Instagram Introduces Two New Features that Borrow From Periscope and Snapchat
Instagram is putting the popular ephemeral spin on video streaming and private messaging. Taking a page out of the books of Snapchat and Periscope, the app is introducing two new…
YouTube Users, Would You Switch to Twitch?
Twitch’s plan to have a piece of YouTube’s pie is no longer a secret. The Amazon-owned video-streaming platform has been adding more and more services that have traditionally only been…
LinkedIn Becomes Locked Out in Russia
LinkedIn’s network just got a little smaller following a blocking order by a court that ruled that the social network had violated a law on data storage. Russia’s communications regulator…
Crowdfunding Publishers Rake It In, $100 Million Pledged Thus Far, Kickstarter Says
Product startups aren’t the only entrepreneurs using crowdfunding to finance their products. Crowdfunding giant Kickstarter has hit a landmark, recording $100 million in pledges to small publishers and self-publishing authors.…