(girlsaround.me)

Twitter is getting serious about de-spamming [Twitter Blog]

Pinterest is taking over the world [VentureBeat]

Microsoft is paying people to make apps for Windows phones [New York Times]

JOBS is good, JOBS is bad [CNET]

Instagram rules [Instagram Blog]

Spotify sucks [New York Post]

“Although I personally believe that increasing openness is an inevitable part of the modern, connected world, I do acknowledge that the marketing and placement of this product as a dating aid is unethical and plays upon primitive feelings.” [Hilicon Valley]

Adrianne Jeffries is the editor of Betabeat. Follow Adrianne on Twitter or via RSS. ajeffries@observer.com