Kerry Flynn

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Kerry Flynn is a technology reporter for International Business Times focused on social media companies (FB, TWTR, Snapchat, Tinder), mobile apps and startups and how they affect areas of life such as the 2016 U.S. presidential election, entertainment and news reporting. Prior, she wrote for The Huffington Post, Forbes and Money magazine. Kerry studied environmental science and economics at Harvard College, where she led The Harvard Crimson's metro news and design teams and played mellophone in the Band. When not listening to startup pitches, she runs half-marathons, plays with puppies and pretends to like craft beer.

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2016 Republican Debate vs. World Series: Google And Twitter Trends Show TV Viewers' Divided Attention [GRAPHIC]

While Google users seemed more interested in baseball's World Series, Twitter users seemed to favor Wednesday's Republican debate.

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Snapchat Update Adds Faster Messaging, Rewind, Slow-Mo, Fast Forward Video Filters And A Surprise Privacy Update

Latest update adds support for iPhone 6S's 3D Touch, which will make Snapchat even snappier.

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Issuu Adds Buy Button To Digital Magazines

Issu, an app that puts print magazines like VICE and New York Times Style in digital format, is adding an e-commerce feature.

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Why Poshmark Thinks It's The Top Site For Fashion E-Commerce With Just 1 Million Sellers

Online marketplace Poshmark branches out beyond secondhand-fashion e-commerce, but it's up against some pretty stiff competition for shoppers’ attention.

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Twitter Inc. (TWTR) Q3 2015 Earnings: Stock Plummets By 13 Percent As User Growth Struggles Yet Again

The microblogging site has been releasing more products and securing more partnerships, but new users just aren't biting.

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Extreme Sports Will Be The Killer App For Live Streaming (As Soon As Volcanoes Get Cell Phone Signals)

Extreme sports should be the killer app for live streaming, but athletes face a major obstacle: bad mobile service.

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Twitter Inc (TWTR) Q3 2015 Earnings Preview: Will Twitter's Catch-up Over Last Three Months Impress Investors?

Under CEO Jack Dorsey, the company has restructured its product and engineering teams, trimmed payroll and focused on user-driven features like Moments.

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Twitter Adds Real-Time Polls, Live Reactions To #DemDebate With CBS News Partnership

Twitter has partnered with CBS News to provide real-time insight and reactions for the Democratic Debate on Nov. 14.

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Amazon (AMZN) Q3 2015 Earnings: $25.4 Billion Revenue Beats Estimates, Jeff Bezos Touts Amazon Fire

The online retail giant's shares jumped after a quarterly report.

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How Twitter Inc (TWTR) Convinced 250,000 Mobile-App Developers Of Fabric’s Worth

Sensing that Twitter may have alienated software developers, CEO Jack Dorsey tried to mend relationships Wednesday -- and updates to the Fabric development kit helped.

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Twitter Inc (TWTR) Boasts A Billion Viewers (Not Users) In Latest Bid To Show Value To Advertisers, Wall Street

Operators of the microblogging site are pushing the statistic of 1 billion views per month as they work to change a perception that the site's growth has stalled.

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Twitter Inc (TWTR) Tweets Across Web And On Mobile Are About To Look A Lot Different

Meet Twitter Publish and Twitter Curator, the microblogging site’s new tools for seeing tweets across the Web.

Meet The Woman Named 'Bear' Who Is Luring Twitter Developers Back To The Flock

Madeleine "Bear" Douglas isn't bearlike at all, but she's leading the effort to bring Twitter developers back to the flock.

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CNN Chases Super Positive Cord-Cutters With Facebook Targeted Video Network ‘Great Big Story’

The cable news channel has launched a network called "Great Big Story" that will share short-form videos on social media.

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Bernie Sanders Takes On Donald Trump Traffic With Promoted Tweets For First Democratic Debate

The Hillary Clinton campaign and Donald Trump live-tweeted, while Sanders' campaign paid to promote the Twitter trend #DebateWithBernie.

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No, Meerkat Isn’t Dead. It's Actually Innovating Faster Than Periscope

Once a small team of 11, the live-streaming app has been ramping up staff and executing fast on product changes. But Facebook Live could bring it all crashing down.

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Beyond Twitter, ISIS Gains 10,000 Followers On Encrypted Messaging App Telegram

The terrorist organization, known for its proficiency with social media, is gaining a large number of new followers on an encrypted messaging app.

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Twitter CEO Jack Reveals Reason Behind 336 Layoffs, Tweets SEC Documents

“Emails like this are usually riddled with corporate speak so I’m going to give it to you straight,” Dorsey wrote in an email to employees.

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Election 2016 Rand Paul: Ahead Of Democratic Debate, GOP Candidate Will Use Facebook To Live-Stream Entire Day

Ready for his close-up? Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul will live-stream his entire day on the campaign's official Facebook page Tuesday.

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Facebook (FB) Adds ‘Shopping’ Section To Mobile App As Social Networks Chase E-Commerce Dollars

The social network's update is the latest move to attract more small businesses to sell from the site.

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Why Is Twitter (TWTR) Cutting Engineers? Rumored Layoffs Have Wall Street Confused

“It is important to run a tight ship, but simply cutting jobs is often the action of a company that does not know what else to do," an analyst wrote.

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Is Google Drive Down? Search Giant 'Investigating' Problem With Cloud Service

"We're investigating reports of an issue with Google Drive. We will provide more information shortly," the company wrote.

Facebook Adds College Football-Themed Profile Frames So Fans Can Show Team Spirit

For the social network's new "Show Your Game Face" feature, the University of Florida was first to participate.

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Why Whisper, The Facebook Alternative That Lets You Share Anonymously, Is No Secret To Brands Like Coca-Cola

Where similar apps have failed, Whisper is moving forward. The company recently locked ad deals with Universal Pictures, Fox and Coca-Cola.

Facebook Reactions: Dislike Button Alternative's 7 Emoji Include 'Smiling', 'Surprised', 'Angry'

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wasn't kidding in September. The social network is finally testing actions beyond the "Like" button.

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Google (GOOG) Releases Faster Mobile Web Browsing In New Open-Source Initiative With Twitter And 38 News Organizations

Similar to Facebook's Instant Articles initiative, Google has released an open-source system that will speed up Web browsing.

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Facebook Updates Ad Network In Long Quest To Unravel 30 Years Of Online Advertising Tradition

The social networking company's Brian Boland chats with International Business Times about a tool that rewards advertisers for sales, not clicks.

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Twitter Inc (TWTR) Releases 'Moments,' A Snapchat-Like App Update For Live Events

Twitter's "Project Lightning" is a new initiative based around curation of content for live events.

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Twitter Inc (TWTR) Stock Up 2 Percent Following Jack Dorsey Announcement

Twitter announced its new leadership more than an hour before markets opened and took questions from investors.

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Jack Dorsey Named Twitter CEO, Adam Bain Promoted To COO, Costolo Among Board Departures

The co-founder of the microblogging site is now the company's full-time chief executive.

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