Alex HeathinCheddarFacebook Names Trio of New Instagram ExecsInstagram has new engineering, design, and communication chiefs in the wake of the departure of the app’s cofounders.2 min read·May 3, 2019--3--3
Alex HeathinCheddarWhy Facebook is Mapping the Entire World’s PopulationBefore you bring internet access to a new area for the first time, it helps to know how many people live there.3 min read·Apr 10, 2019--1--1
Alex HeathinCheddarQ&A: Snap’s VP of Camera Platform, Eitan PilipskiA Snap executive explains the company’s approach to building for augmented reality.11 min read·Apr 7, 2019----
Alex HeathinCheddarQ&A: Instagram’s New Head of Product, Vishal ShahInstagram’s new product chief talks about the app’s new push into e-commerce and life after the departure of Instagram’s two cofounders.23 min read·Mar 21, 2019--14--14
Alex HeathinCheddarSnap Readies Push Into Gaming“Project Cognac,” will feature games made for Snapchat2 min read·Mar 15, 2019----
Alex HeathinCheddarWhy the Head of WhatsApp Just QuitChris Daniels led WhatsApp for less than a year.3 min read·Mar 15, 2019----
Alex HeathinCheddarTop EU Antitrust Cop Says Amazon Probe is Now ‘Advanced’The EU’s investigation into Amazon is now “quite advanced” and has collected “enormous amounts of data” from Amazon and third-party…2 min read·Mar 11, 2019----
Alex HeathinCheddarTinder is Worth Roughly $10 BillionThe business of app-based dating is booming.3 min read·Mar 7, 2019----
Alex HeathinCheddarTikTok Doubles Down on U.S. with Hire of Veteran YouTube ExecThe lighthearted and youthful nature of TikTok has quickly put it at the center of American meme culture.4 min read·Feb 8, 2019--1--1
Alex HeathinCheddarFacebook Makes First Blockchain Acquisition With ChainspaceThis is the clearest sign yet of Facebook’s ambition to be a big player in the nascent crypto industry.3 min read·Feb 5, 2019--1--1