Mobile Minutes: Tide Spin app; Square lands overseas; Facebook pays; Dwayne Johnson’s YouTube channel
P&G starts online subscription service for Tide Pods
For decades Procter & Gamble Co. has relied on retailers, from local groceries to giants like Wal-Mart and Amazon, to sell its razors, shampoo and diapers. Now the consumer-products giant is looking for ways to cut out the middleman.
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Dorsey’s Square starts up UK operation for first European foray
Square Inc, the mobile payments company run by Twitter Inc CEO Jack Dorsey, has incorporated a business called Squareup Europe Ltd in Britain, registration documents show, lining itself up for what could be its first foray into Europe.
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Facebook to pay Internet stars for live video
Jon Paul Piques gained social-media fame posting bawdy six-second videos on Vine. In April, however, he used Facebook to live-stream a behind-the-scenes look at Playboy.
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Dwayne Johnson crashes onto YouTube, latest Hollywood celeb seeking to strike digital gold
Dwayne Johnson launched his new YouTube channel Monday with a video featuring a bevy of big-name digital stars — marking The Rock’s official entry into the growing club of Hollywood celebrities looking to cash in on their fame with digital content and apps.
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