Each week we scour the Twitter-sphere and pull popular opinions on breaking tech news. Let’s get you up to speed.
1) Apple to acquire Beats for $3.2B.
Apple interested in Beats for paid streaming conversion rate, plans to improve its headphones http://t.co/RKH4M6tPS8 http://t.co/vM8wlC8pb1
— Techmeme (@Techmeme) May 12, 2014
Much-needed context: The history of #Beats Electronics, from inception to Apple http://t.co/JJDcInk2pn pic.twitter.com/h05BkGDXsj
— VentureBeat (@VentureBeat) May 12, 2014
Why the Apple-Beats deal makes sense, & why it doesn't: http://t.co/tTXz5vabQL
— Forbes (@Forbes) May 11, 2014
2) Alibaba files for IPO
Alibaba, the e-commerce giant with more sales than Amazon and eBay combined, just filed for its IPO http://t.co/Hd3rF3qPke
— The Verge (@verge) May 7, 2014
“It gives her firepower to go buy companies.”
Yahoo will double its cash with the Alibaba IPO:
http://t.co/FvxgPNf9nm pic.twitter.com/A3H3Tsbeas
— Bloomberg News (@BloombergNews) May 7, 2014
If Alibaba's IPO meets expectations, it could revive Wall Street's appetite for tech offerings http://t.co/KzWA8whvO1
— WIRED (@WIRED) May 7, 2014
3) Quora joining Y-Combinator’s S14 batch.
welcome quora! http://t.co/bEZQ22u5XY
— Sam Altman (@sama) May 9, 2014
Q: Why Did Quora Join Y Combinator? A: It Was Almost Free http://t.co/LzS7KkHlB1 by @joshconstine
— TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) May 11, 2014
For 0.013% in equity, Quora gets access to YC's network, while YC gets more late-stage cred http://t.co/sQdQiATncl http://t.co/KZg1FGqWgW
— Techmeme (@Techmeme) May 11, 2014
Quora is joining YC. I hear 500 Startups lost that deal, but is now in late stage negotiations with Yahoo Answers.
— Startup L. Jackson (@StartupLJackson) May 9, 2014
4) Facebook going after YouTube
Facebook pages now have built-in analytics, allowing brands to see who is watching their videos and for how long. http://t.co/w4nrTpk07a
— Percolate (@percolate) May 6, 2014
Facebook ramping up video analytics. Long way to climb to compete with YouTube. Preferential treatment in news feed? http://t.co/Q2nv04gddm
— Dan Harbison (@darbison) May 6, 2014
Facebook Debuts New Video Analytics: Why Brands Should Pay Attention – http://t.co/Am3LEWCw9h
— Simply Measured (@simplymeasured) May 7, 2014
And for fun…
5) @jack’s Mother’s Day shoutout.
Where my mom was born. Happy Mother's Day, @marciadorsey. pic.twitter.com/zcxx3v28Lb
— Jack Dorsey (@jack) May 11, 2014
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