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After accidentally leaking its existence a week ago, Facebook is finally rolling out new app Slingshot. Read more »
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After accidentally leaking its existence a week ago, Facebook is finally rolling out new app Slingshot. Read more »
Facebook is apparently not exiting the ephemeral messaging game — a new app rolled out in select countries, called Slingshot, looks designed to compete with Snapchat. Read more »
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Snapchat hired away a top Google engineer, then there was a story about it, and that’s where the trouble began. Read more »
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