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Facebook Group Helps Tornado Victims Get Their Belongings Back

May 21, 2013 by Stan Schroeder Leave a Comment

A Facebook group is helping the victims of the massive Oklahoma tornado, which killed 51 people and left many homeless, get their belongings back

On its trail of destruction, the tornado has blown debris from houses — including people's personal belongings and important documents — many miles away.

The Facebook group asks members to post photos of any items or documents that were blown into their yard, so that they can be returned to the rightful owners

"I'm just trying to help. I couldn't imagine losing my kids' pictures," Leslie Hagelberg, the group's founder, told The Huffington Post. Read more...

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YouTube Subscriptions and Other News You Need to Know

May 10, 2013 by Stan Schroeder Leave a Comment

Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world.

Today, we're looking at three particularly interesting storiesYouTube has announced a new pilot program for paid content. Select partners can now offer their videos for a la carte monthly subscriptionsAmazon may be working on a 3D phone, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Finally, Facebook has issued its first update for Home.

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Facebook May Buy Waze and Other News You Need to Know

May 9, 2013 by Stan Schroeder Leave a Comment

Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world

Today, we're looking at three particularly interesting storiesFacebook is rumored to be buying Israel-based social map app Waze for as much as $1 billion, according to CalcalistApple wants access to Google documentation concerning the source code for Android. Lastly, the HTC First — that’s the first phone to come pre-installed with Facebook’s Home software — is now going for $0.99 at AT&T with a two-year contract.

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Facebook May Buy Waze and Other News You Need to Know

May 9, 2013 by Stan Schroeder Leave a Comment

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Report: Facebook Looking to Buy Waze for $1 Billion

May 9, 2013 by Stan Schroeder Leave a Comment

Facebook is considering buying GPS company Waze for $800 million to $1 billion, Israeli daily newspaper Calcalist reports.

The talks are in an advanced stage, Calcalist claims. The two companies started talking started six months ago, due diligence is underway and a term sheet was signed

Waze, whose turn-by-turn navigation app uses crowdsourcing to gather real-time conditions on the road, has had 44 million users in April 2013

The two companies are partners; Waze already lets users share their drive with Facebook friends. Buying a social, mobile app with a strong user base makes sense for Facebook; if the acquisition happens it'll be interesting to see what Facebook's plans are in the GPS/location space Read more...

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Facebook’s Earnings and Other News You Need to Know

May 2, 2013 by Stan Schroeder Leave a Comment

Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world.

Today, we're looking at three particularly interesting storiesFacebook reported its quarterly earnings Wednesday. The company cleared $1.45 billion in revenue, 30% of which came from mobile advertisingiOS 7 will be on time, according to sources who say Apple is scrambling engineers from other divisions to get the mobile OS ready. And the Pentagon could soon start using more iPhones and Samsung devices.

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Yahoo Earnings and Other News You Need to Know

April 17, 2013 by Stan Schroeder Leave a Comment

Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world.

Today, we're looking at three particularly interesting storiesYahoo reported its quarterly earnings Tuesday. Its EPS sat at $0.35, up from last year and above investor expectations for the quarterMicrosoft announced a patent protection deal with Hon Hai, parent company of device maker Foxconn. Finally, Facebook brought chat heads to iDevices in its last update.

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Yahoo Earnings and Other News You Need to Know

April 17, 2013 by Stan Schroeder Leave a Comment

Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world.

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Facebook Home Starts Rolling Out Internationally Today

April 16, 2013 by Stan Schroeder Leave a Comment

Facebook Home will start rolling out to users outside of the U.S. on Tuesday, Facebook's head of mobile engineering Cory Ondrejka revealed at ATD's Dive Into Mobile conference

Furthermore, Ondrejka said that the first update to Facebook Home is coming in the "second week of May." No details about the new version were given

The new Facebook-centric UI for Android phones became available in the U.Slast week

It is currently available for four Android smartphones: the HTC One X, HTC One X+, the Samsung Galaxy S III and the Samsung Galaxy Note II

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Google Fiber Comes to Austin and Other News You Need to Know

April 10, 2013 by Stan Schroeder Leave a Comment

Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world.

Today, we're looking at three particularly interesting stories. Google has confirmed Austin, Texas as the next stop for its super-fast Fiber internet serviceApple and Yahoo are in talks about the possibility of higher-profile Yahoo apps and services on Apple’s line of iDevices. Finally, Facebook is adding emoticons to your status updates.

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