Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. We’re keeping our eyes on four particular stories of interest today.
Salesforce Acquires Radian6 for $326 Million
Enterprise cloud computing company Salesforce has acquired social media monitoring platform Radian6 for approximately $276 million in cash and $50 million in stock, the companies have announced.
Google Releases In-App Purchasing for Android
Google has released in-app billing for Android, finally giving mobile developers a much-needed source of revenue for their apps.
Google Promises Fewer, Better Ads in Gmail
Google is changing up its Gmail ads to increase their relevancy and decrease the number displayed.
Ev Williams Hints at Life After Twitter
Twitter co-founder Ev Williams broke a long silence in a blog post Tuesday, confirming that Twitter is “no longer [his] day job” and that he will be launching a new venture.
Further News
Google has quietly launched Google Talk Guru, an instant message chatbot that can deliver search results and answer queries such as sports scores.
Skype has launched Skype in the Classroom, a dedicated teacher network.
Top Time Warner ad man Mark D’Arcy has been nabbed by Facebook, which has tasked him with finding more and better ways for marketers to pump money into the social network’s coffers.
Rebecca Black's notorious "Friday" video has returned to YouTube after going offline shortly.