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Twitter, Yelp, Other App Developers to Pay $5.3 Million Over Address Book Uploads

by Joachim Bartels | Apr 13, 2017 | Directories, Industry Dynamics, Twitter, United States, Users of Information, Yelp Inc. | 0 |

Twitter, Yelp, Path and five other app developers have agreed to pay more than $5 million to...

Twitter Buys Patents from IBM, Ending Legal Spat

by Joachim Bartels | Feb 3, 2014 | IBM, Social Media, Twitter, United States | 0 |

Twitter has bought 900 patents from IBM and entered into a cross-licensing agreement to limit the threat of future lawsuits. The move comes after IBM accused Twitter of infringing three of the company’s...

LinkedIn Corp Appoints China Head – Likely to Expand China Service

by Joachim Bartels | Jan 28, 2014 | China, FACEBOOK, Google, Information Professionals on the Move, LinkedIn, Social Networks, Twitter, Uncategorized, Users of Information | 0 |

LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD) has hired Derek Shen to become President of their Chinese business. Shen, LinkedIn Corp’s new chief in China, is based out of Beijing. He is the founder and former CEO of Nuomi which is a top group...

Acxiom Enters in Partnership with Twitter

by Joachim Bartels | Jan 18, 2014 | Acxiom, B2B Marketing, CRM, CRM Services, Digital Marketing, Direct Marketing - B2B, Direct Marketing - Consumer, Mobile Services, Twitter, United States | 0 |

Acxiom® has entered into a partnership with Twitter, the global platform for public self-expression and conversation in real time. Acxiom will incorporate a “CRM Approach” into Twitter’s tailored audiences tool which allows...

High Tech Companies Join Forces to Limit Government Surveillance

by Joachim Bartels | Dec 10, 2013 | AOL, Apple, Apple Inc, FACEBOOK, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Privacy & Data Protection, Twitter, Uncategorized, United States, Users of Information, Yahoo | 0 |

According to Reuters U.S. high tech companies have joined hands to start a public campaign for new limits on how governments collect user information amid concerns of growing online surveillance. The companies...