Hack Week @ Twitter + MORE

It’s no April Fools joke: Twitter is getting seriously serious about monetization. Just the latest indicator is a refreshed and updated help site the social network launched today for business users. AKA, potential advertisers.
The new site includes a short Twitter 101 overview for those to whom “tweet” and “hashtag” are still Greek…

Just in time for April Fool’s Day, YouTube has released a list of channels that have shared some of the most ridiculous pranks ever captured on video. Ranked by number of subscribers, here are the top ten.
Here, you’ll also find the most-viewed video for each channel, including the number of views…

Even though the Nevada, Delaware and New Jersey state legislatures just passed laws that pave the way for online gambling in the U.S., Zynga is not going to be the first to get in on it.
Given how terrible the economics of running a blog are, TechCrunch has been exploring new revenue streams. They may include, but are not limited to, premium Justin Timberlake-filters on blog posts, Path 3…

Facebook is continuing its test with a few global retailers to make Offers more effective in generating online sales. Part of this includes a new “remind me” button on offers that appear in the mobile feed.
When we found Facebook is testing a new version of Offers in February, the options to shop immediately or get a reminder before the promotion ends were only available on desktop…

Kakao Talk has revealed today that its Internet-based mobile messaging app has hit 10 million downloads in Japan, putting additional pressure on rivals Line and WeChat.
The Korean mobile messaging giant published a blog post earlier today – spotted by  SD Japan – to celebrate the milestone with its renowned cast of illustrated animal characters…

Raspberry Pi, the tiny, ultra-cheap, Linux-based PC, went on sale Monday in the U.S. through retailer Allied Electronics, but it’s already out of stock
The A version of the computer, which only costs $25, has 256MB of RAM, a single USB 2.0 socket, an HDMI, SD card, and 3.5 audio sockets, but no Ethernet port…

Our second Hack Week of the year has just begun. (Yes, it is April Fools Day; no this is not a joke.) This is one of my favorite parts of each quarter –– as a company, we take a full week to work with people from other teams, explore new ideas, experiment with different projects and let our creativity run wild…

What is a hashtag? Well, on Twitter – and increasingly everywhere else – a hashtag is a word or phrase (with no spaces or punctuation) prefixed with the # symbol, offering users an easy way to communicate around a single theme.
For example: #SocialMedia.
While the history of the hashtag (certainly in its modern use) traces back to IRC, it was only with the rise and dominance of Twitter that this powerful tool really came to prominence…

Facebook began testing a new version of Offers in February that gives members the option to redeem immediately or to be notified before the promotion expires. It appears that functionality is now coming to mobile.
Previously, when selecting an Offer, individuals could only choose “Get Offer,” putting the responsibility of redeeming the discount solely on the customer…

Aspects of Facebook’s new product for Android appear to be leaking ahead of the company’s scheduled announcement this Thursday. The consensus from multiple reports is that the social network will release a modified version of Android, a phone by HTC and “Facebook Home,” software that any Android device can run to give users a more socially integrated homescreen experience…