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Jon Russell

Jon Russell was Asia Editor for The Next Web from 2011 to 2014. Originally from the UK, he lives in Bangkok, Thailand. You can find him on Twitter, Angel List, LinkedIn.

Jack Dorsey denies ousting forgotten founder, as he tells his side of Twitter’s early story
  • Twitter

Jack Dorsey denies ousting forgotten founder, as he tells his side of Twitter’s early story

  • Jon Russell
  • 12 years ago
Facebook buys mobile data optimization startup Onavo to beef up its Internet.org initiative
  • Facebook

Facebook buys mobile data optimization startup Onavo to beef up its Internet.org initiative

  • Jon Russell
  • 12 years ago
Here are the first images of G Flex, LG’s curved screen smartphone that launches next month
  • LG

Here are the first images of G Flex, LG’s curved screen smartphone that launches next month

  • Jon Russell
  • 12 years ago
Banksy sells original artwork worth over $200,000 for just $420 [Video] Featured Image

Banksy sells original artwork worth over $200,000 for just $420 [Video]

  • Jon Russell
  • 12 years ago
Is this Google’s upcoming Nexus 5 caught on video? Featured Image

Is this Google’s upcoming Nexus 5 caught on video?

  • Jon Russell
  • 12 years ago
Watch SpaceX’s Grasshopper rocket hover to a new high of 2,441 feet before relanding Featured Image

Watch SpaceX’s Grasshopper rocket hover to a new high of 2,441 feet before relanding

  • Jon Russell
  • 12 years ago
John McAfee doesn’t open links in emails until he’s phoned the sender to verify them Featured Image

John McAfee doesn’t open links in emails until he’s phoned the sender to verify them

  • Jon Russell
  • 12 years ago
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize produced one of the best tweets ever Featured Image

This year’s Nobel Peace Prize produced one of the best tweets ever

  • Jon Russell
  • 12 years ago
Payments company Dwolla is ending its support for Bitcoin and other virtual currencies Featured Image

Payments company Dwolla is ending its support for Bitcoin and other virtual currencies

  • Jon Russell
  • 12 years ago
Instagram no longer lets users disable video autoplay, a small but important step towards ads Featured Image

Instagram no longer lets users disable video autoplay, a small but important step towards ads

  • Jon Russell
  • 12 years ago
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