Saturday, May 10, 2014

Weekly Wrap Up: May 4 - 10

Here's what you may have missed:
  • LinkedIn's 200 Million International Users Will Now See Tailored Ads - The company on Tuesday announced new targeting filters for advertisers that includes the ability to surface ads based on a user's preferred language. Companies will also be able to specify the audience for each post in their feed, meaning they can identify which users will see which updates or ads.
  • Amazon Opens Wearable Technology Store - The company on Tuesday launched a storefront dedicated to wearable technology. Customers can compare wearable tech devices within specific categories like smartwatches, fitness trackers and wearable cameras.
  • Report: Fingerprint Sensor Coming to iPad Air and iPad Mini - The latest Apple rumor seems almost obvious: The iPhone 6, iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 will all feature Touch ID fingerprint sensors. The information comes from a report out of China that claims the first batch of Touch ID sensors for the next-generation of Apple phones and tablets are already complete.
  • NBCUniversal Drops $7.7 Billion to Broadcast Olympics Through 2032 - NBCUniversal has reached an agreement with the International Olympic Committee for the U.S. broadcast rights to the Winter Games and Summer Games through 2032. The price tag is $7.65 billion, along with a $100 million signing bonus, according to the International Olympics Committee (IOC).
  • What Fresh Statistics Tell Us About Twitter’s Decline - A recent article on CNNMoney cites Twitter’s lack of user growth as a reason for a recent decline in the company’s stock price. Another widely-read article in The Atlantic, A Eulogy for Twitter, speculated that the service was entering its “twilight.”

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