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.

'Star Wars' Black Friday Sales Hit Or Miss For Retail Stores In US

Toy sales for the film “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” are expected to bring in $1 billion this year, but Black Friday sales across the U.S. have been inconsistent.

Snapchat Update Brit+Co Adds Holiday Content To Discover, Temporarily

Brit+Co, an online retail and do-it-yourself fashion startup, has earned a highly coveted spot on the ephemeral mobile media app, temporarily.

Sports On Snapchat: How 2015 Became The Year NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL Snapped Stories To Millennials

Every major U.S. sports league has embraced the video messaging app's "Stories" in a bid to reach millennials.

Snapchat Update Story Explorer Adds More Algorithms, Reporting To Mobile App

The mobile app also will rely more on user flagging of inappropriate content.

Snapchat Releases 75 New Filters At Airports, Train Stations For Thanksgiving Travel

General Electric created new Snapchat filters for 50 major airports and 25 train stations.

Kamcord, Tencent-Backed Mobile Game-Streaming App, Goes Global With Korea And Japan Launches

A U.S.-based mobile game-streaming app has opened offices in Korea and Japan. Next up? China.

Twitter Inc (TWTR) Emoji Study Gives A 'Praise Hands' To Oxford Dictionary And Millennials

Remember the "Word of the Year"? The study found emoji to be the most popular on the social network.

Match Group Inc (MTCH) IPO Preview: Tinder Is The Shiny Object For Wall Street

Match Group Inc (MTCH) will be listed Thursday on Nasdaq. But investors aren't wooed to buy, yet.

Paris ISIS Attacks: Tech Industry Says 'Anti-Terror' Back Doors Would Make US Less Safe

"Creating policy from a reactive posture is inherently problematic," the head of public policy for Mozilla told International Business Times.

With Safety Check Nigeria, Facebook Inc. (FB) Continues Connecting Victims In Terrorist Acts Post-Paris Attacks

"Please don't let a small minority of extremists make you pessimistic about our future," Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a post on his Facebook page.

How Social Networks Balance Terrorism With Mission For Open Communication

With the Paris attacks, social networks are taking aggressive stances against the Islamic State. “There is no place for terrorists on Facebook,” a representative said.

Facebook Safety Check Helps Parisians, Company Responds To Those In Beirut Asking, 'Why Not Us'

Facebook deployed the check-in feature Friday night during the Paris attacks, but had used the tool on only five previous occasions — all in the aftermath of a natural disaster.

How Facebook Inc (FB) Locked 70 Publishers Into Creating Even More Mobile Alerts

So far, about 70 publishers have signed up for the networking site's new standalone mobile app for news, and each partner can run a number of so-called stations.

Inside Twitter’s CBS News Debate Partnership: Political Spotlight May Finally Elevate TWTR User Numbers

Democratic presidential contenders won't be the only ones in the spotlight Saturday, because Twitter has inked a TV debate partnership with CBS News.

Tumblr Update Opens Messaging To Only 1,500 Users For Viral Test

The popular blogging site added instant messaging, following in the steps of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat.

Serial Entrepreneur David Byttow On Why Secret Failed, And What Snapchat Is Doing Right

David Byttow, a tech entrepreneur who has worked at Google, Medium, and Square, chats with IBT about building a successful app.

Tinder User Data Revealed In Match Group's Effort To Woo Wall Street's IPO Love

“A lot of how Match goes depends on how Tinder gets monetized,” one analyst says. “They’re going to have to give more data. They’re going to have to give a lot more data.”

Pinterest Update Adds Virtual Search Tool For Scanning Images, Without Words

Pinterest added a "virtual search tool" to its site and apps that lets users search for images with other photos.

Medium Rewrites Its Own Story And Gets Another Big Endorsement From The POTUS

The Trans-Pacific Partnership deal just went up on the blogging service, following the path of Amazon, the New York Times and others seeking transparency.

Facebook Inc (FB) Stock Up By 5 Percent, Securing Social Network's Spot In $300 Billion Club

The social network now joins Apple, Alphabet and Microsoft in an exclusive club of companies with $300 billion market valuation.

Facebook Inc (FB) Q3 2015 Earnings: Social Network's $4.5 Billion Revenue Beats Expectations

The social network company showed solid growth in its mobile ad business when it reported quarterly financial results.

Is Google Calendar Down? Search Giant Responds With Investigation Of Service Disruption

“Google Calendar is temporarily unavailable," a server error page read Wednesday afternoon.

Facebook Inc (FB) Q3 2015 Earnings Preview: Video Ads, Instagram Could Drive Revenue To $4.37B But Investors Worry About Spending

When it discloses figures Wednesday, the operator of the popular social networking site is expected to report major spikes in revenue and earnings per share.

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