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Ken Yeung
The Reset of Facebook
Facebook once had the mantra “Move Fast and Break Things” which encouraged the development of tools and services at breakneck speeds. While it was retired in 2014, for more than a decade, it was something that the technology company believed in and that philosophy has helped lead Facebook to the success it has had since […]
Why Salesforce’s Quest For $20 Billion Rests With AppExchange and Trailhead
Last November, Marc Benioff declared his company would generate $20 billion in revenue by 2022. The declaration by Salesforce’s chief executive came after the company successfully beat analyst expectations in its Q4 earnings, where it revealed it had also passed a revenue milestone of $10 billion for the fiscal year. The growth was attributed to more […]
Google Targets Emotions With Acquisition of GIF Platform Tenor
Google has long dominated the search space, putting the likes of Yahoo, Excite, Ask Jeeves, Cuil, and others largely out of business. Consequentially it also resulted in overwhelming superiority when it comes to advertising, although it’s being rivaled by Facebook. But for Google to maintain its advantage, it needs to look to other ways people […]
How A Dog-Eared Filter Got Tech To Think Camera-First
As the adage goes, the best camera is the one that’s with you. Each successive generation of devices continues to improve the quality of captured and shared photos, and tech companies are actively seeking to capitalize on the generated media proliferation. But it’s one thing to request access to the camera and gallery on someone’s […]
Google’s Daydream VR and AR Efforts Could Get Boost With Lytro Acquisition
As a photographer and someone who appreciates creative tools and hardware, my conversations with Lytro while a reporter were often a mix of investigative and curiosity. Having raised more than $215 million in funding, this 12-year-old company appeared to have an ambitious way of making media appear life-like. But that vision alone hasn’t helped Lytro […]
Making The Case For Why Inclusion Is Good For Design In Tech
There’s no shortage of criticism about technology’s impact in today’s society, but often the attention being paid is to the algorithms and capabilities — it’s the function, but not the form. But the programming isn’t solely to blame for the woes inflicted on us by technology, as part of our attention should be looking at the […]
Begin Tries To Solve Slack Overload With Its Task Management App
Slack has more than 6 million users on its team communication platform, but for many people, something that’s increasingly gaining attention is this concept of “Slack overload”. It’s information overload — people have so much flexibility when it comes to chatting with colleagues, be they remote or right next to them, that they are prone […]
Just Setting Up My New Website
Having a website is a means of putting roots on the internet, like having an address where people can find more information about you — this isn’t anything new. Like many folks, I have had a site online for many years, with the most recent one in existence for eight years, but as my life […]
Evernote’s Desire To Be The Workplace’s Virtual War Room For Projects
It was 10 years ago at a tech event in San Francisco where I was first introduced to a company called Evernote. Initially I was unsure about its potential — why would I want an app to keep track of things when I could just write it down? Fast forward some time later and I […]
Orange’s Startup Program Bucks Traditional Model, Targets Later-Stage Startups
I’ve covered my fair share of startup accelerators during my time at The Next Web and VentureBeat. For the most part, many of these programs operate with a similar game plan: Bring on a set of early-stage seed-round tech companies that may show promise; help “accelerate” them with office space, resources, and mentorship; and push them out […]
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