Mobile Minutes: T-Mobile grows; Pandora recommends nearby concerts; Pinterest nabs Snapchat ad guru; Venmo expands payments
Subscriber additions drive T-Mobile’s profit beat, forecast
T-Mobile US Inc’s quarterly revenue and profit beat analysts’ estimates as heavy promotions helped the No.3 U.S. wireless carrier attract customers and allowed it to raise its full-year forecast for postpaid subscriber additions.
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Pandora adds concert ticket notifications as first step of Ticketfly integration
Pandora took a first major step towards integrating its concert ticketing unit Ticketfly with its music streaming service: Pandora listeners are now being shown recommendations for concerts in their area that are based on the music they listen to.
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Pinterest steals away one of Snapchat’s advertising gurus
Pinterest, the online service for collecting images of cakes, hair styles, and more, has hired away one of Snapchat’s experts in measuring the impact of ad campaigns.
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Venmo users can make purchases, split checks
Venmo wants to make buying takeout with your friends as easy as possible.
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