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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Facebook Inc. (FB) Redesigns Video Metrics, Adds Minutes Viewed For Page Owners

The social network has introduced total watch time, something video giant YouTube has long had, to its analytics system for video creators.

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Is 2016 The Tinder Election? Why Bernie Sanders Supporters Are Campaigning With A Hookup App

Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders are using the popular dating app as a form of modern-day, door-to-door campaigning.

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To Lure YouTube Stars, Kamcord Allows Mobile Gamers To Ask For Tips

The app that allows streaming of mobile games will now allow viewers to pay broadcasters through virtual goods.

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Twitter Update Introduces GIF Search To Social Network With Giphy, Riffsy

Users can now tap on a button to search for and share GIFs directly within the Twitter app.

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How eHarmony Stays Relevant In The Age of Tinder And Match Group

The 16-year-old dating site is growing in the age of Tinder by attracting people looking to establish comparatively more serious relationships.

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Instagram Video Views To Replace ‘Like’ Counter On Homescreen Of Mobile App

The photo- and video-sharing app will now display a video view count, instead of the "like" counter.

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Twitter Inc. Q4 2015 Earnings: Active User Growth Actually Dropped, Revenue Expectations Simply Met

CEO Jack Dorsey’s company revealed that user growth has stalled at 320 million for the past quarter, but it has a plan for turning that around.

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Facebook Adds Easy Captioning To Video Ads In Latest Push For TV Dollars

Advertisers can now more easily add captions to their video ads on the social network, which wants to be more competitive with TV.

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How Twitter Inc.'s (TWTR) Update Changes ‘While You Were Away’ On Your Timeline

The microblogging site on Wednesday released a new feature called “show me the best tweets first.”

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Twitter Inc. (TWTR) Q4 2015 Earnings Preview: Jack Dorsey Plans Big Changes For Your Timeline

As Twitter’s stock swoon makes it a takeover target, CEO Jack Dorsey is fiddling with the news feed in hopes of bringing in new users.

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Twitter Inc. (TWTR) Stock Opens 2% Down, Sending Market Cap To Under $10 Billion

The microblogging site reports fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday.

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For Super Bowl 50, Twitter Inc. (TWTR) Touts 4.3 Billion Views, Not Tweets Shared

The microblogging site shared numbers from Sunday's big game well after Facebook in an effort to show its value beyond real-time sharing.

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Snapchat’s Super Bowl Sponsored Lens From Gatorade Had More Than 100 Million Views

Gatorade sponsored an ad on Snapchat that allowed users to create an animated selfie of getting dunked.

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Twitter Inc. (TWTR) Stock Hits Record Low Two Days Before Fourth-Quarter Earnings

Shares of the microblogging site closed Monday at their lowest price since the company went public in 2013.

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Facebook Super Bowl 50 Sharing Numbers Decline Despite ‘Sports Stadium,’ Real-Time Push

Facebook and Twitter may have reached a plateau after years of record growth in new users and conversations around major sporting events.

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Facebook's Super Bowl Feature Sports Stadium Fails To Impress

The social network is trying to challenge Twitter for the real-time conversation, but stumbled with its “Sports Stadium” feature.

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VP Joe Biden Launches Facebook Page On World Cancer Day To Chat New Moonshot Initiative

On World Cancer Day, Vice President Joe Biden launched a page to discuss his “Cancer Moonshot Initiative.”

Facebook Friends Day Brings Video Montages To Your News Feed For Social Network's 12th Birthday

The 12-year-old social networking company celebrates Friends Day on Thursday with video montages of users' memories with friends.

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Why Tumblr Isn't Instagram For Yahoo And What Marissa Mayer Plans To Do About It

Yahoo plans to give Tumblr its own sales force in a bid to boost the $100 million ad business.

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Match Group Inc. (MTCH) Q4 2015 Earnings: Tinder Is Growing But Revenue Falls Short Of Expectations

The owner of the Match, OkCupid and Tinder sites reported fourth-quarter earnings of 2015 on Tuesday.

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Super Bowl 50 Live Streams On Periscope, Facebook Could Bring New Wave Of Copyright Violations

With Periscope and Facebook Live, anyone can broadcast the Super Bowl Sunday. So how does the NFL feel about that?

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Hillary Clinton vs. Bernie Sanders Means Billionaires vs. Small Donors Ahead Of Iowa Caucus

George Soros gave $7 million to a super PAC supporting Hillary Clinton, while Bernie Sanders hauled in $20 million last month from 770,000 donors.

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Twitter Inc.’s Hail Mary? For Super Bowl 50, Facebook’s Sports Stadium Will Bring Real-Time Social Media Showdown

Sports chatter in real time used to be Twitter's home-field advantage, but now Facebook is in it to show its worth as a hub of live sports content.

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Chipotle (CMG) E. Coli Outbreak May Be Over But Without A Determined Cause: Report

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may declare the end of the outbreak Monday.

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Coffee For Weight Loss? ‘Bulletproof Diet’ Claims Benefits From Cups Of Caffeine

The Bulletproof Diet, a plan that involves drinking just coffee for breakfast, was added to a list of celebrity diets to avoid in 2016.

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X Games Livestreams Go Mobile With GoPro, Periscope Partnership Prior To Competition

GoPro and Periscope's recent partnership has fueled live content from the slopes of Aspen, Colorado prior to this year's X Games.

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Amazon Inc. (AMZN) Q4 2015 Earnings: Retail Giant Fails On Estimates, Sending Stock Down By 13 Percent

The ecommerce and media giant led by Jeff Bezos missed on fourth-quarter expectations, sending its stock down 13 percent Thursday.

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Facebook Live Update: US iPhone Users Can Now Access Mobile Live-streaming Feature

All iPhone users in the United States can now access the social network's live video feature.

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Facebook Inc. (FB) Q4 2015 Earnings: Social Network Turns $1.5 Billion In Profit, Beats All Expectations

The social networking company topped $1.5 billion in quarterly profit for the first time and saw daily active users grow by 14 percent to 1.59 billion.

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Snapchat Discover One Year Later: How 23 Media Companies Are Building Stories For Evan Spiegel

Since the company’s network of 23 media partners launched last year, publishers have built mobile audiences and some have found a new revenue source.

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