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In what seems like an effort to compete with Snapchat’s “Our Story” feature, in which users contribute personal snaps to a live event going on in his or her area, Facebook launched an app called Riff on Wednesday. It allows users to make videos collaboratively by choosing a topic and inviting friends to add their own videos. This could be a great tool for brands on Facebook as well. Imagine user generated content from fans relating to particular series, characters or events. Read more below.

[ptraw]We’re introducing Riff, a creative tool to make videos with friends.[/ptraw]

By Josh Miller, Product Manager Having fun with friends is at the heart of the Facebook experience. Recently, a few Facebook employees stayed after-hours to work on a side project. Our hunch was that if you could make videos collaboratively, the creative process would be more fun and the final product would be cooler.

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O’Rielly’s TMT Whiteboard: Giving Congress Its Due

Given the renewed attention on these authoritative lines after the proper demise of the Chevron Doctrine and other court actions, everyone involved in communications policy should consider Congress in its proper light and be willing to present extraterritorial ideas to the rightful place for dissection.

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