Amazon Prime VP, Co-Founder Greg Greeley Leaves for AirBNB Post
Greg Greeley, VP of Amazon Prime and delivery experience, and a Prime founder, has departed the company to head the Homes business at home-rental platform AirBNB, following almost two decades at the ecommerce giant. Greeley, in his farewell note to his LinkedIn colleagues, cited as his draw to … Read More
After Sachin, Sourav Ganguly joins LinkedIn as a global influencer, tweeple are over the moon
Sachin Tendulkar joined LinkedIn in March last year. Now, it's time for Sourav Ganguly to do so. Dada joined the professional networking platform's 'Influencer' programme that includes over 500 global leaders and thinkers. The LinkedIn Influencer Program, as it is called, includes names such as … Read More
BlackBerry sues Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp for patent infringement
TORONTO — BlackBerry Ltd. is taking Facebook Inc. and its WhatsApp and Instagram subsidiaries to court in California, alleging they've infringed on several U.S. patents owned by the Canadian company. Among other things, the Waterloo, Ont.-based company alleges that seven of its U.S. patents … Read More
Kourtney Kardashian Reactivates Instagram After Briefly Unfollowing Boyfriend Younes Bendjima
Kourtney Kardashian and her boyfriend Younes Bendjima sent their fans into a frenzy with some unusual social media behavior this week. On Monday, Kardashian, 38, briefly shut down her Instagram account, while Bendjima, 24, made his private, according to Cosmopolitan — just days after the couple … Read More
Look #nofilter: Deutsche Bank opens Instagram account
Deutsche Bank is extending the reach of its social media presence to Instagram, opening a channel to "visually convey a different side" to the company's activities. Instagram already has an impressive 700 million users, around half of whom are active on the image sharing channel on a daily basis, and … …
BlackBerry suing Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp
“As a cybersecurity and embedded software leader, BlackBerry's view is that Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp could make great partners in our drive toward a securely connected future, and we continue to hold this door open to them,” McKinney said in a statement emailed to CBC News. “However … Read More
BlackBerry sues Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram in messaging patent spat
BlackBerry — yep, them — has filed a lawsuit against Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, claiming that the companies infringed on patents relating to BlackBerry Messenger. This is not the first time the company has sued other tech firms, drawing on its back catalog of over 40,000 patents in a bid …
Ever wanted to delete a message? WhatsApp making it even easier to do
We've all sent messages we regret – but thanks to WhatsApp, a new feature has meant since October we've been able to delete those embarrassing … It's expected that in order to be able to delete a message for longer, you will have to have the latest version of WhatsApp …
Kim Kardashian West Goes After Yeezy Critics on Twitter
Kim Kardashian West was very mad on Tuesday, taking to Twitter to dispel rumors about the upcoming Yeezy Season 7 line and push back at haters. The offending tweet came from the popular "Yeezy Mafia" Twitter fan account, which is well-known for getting the scoop on upcoming Yeezy news. Earlier … …
Lawyer asks Twitter to clear client – with bottle top
A French lawyer has appealed to Twitter users to help him clear a client by identifying a red bottle top. Patrice Reviron, who … "Calling Twitter. Identifying the origin of this bottle top (found in 2010) and its use could save an innocent person caught up in a criminal case. …