Facebook Introduces Trending Videos Feature to News Feed
Last month, Facebook introduced a feature called “trending articles” that stuck a slideshow into your news feed of popular news articles via your friends that you might have missed. It…
Drew Olanoff
Drew Olanoff is The Next Web's West Coast Editor. He coined the phrase "Social Good" and invented the "donation by action" model for online charitable movements. He founded #BlameDrewsCancer. You can follow him on Twitter, Google+, Facebook, or email drew@thenextweb.com
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TETRIS The Movie [video]
We love all things geeky here at The Next Web, including the amazing game from our childhoods, TETRIS. I’ve had this game on Nintendo, Game Boy, iPhone and every other…
Airbnb iOS App Now Has Offline Access
Among some usability tweaks and bug fixes, Airbnb has announced an update to its iOS app which brings a new cool feature: offline access for messages and itineraries. If you’ve…
Yahoo! Employees Seem to Like Axis
Yahoo! came at the tech world in a blur this week, launching its new search and browsing tool Axis. Response has been lukewarm, especially since the launch didn’t go completely…
Folders for Facebook Apps Could be a Good Thing
Now that Facebook has launched its own photography app called Camera, the company now has four standalone apps. Of course it has its main app, then Pages Manager, Messenger, and…
The Exclusive Story Behind SteveTold.Us
Last week we told you about a neat single-serving site called SteveTold.Us that gave you some great quotes from Apple’s Steve Jobs upon every refresh. Since its launch, the site…
Yahoo! Shuts Down its Flipboard Clone Livestand
According to Jason Del Rey of Ad Age, Yahoo! is closing up shop on its Android and iPad “Flipboard clone”, Livestand. The service was announced last February, showing that Yahoo!…
Google's Blogger Updates Its Signup Flow
In Google’s continued efforts to streamline its entire product offering through integration, the Blogger team quietly rolled out an update yesterday to the signup process for new users. We covered…
FRONTROW Lets You Snap Photos During YouTube LIvestreams
If you’ve ever attended a live event you know that one of the most essential functions while you’re there is to take photos of those perfect moments you catch with…
Are Google Glasses the Future, or Closer to the Right Now?
Google doesn’t make it practice of teasing things before they’re released. Usually, things like Google+ just “happen”, and we’re left to wonder what the story is behind the project. Sure,…
Roadninja Adds Gas Prices to its Location App
Last year we told you about a cool little iOS app powered by foursquare’s API called Roadninja. As you’re driving, the app lets you know which highway exits are coming…
On February 8th, 2004 Facebook had 650 Users
Now that Facebook is all grown up, it’s nice to take a stroll down memory lane every now and then. Thanks to a tweet from Matthew Keys, we’re reminded of…
Andy Samberg Impersonates Mark Zuckerberg During Harvard Speech
If you haven’t seen Andy Samberg on Saturday Night Live, you’re truly missing out on some hilarious comedy. During a College Class Day speech at Harvard yesterday, Samberg did his…
Socialcam Starts Landing Big Brands On Its Platform
The latest trends for startups, specifically mobile applications, is to attract celebrities with big followings to their platform. So far, it has worked for companies like Instagram, Mobli, Viddy, and…
RealNetworks Reaches Agreement Over E-Commerce Practices
RealNetworks had come under fire from the Washington State Attorney General’s office for some of its e-commerce practices in the past. Two years after those complaints were made, the two…
