Season 1 · Episode 13
Episode 13: Push Pop Press (Facebook Instant Articles) with Todd Bishop
June 6, 20161h 5m
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Show Notes
Ben and David are joined by Todd Bishop, technology reporter and co-founder of GeekWire, to discuss Facebook's 2011 acquisition of Push Pop Press.
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Highlights Include:
- The founding story of Push Pop Press by Kimon Tsinteris and Mike Matas.
- The evolution of Facebook Creative Labs, Facebook Paper, and eventually, Facebook Instant Articles.
- Facebook's role in the changing media landscape today.
- GeekWire's experiments with Facebook Instant Articles, Google Accelerated Mobile Pages, and live video.
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Topics
FacebookBusinessjournalismstartupacquisitionGeekwire