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Kurt Wagner

Kurt Wagner

Senior Editor, Social Media at Recode

    Latest articles by Kurt Wagner

    Inside Instagram’s reinvention
    Technology

    How Kevin Systrom got over minimalism and snapped into building mode.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    What is Meitu and should you think twice before downloading it?What is Meitu and should you think twice before downloading it?
    Technology

    The Chinese photo filter app has taken the U.S. by storm, but security experts say it’s a privacy nightmare.

    By Kurt Wagner and Ina Fried
    Technology
    Snap is fighting back against a lawsuit claiming it lied about user growthSnap is fighting back against a lawsuit claiming it lied about user growth
    Technology

    Snap says a lawsuit from a former employee is “all about publicity.”

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Twitter says it ‘met many’ of its goals around diversity last year, so it’s setting new goals for 2017Twitter says it ‘met many’ of its goals around diversity last year, so it’s setting new goals for 2017
    Technology

    Twitter’s workforce is a little more diverse, but still predominantly white and male.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Donald Trump is getting a second Twitter account and 13 million new followers FridayDonald Trump is getting a second Twitter account and 13 million new followers Friday
    Technology

    @POTUS, the official Twitter account reserved for the sitting president, will change hands from Barack Obama’s team to Trump’s administration.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Google has acquired most of Twitter’s developer products, including Fabric and CrashlyticsGoogle has acquired most of Twitter’s developer products, including Fabric and Crashlytics
    Technology

    The two sides aren’t sharing deal terms.

    By Kurt Wagner and Tess Townsend
    Technology
    LinkedIn wants more ad dollars, so it’s offering up more user data to advertisersLinkedIn wants more ad dollars, so it’s offering up more user data to advertisers
    Technology

    LinkedIn is partnering with DataSift so advertisers know more about the company’s user base.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Facebook looks like it’s going to stop paying publishers to make live videosFacebook looks like it’s going to stop paying publishers to make live videos
    Technology

    Publishers don’t expect Facebook to renew the deals it was pushing last spring; now Facebook wants something else.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    President Obama made another virtual reality video — this time to say good-bye to the White HousePresident Obama made another virtual reality video — this time to say good-bye to the White House
    Technology

    Oculus paid for the video in the hope that POTUS can help bring VR mainstream.

    By Kurt Wagner