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Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Peter Kafka

    Technology
    Instagram Starts Getting Serious About Ads. Expect More Buttons, More Targeting -- And More Ads.Instagram Starts Getting Serious About Ads. Expect More Buttons, More Targeting -- And More Ads.
    Technology

    The photo-sharing app is enormously popular, but it hasn’t made much money for Facebook. Yet.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Vimeo Rolls Out Its Subscription Video ToolsVimeo Rolls Out Its Subscription Video Tools
    Technology
    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Apple Subscription TV Service Won’t Be Announced Next WeekApple Subscription TV Service Won’t Be Announced Next Week
    Technology

    Apple may not launch a subscription TV service this year.

    By Peter Kafka and Dawn Chmielewski
    Technology
    ABC Digital Boss Albert Cheng Lands at AmazonABC Digital Boss Albert Cheng Lands at Amazon
    Technology

    He’ll be COO at Amazon Studios, which also hired Hollywood distribution veteran Bob Berney.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    An Evening With ‘Empire’: How to Make a Hit Show in a Digital World (Video)An Evening With ‘Empire’: How to Make a Hit Show in a Digital World (Video)
    Technology

    Twitter helps -- but so does a great story.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Art, Meet Tech (Video)Art, Meet Tech (Video)
    Technology

    The Met’s Sree Sreenivasan explains.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Les Moonves Says CBS Will ‘Probably’ Sign Up for Apple’s New TV Service (Video)Les Moonves Says CBS Will ‘Probably’ Sign Up for Apple’s New TV Service (Video)
    Technology

    “We’re excited about it.”

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Snapchat’s Evan Spiegel Talks About Those Emails and Diversity (Video)Snapchat’s Evan Spiegel Talks About Those Emails and Diversity (Video)
    Technology

    He’s sorry.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Thumbs Up! Thumbs Off! Snapchat Is Going to Make It Easier to Watch Videos.Thumbs Up! Thumbs Off! Snapchat Is Going to Make It Easier to Watch Videos.
    Technology

    Evan Spiegel wants people to watch more videos. So Snapchat is (probably) going to make it easier to watch videos.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Early BuzzFeed Employee Eric Harris LeavesEarly BuzzFeed Employee Eric Harris Leaves
    Technology

    He joined in 2008, when BuzzFeed was very different -- and much, much smaller.

    By Peter Kafka