December 22nd, 2012

A Whisper Is A Stronger Social Signal Than A Public Shout

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Yesterday was a surprisingly interesting news day, given how close we are to celebrating the holidays. Facebook struck while the iron was hot and released a brand new standalone iOS app called “Poke”, leveraging a feature that has been around since the early days of the product, as well as a shot across the bow of Snapchat, who it reportedly attempted to acquire. At first glance… → Read More

December 10th, 2012

Square’s COO Keith Rabois Discusses Gift Cards, Revolution Of Payments And Social Signals

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This weekend, we told you about the launch of Square Wallet gift cards, which allow you to send gift cards to friends to their favorite places to eat and visit in their neighborhoods. The power of this is that you don’t have to visit the physical store to buy an actual gift card, which is a time suck any way you slice it. → Read More