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JANUARY 24, 2014

billion in 2014. Twitter has increased their ads since hitting the IPO scene, and Facebook introduces video ads to their news feed early on in 2014. Money spent on social ads is projected to reach $7.1 That’s billion with a ‘b.’ ’ It’s also projected to reach $11 billion by 2017.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2014

29, the San Francisco Giants defeated the Kansas City Royals to win the 2014 World Series. On Wednesday, Oct. However, it wasn’t the Giants everyone was focused on after the game and the days following. Who was everyone talking about? A regional manager for Chevy. A Chevy pace truck at Texas Motor Speedway on Nov.

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DECEMBER 22, 2014

After offering a publishing platform for its users in 2014, LinkedIn continues to grow as the B2B social networking leader. The first quarter in 2014 saw a 46 percent increase in revenue from paid users, totaling roughly $95 million. It’s off to the races!

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

5, 2014, CVS, one of the nation’s leading retail pharmacies, announced they would end sales of all tobacco in their 7,600 stores by Oct. “As a health care company, it’s time for us to take a stand and to put our customers, colleagues and patients on a path to better health,” the company said on their Facebook page.

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MARCH 5, 2014

— Flipboard (@Flipboard) March 5, 2014. Flipboard has announced they have acquired Zite and will be working with their team, as well as CNN, to create an “unparalleled personal magazine” for all readers. Flipboard acquires @Zite & partners with @CNN. Read CEO @mmccue 's letter on what lies ahead [link].

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JULY 15, 2013

Cons: Many bug issues, lack of features to synchronize bookmarks, large security holes that are targets for hackers, older versions of Windows Operating System lose Microsoft support in April, 2014, requiring an OS upgrade to use current versions of this browser.

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APRIL 8, 2015

Once banned by Apple back in September 2014, a popular app has made its return to the App Store. Launcher was banned by Apple last year for a violation of their design guidelines, due to the ability of the app to create a widget that leads to other applications and functions on the iPhone.

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