Author
Ken Yeung
Microsoft’s Push To Capitalize On LinkedIn’s Economic Graph
It’s commonplace to look at a company’s acquisition news and be puzzled by how the move fits in with the buyer’s vision. One need only look at LinkedIn’s acquisition by Microsoft in 2016 as an example. In its largest deal to date, the Redmond, Wash.-based technology company spent more than $26 billion to acquire a […]
The Ephemeral Dilemma
Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, Medium, and Snapchat are just some of the apps today that have “Stories,” a way that lets you craft a chronicle of your day or journey in an ephemeral manner. Each service is jockeying for your attention and adding new bells and whistles, partnerships, and the latest technology to curry favor. […]
LinkedIn Adds Support For Native Video Sharing, Shutters Record App
LinkedIn has become perhaps one of the last online services to add native video support to its app. The company revealed on Thursday that it’s now letting some users either upload or create videos directly through its flagship app, a feature that it claims has been in high demand. The catch here is that only […]
Chute Cofounder Greg Narain Launches Before Alpha To Disrupt Corporate Innovation
There’s been a lot of talk about innovation in the past few years and how companies can remain relevant in this era where new and modern technologies have emerged and changed people’s buying and usage habits. Companies are struggling to figure out how to counter companies that just a year or so ago wasn’t in […]
Why These Teens Are Bullish On Snapchat’s Gen Z Appeal
Snapchat’s parent company certainly is feeling the pressure to emerge from Facebook’s shadow — everything that it does, Facebook will follow soon after and while executives from the social networking company have given credit to Snap, it’s a difficult situation. After all, as Snapchat introduces new features designed to enhance the user experience, a common […]
Film Review: ‘Nobody Speak: Trial of the Free Press’
One of the hallmarks of America’s democracy is freedom of speech and press, prescribed by the First Amendment of our constitution. But recently, the media has encountered fierce resistance and caused observers and citizens alike to question what’s going on in our country. Shouting “fake news” may seem like a punch line or perhaps something […]
Square’s Future Rests With Its Small Business Loan Program
Tod Wilson is largely what you’d expect from a small business owner. As the proprietor of Mr. Tod’s Pie Factory in New Jersey, he wants to grow his business and eventually take it nationwide. When I interviewed him in 2015, he had plans to open additional locations both in New Jersey and New York and […]
Twilio’s Freshman Year
Last Friday may have seemed like a normal day for most people, but for Twilio, it was a milestone. A year ago, the cloud telephony platform provider went public on the New York Stock Exchange. Shares in the company jumped 90 percent to close the first day at $28.53, but 12 months later, its stock […]
Eventbrite Moves Forward With Music Push Through Ticketfly Acquisition
For many, Eventbrite’s progress over the past decade has been about selling you tickets, just like you’d expect from Ticketmaster — in fact, I was tempted to title this this post “The Modern Ticketmaster.” But this company is more than just about tickets, but about the overarching experience you’d get from events, from discovery to […]
Pinboard Acquires Online Bookmark Service Del.icio.us, Ends Updates On June 15
Pinboard has acquired the old-school online bookmarking service Del.icio.us in a move that’s likely to bring in the more than 1 billion bookmarks into Pinboard catalog of ideas. While Del.icio.us will remain online, on June 15, it will be put into “read-only” mode, meaning that no new bookmarks will be saved and the API will be shut […]