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Jack Dorsey Talks About Square and Twitter On Charlie Rose
Square and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey went on Charlie Rose to talk about the two companies he runs. He also briefly talked about Facebook’s acquisition of Instagram. During the interview Dorsey said that mobile payments company Square is growing fast and is planning to expand internationally.
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Square Expected To Be Put At A $4 Billion Valuation
Square is preparing to raise another round of funding that would put them at a $4 billion valuation according to sources with AllThingsD. This would quadruple Square’s valuation since 10 months ago when they raised $100 million, putting them at a $1 billion valuation. Square was founded by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey and the service focuses on accepting credit card payments through smartphones and tablets.
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Facebook Outbid Twitter For Instagram
When Facebook bought out Instagram, they had outbid Twitter for a deal. Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey was also an investor in Instagram and he tried to purchase the company before Facebook. Dorsey had used Instagram on a daily basis to send photos to Twitter, but since the deal has been announced he stopped using it.
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Facebook Acquiring Instagram For $1 Billion
Facebook has announced that they are acquiring Instagram, a popular photo-sharing application, for $1 billion in cash and stock. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement on a profile post from his account. Zuckerberg said that they are planning to allow Instagram run independently from Facebook. It was only three days ago where it was that Instagram raised $50 million.
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Google, Twitter, Yahoo!, and Other Tech Company Execs Sign Petition Against SOPA
Stop Online Piracy Act is a bill that was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives in October 2011 by Lamar Smith (R-TX). This Act would allow the Department of Justice and copyright holders to seek court orders against websites accused of copyright infringement that would prevent online ad networks and payment facilitators from doing business with those websites. Opponents in this bill believe that this is Internet censorship. Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, PayPal co-founder Elon Musk, and Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang oppose the bill. Their letter will appear as a paid ad in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other newspapers.
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Salvation Army Red Kettle Ringers To Start Accepting Credit Cards Through Square
During the holiday season, the Salvation Army usually rings bells and collects donations in front of restaurants and grocery stores. One of the problems I have is that I always use my credit card and almost never have spare change or cash. The Salvation Army is solving that problem for me by accepting credit cards by using Square credit card readers.
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Twitter Opens Office In NYC
Jack Dorsey and Michael Bloomberg officially announced Twitter’s New York City office today. “I want to thank the Mayor for his vision on creating 21st century jobs. I know you have an engineering degree, Mr. Mayor, and you may be looking for a new job soon. We’re hiring,” quipped Dorsey to the mayor.
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Square Was Almost Named Squirrel Until Dorsey Talked To Apple
When accepting the award at the 21st Century Visionary award at San Francisco’s Commonwealth Club earlier this week, Jack Dorsey spoke about Twitter and Square. Dorsey is a co-founder at Twitter and founded Square. Dorsey said that the company name Square was almost named “Squirrel” and the card reader dongle was made of wood and shaped like an acorn.
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Visa Invests In Mobile Payment Company Square
Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) has invested an undisclosed amount into the mobile payment service founded two years ago by Jack Dorsey, Square. A Visa executive will be joining Square’s board of directors as a result.
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Confirmed: Flipboard Raises $50 Million At A $200 Million Valuation
Flipboard CEO Mike McCue has confirmed that the company has raised $50 million at a $200 million valuation. Insight Venture Partners led this round of funding. “We’re obviously thrilled, because we think it confirms our focus that people want a beautifully designed way to interact with content and to share it,” stated McCue. “And there is a lot more to come–on a scale of one to 10, we’re just at a two or three.”
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