Monthly User Count Actually Shrunk If You Exclude SMS

This entry was posted in Apps Mobile TC on February 10, 2016 by Legit Coder

shutterstock_329646476 — Twitter today reported its fourth-quarter earnings — one of the most important quarters of the company’s history — and basically fell flat on its face. Twitter’s monthly active user growth, on a quarterly basis, was flat, compared to a slight jump that what analysts were expecting. Last quarter, the company had 320 million monthly active users, and this quarter was… Read More

Twitter’s User Growth Goes Nowhere As It Meets Revenue Expectations ...

This entry was posted in Apps jack dorsey Mobile Social TC and tagged twitter on February 10, 2016 by Matthew Lynley,Josh Constine

Meet Immersit, a new kind of connected device for your couch launching today on Kickstarter. Immersit generates vibrations to immerse you in your movies or video games. And it works with your existing couch. Read More

Immersit Turns Your Couch Into A Vibration-Powered Immersive TV Experience

This entry was posted in Europe France Newsletter Gadgets Kickstarter Startups TC on February 10, 2016 by Romain Dillet

Glowing, flying robots may be coming to a town near you. DRL has filmed its first race of the year, and there'll be five more events in 2016. The post Video: The Insane, 80 MPH Drone Racing League Launches With Wrecks Aplenty appeared first on WIRED.