Visitors trying to enter the United States might want to pay closer attention to what they’re putting out into the world on Twitter, Facebook and elsewhere. A proposed change to the forms used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection will ask for...
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Seahawks punter Jon Ryan quits social media after getting upset over Orlando comments
Seattle Seahawks punter Jon Ryan, a fan favorite for his candid presence on social media, deleted his Twitter and Instagram accounts this...
From sports news to social media marketing: Ripl raises $1.8M after series of pivots
It took a couple pivots, a lot of grit, and a little bit of sacrifice — but Paul Ingalls...
Fexy Media adds Simply Recipes to portfolio of food sites targeting millennials
Food media is a competitive market and everyone has their eyes set on millennials. Like Hanzel and Gretel before them, young people are being aggressively courted...
Facebook shifts stance to allow sponsored posts from media companies
With the rise of ad blockers cutting into the bottom line, media companies have turned to sponsored content to gain back some of that revenue. But getting those posts in front of people as more and more traffic comes from Facebook...
Google turns the lights out on Glass’ social media channels
The last known image of whatever Google Glass has become; now, we're pretty confident that it won't bear the name Google Glass.
2015 came and went without any sign of a refreshed version of Google Glass, in spite of a late December FCC filing packed full of photos of a fancier, foldable take on the...
Socedo raises $1.5M to help marketers generate sales leads from social media chatter
Socedo has raised a financing round to grow its platform that helps marketers generate sales leads from social media activity. The 3-year-old Seattle-based startup today announced a $ 1.5 million round led by Vulcan Capital and Divergent...
Seattle online news site Crosscut merges with KCTS 9, forms new ‘multiplatform’ non-profit Cascade Public Media
Two Seattle-based non-profits are joining forces in an effort to create a new media entity that the organizations say will spark an “exciting new chapter” for regional news in the Pacific Northwest. Crosscut, the digital news site started eight years ago by Seattle luminary David Brewster, and KCTS 9 Public Television, which started in...
New Groupon CEO says company is misunderstood by analysts, media, consumers
You don’t understand us. That’s the message from new Groupon CEO Rich Williams, who penned a blog post on Thursday titled “Why We’ll Win in Local” and dispels “myths” related to the company’s past, present, and future. “Groupon is a misunderstood company,” Williams wrote. “We’re misunderstood by analysts. We’re misunderstood...