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Kurt Wagner

Kurt Wagner

Senior Editor, Social Media at Recode

    Latest articles by Kurt Wagner

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    Twitter is shutting down its video app VineTwitter is shutting down its video app Vine
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    The app will go away “in the coming months.”

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Can TV save Twitter? Twitter says it’s early.Can TV save Twitter? Twitter says it’s early.
    Technology

    Twitter’s livestreaming strategy was the topic of the moment on the company’s Q3 earnings call Thursday.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Twitter will cut  9 percent of its workforce, or roughly 350 peopleTwitter will cut  9 percent of its workforce, or roughly 350 people
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    The layoffs were announced alongside Twitter’s Q3 earnings Thursday morning.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    What’s the plan, Twitter?What’s the plan, Twitter?
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    CEO Jack Dorsey needs more than numbers to impress Wall Street tomorrow.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Facebook isn’t making money when you shop on Facebook — yetFacebook isn’t making money when you shop on Facebook — yet
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    Mary Ku, the head of Facebook’s commerce efforts, says money comes second.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Pretty much no one thinks that social media improves our political discussionsPretty much no one thinks that social media improves our political discussions
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    Political discussions on social media are less respectful and more angry, a new study found.

    By Kurt Wagner
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    Facebook is making a big ad push to get more people using Facebook LiveFacebook is making a big ad push to get more people using Facebook Live
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    TV, billboards, buses — Facebook is doing it all.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Klout founder Joe Fernandez wants to rent you a cotton candy machineKlout founder Joe Fernandez wants to rent you a cotton candy machine
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    Fernandez’s new company has nothing to do with social media.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says Donald Trump is ‘eroding our democracy’Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says Donald Trump is ‘eroding our democracy’
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    He also called Peter Thiel a contrarian, but doesn’t think Facebook should kick him off the board.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    The NBA will broadcast more than 25 games in VR this seasonThe NBA will broadcast more than 25 games in VR this season
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    They won’t be free, but they will be ad-free.

    By Kurt Wagner