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.
If a $3 billion acquisition offer shocked you, prepare to faint at the latest Snapchat news: The company is reportedly in financing talks that would value it at $10 billion. Investors… Read more »
Instagram’s latest messaging app Bolt is reportedly its answer to the ever-present Snapchat threat. The company readily admits it’s a rip off of a whole host of predecessors. Read more »
Uber and Airbnb chose to forge the same partnership the same week, both striking a deal with business travel expensing company Concur. The move signals that the sharing economy is ready… Read more »
Airbnb has launched a search engine specifically for business travelers. The move is a crucial one as the company seeks to grow into its reported $10 billion valuation. Read more »
Max Levchin’s latest product, Homer, lets you see your friends’ phone screens to discover new apps. It also unwittingly provides a fascinating window into their lives. Read more »
During Facebook’s earnings call yesterday it seemed like things couldn’t get any better for the company, with both revenue and engagement growing rapidly. But this morning, the company one upped itself… Read more »
Twitter picked a rather opportune moment to publish its horrifying staff diversity statistics: During Facebook’s quarter two earnings release. Read more »
Facebook’s latest user engagement numbers, coming from its 2014 second quarter earnings statement, show a company riding high. Of Facebook’s active users, 63 percent use the site every single day. Read more »