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Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Peter Kafka

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    Facebook’s New Branch Hire Tweets About His Medium PostsFacebook’s New Branch Hire Tweets About His Medium Posts
    Technology
    Animal Planet! Team BuzzFeed Launches The Dodo With $2 Million and a Site Built by Rebel Mouse.Animal Planet! Team BuzzFeed Launches The Dodo With $2 Million and a Site Built by Rebel Mouse.
    Technology

    If you like looking at animals, and reading about animals, and watching videos of animals -- but nothing else -- this may be for you.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Facebook Buys Branch, the Messaging Startup Backed by Twitter’s Co-FoundersFacebook Buys Branch, the Messaging Startup Backed by Twitter’s Co-Founders
    Technology

    A $15 million “acqhire”; the team will be building out a new “Conversations group” for Mark Zuckerberg.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    NBCUniversal Invests in Ken Lerer’s NowThis NewsNBCUniversal Invests in Ken Lerer’s NowThis News
    Technology
    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    The Second CES: No Giant TVs, No Booth Babes -- Just a Ton of Media Money and Michael KassanThe Second CES: No Giant TVs, No Booth Babes -- Just a Ton of Media Money and Michael Kassan
    Technology

    Who is Michael Kassan? And why is everyone -- seriously, everyone -- at his parties?

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Beats Music Will Try to Do What Spotify Hasn’t, Using Marketing Muscle and AT&TBeats Music Will Try to Do What Spotify Hasn’t, Using Marketing Muscle and AT&T
    Technology

    Streaming music is popular. Paying for streaming music isn’t. Here’s the latest push.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Supreme Showdown: Court Will Hear Broadcasters’ Suit Against AereoSupreme Showdown: Court Will Hear Broadcasters’ Suit Against Aereo
    Technology

    Both Aereo and the TV industry want a ruling. They may get one this summer.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    As Song Sales Slump, Streaming BoomsAs Song Sales Slump, Streaming Booms
    Technology

    Blame the Harlem Shake.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Sony Doesn’t Have the Deals It Needs for Web TV -- But That’s Not Its Real ProblemSony Doesn’t Have the Deals It Needs for Web TV -- But That’s Not Its Real Problem
    Technology

    If Sony gets the same shows, at the same price, on a different pipe ... who cares?

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Apple App Store Sales Topped $10 Billion Last YearApple App Store Sales Topped $10 Billion Last Year
    Technology
    By Peter Kafka

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