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Kurt Wagner

Kurt Wagner

Senior Editor, Social Media at Recode

    Latest articles by Kurt Wagner

    Technology
    Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Appalled by Marc Andreessen’s Appalling Comments About IndiaFacebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Appalled by Marc Andreessen’s Appalling Comments About India
    Technology

    Mark Zuckerberg is not at all thrilled with his company’s longtime board member Marc Andreessen. Not. One. Bit.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Twitter Lost Active Users Last Quarter; CEO Dorsey Says More Product Changes ComingTwitter Lost Active Users Last Quarter; CEO Dorsey Says More Product Changes Coming
    Technology

    Twitter sinks on awful growth numbers.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Twitter Isn’t Becoming Facebook, but It Is Using More AlgorithmsTwitter Isn’t Becoming Facebook, but It Is Using More Algorithms
    Technology

    Twitter’s “algorithmic timeline” update is here, but it should look very familiar.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Marc Andreessen Offends India Defending Facebook’s Free Basics. (Yes, the Country.)Marc Andreessen Offends India Defending Facebook’s Free Basics. (Yes, the Country.)
    Technology
    Twitter Has a New Video Ad Unit That Will Be Hard to MissTwitter Has a New Video Ad Unit That Will Be Hard to Miss
    Technology

    Twitter is going after mass reach.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Is the Sky Really Falling at Twitter? We’ll Find Out Wednesday.Is the Sky Really Falling at Twitter? We’ll Find Out Wednesday.
    Technology

    Twitter reports its Q4 and full year 2015 earnings on Wednesday.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Sacked! Twitter and Facebook Experience a Super Bowl Down Round.Sacked! Twitter and Facebook Experience a Super Bowl Down Round.
    Technology

    Social posts for the Super Bowl were down for both Facebook and Twitter on Sunday.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    India Officially Rejects Facebook’s Free Internet OfferingIndia Officially Rejects Facebook’s Free Internet Offering
    Technology

    TRAI has spoken.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Twitter Aims to Name Two New Board Members This Week. (We’ll See!)Twitter Aims to Name Two New Board Members This Week. (We’ll See!)
    Technology

    If this were a Shonda Rhimes show, we’d call it a cliffhanger.

    By Kara Swisher and Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Signing footballs (and talking augmented reality) with Super Bowl MVP Drew BreesSigning footballs (and talking augmented reality) with Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees
    Technology

    Augmented reality is coming for you, NFL.

    By Kurt Wagner