Social network co-founder Chris Hughes calls for radical rethink on company, and internet blows up. But would anything really change?
Author: Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY
Break up Facebook?
Facebook co-founder calls for government intervention for social network, the talk of the week. Google announces new phones and speaker branding.
Gaming school: Age of Learning aims to hook ‘Fortnite’ generation with new educational app
Will parents go on the hook for $9.99 monthly for another game in junior’s life? That’s the question facing Age of Learning.
Gaming Instagram for fun & profit in expose
Social media’s credibility took another hit this week with Mueller report, latest Facebook apology and new expose on how easy it is to game Instagram
How I flew to Japan and am headed to Spain for free
Chase cards have best terms, but hefty yearly fees, but way more generous than specific airline cards. Marriott’s card is liberal, but expires soon.
Google offers free YouTube Music for Google Home speakers
Matches offer from Amazon with a twist–the songs are ad-free, and available not just on Google Home but any speaker that works with Google Assistant.
“Alexa, play some free songs for me”
Previously, Echo owners could only hear music without subscribing if they were Prime members. But now Amazon has opened a free tier for them.
Google and Amazon make up — YouTube coming to Fire TV
Longtime adversaries agree to agree, but only for TV streaming; YouTube still not available on Echo Show, nor Google products for sale on Amazon.
Farmville game spam battle couldn’t stop Words with Friends maker Zynga
Zynga survived a Facebook algorithm change by focusing on the hits and updating them, while bringing in acquisitions for new games.
Apple accused of securities fraud and misleading public
On January 2nd, Apple CEO Tim Cook revised guidance for quarter, based on lower iPhone sales. Lawsuit says he should have revealed it earlier.