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Slide Says It's Done Releasing New Facebook Apps

(Posted on  Silicon Alley Insider  29 days ago)

Slide, the company that makes Facebook's most popular apps, says it's done making new ones for the social network. Keith Rabois, VP of strategy and business development, told us this week that the company wants to concentrate on making the ex… (visit source article)
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