Carmel DeAmicis covers social media and parts of the consumer web for Gigaom. Prior to joining Gigaom, she reported on SF startups for PandoDaily, worked as a local TV news reporter in Dubai, and dissected Abu Dhabi culture for Time Out Magazine. She’s a Cal (’09) and Columbia (’12) grad who thinks the West Coast is the Best Coast. Outside the Bay tech scene, she’s a Potterhead, dance aficionado, consumer of carbohydrates, and caretaker to an aggressively cuddly cat named Merv.
Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel has reportedly been meeting with big companies to pitch the ephemeral messaging app as a content channel and advertising option, according to the Wall Street Journal. Ads would… Read more »
David Plouffe, Obama’s former campaign manager, will be joining Uber to run communications and policy. It’s a big growing moment for the transportation company, as it looks to disrupt more markets… Read more »
Twice a year before YC Demo Day, graduates return in droves for the exclusive, secretive “Alumni Demo Night.” The event has evolved into a massive networking opportunity, where former founders strike… Read more »
Twitter’s latest science lab experiment — turning favorites into retweets — is pissing off its users. So why is the company expanding it to an even bigger audience? Read more »
Expedia has rebuilt its technical infrastructure so it can continue to attract travelers. It showed off its new tablet and wearable apps this week. Read more »
Co-eds want a social media place to call their own, and Facebook isn’t serving that purpose anymore. eCampus Ventures is hoping to meet the need with its trifecta of apps, for… Read more »
Twitter users drove Robin Williams’ daughter Zelda off the site by tweeting that her father’s death was her fault. In response, Twitter promised to change and expand its anti-harassment policies. Read more »
China’s chat app WeChat grows bigger and bigger by the day. American social media companies could learn a thing or two from its creative money-making schemes for messaging. Read more »