Facebook will soon start recognizing hashtags. Hashtags are one of the most popular features on Twitter and serves as a monetization source. Many leading brands buy sponsored hashtags from Twitter as part of one-day campaigns. Facebook said today that the feature will roll out across the social network. Users and advertisers will be able to utilize the feature to highlight events and topics.
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Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer is on an acquisition spree including today’s announced that they have bought GhostBird Software. GhostBird is known for developing a couple of iPhone photography apps called KitCam and PhotoForge2. The two apps will be shut down effective immediately and they are no longer on the Apple App Store as of today.
Yahoo! has announced today that they will be freeing up “short, sweet, and memorable” Yahoo! IDs on July 15th. If you have been inactive for at least 12 months on Yahoo!, you will lose your ID. This is good news for users that want to have a better ID to use while on Yahoo!
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There is a new Tumblr blog that pokes fun at the redesign of iOS 7. iOS 7 has been criticized for a lack of innovation. Critics said that iOS 7 is simply a color retouch designed by Apple’s SVP of Industrial Design, Sir Jony Ive. This is why a parody blog called Jony Ive Redesigns Things was created.
Lawyers can get burned out with too much data. Legal data startup Modus has raised $10 million in funding to continue their expansion, according to VentureBeat. Harbert Management Corporation and Azalea Capital led this round of funding. Modus founder and CEO Abtin Buergari also participated in this round.
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Namely is a company that helps companies manage data and employee information in the cloud. Namely helps organizations manage performance reviews, time off, goals, reporting, and team planning. Namely has raised $3.35 million in Series A funding from True Ventures, Lerer Ventures, and Bullpen Capital. Some of Namely’s clients include Buzzfeed and VaynerMedia.
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Nintendo announced on Tuesday at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) event in Los Angeles that they are releasing several new Super Mario titles for the Wii U console. The new titles includes a new version of Super Smash Bros., Super Mario 3D World, and Mario Kart 8.
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Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer is auctioning an opportunity to have a lunch with her on CharityBuzz.com. Yesterday bids hit as high as about $5,000 and today it is at above $67,500 as of the time I am writing this. About 20 bids have been made so far and there are 15 days left to bid. When Apple CEO Tim Cook auctioned himself on the same website a couple weeks ago, the winning bidder paid $610,000.
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