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Facebook to build third international data center in Denmark
Twitter sells Fabric mobile developer platform to Google
Slack introduces threaded replies
Microsoft’s LinkedIn open-sources Bluepill for testing iOS apps
Social Native gets authentic fans to create social media content for brands
Google is killing the classic Google+ on January 24
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Syrian refugee sues Facebook for ‘defamatory’ posts after selfie with Angela Merkel
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App.net shutting down Twitter-like social platform on March 14, open-sources code
Snapchat’s latest refresh aims to make it easier to find friends, groups, and stories
EU rejects U.S. explanation of scanning Yahoo email for intelligence gathering
TechDirt faces fight for its life in ‘inventor of email’ lawsuit
Google+ starts showing high-resolution images that take up less bandwidth
Facebook makes it harder to notice when posts are edited
Twitter shutting down app used to manage business accounts on February 3
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Snap sued by ex-employee who alleges company misled investors
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Twitter’s China director Kathy Chen departs after 8 months
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